Pomodoro or Visual Timer
It would be great to have a pomodoro timer or similar function to help with visual time keeping to maintain focus on tasks - this could also be integrated with mindfulness breaks, etc.
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·about 2 years agoFor discussion:
Since Inku uses color e-ink screens that focus on saturation (ie making the colors look good), it takes a few seconds for the screen to update (what the kickstarter end to end demo video) . That is kind of why the calendar was a good use case.
With that hardware restriction - i do think we can do a pomodoro timer but without a visible countdown, or maybe a vague countdown every 5-10 minutes but that could also feel distracting.
So essentially:
Start Time -> Screen shows cute tomatoes and duration of timer -> Screen does not change until your time ends and we go out of pomodoro time -> Repeat.
Harshyt Goel I think it would be great with an every 5 min screen update, even with the flashes, it would give me a reminder I was 1/3 through a 15 minute pomodoro timer!
Harshyt Goel I actually think this would be an amazing twist to the pomodoro timer : we have pomodoros that update real time everywhere, this would be an amazing way to have the pomodoro ending not interrupting you if you're in flow mode ! :D
(And avoid checking how much time is left all the time could help with focus)
Melina Auer I agree too! Sometimes seeing the countdown is more distracting or anxiety provoking. The slower approach might actually be more helpful! :)
Update: Focus sessions in the app can block distracting apps for a set time, but there's no visual timer on the Inku screen yet. A gentle timer that doesn't break your flow, like Melina described, is still something we're considering.