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Re:Show HN: Physical Pomodoro Timer with ESP32 and e-paper s... by thunder-blue-3 on Saturday March 29, 2025 @08:41AM (#43515084)
Every time I see something pertaining to a pomodoro timer, I'm reminded of interviewing with a YC founder in downtown san mateo in the early 2010s (he was working on websockets + slide deck/prezi-like tech iirc), and half our interview consisted of him hyping up this technique. The company went under within a year, and I could never respect this technique afterwards
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Re:Show HN: Physical Pomodoro Timer with ESP32 and e-paper s... by egypturnash on Saturday March 29, 2025 @11:51AM (#43516443)
understandable, it's a very useful way to trick yourself into getting shit done but it's also very possible to turn "making the perfect work tracker-timer-app" into a giant rabbit hole instead of just getting a cheap, goofy-looking kitchen timer and keeping some notes on paper.
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Re:Show HN: Physical Pomodoro Timer with ESP32 and e-paper s... by dexterdog on Saturday March 29, 2025 @10:08AM (#43515670)
The technique isn't what caused his company to fail. A big part of it was likely his obsession with the technique. He also probably wasted massive amounts of time setting up his other tools instead of using them.
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Re:Show HN: Physical Pomodoro Timer with ESP32 and e-paper s... by rukenshia on Saturday March 29, 2025 @08:49AM (#43515130)
honestly feeling this - I (or my friend who now has the device) don't really follow this religiously either. I think it's great when you have a lot of work to be done and feel a little overwhelmed. Getting down into this rhythm can help you chip away at it.
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