ThirdTime

What is ThirdTime?

Here’s an example of the basic procedure:

1. Note the time, or start a stopwatch
2. Work for as long or short as you like, until you want or need to break
3. Suppose you worked for 45 minutes. This earns you 45 ÷ 3 = 15 minutes off; so set an alarm for 15 minutes
4. Break until the alarm goes off
5. Go back to step 1.

You can read more about the technique here

How to use ThirdTime?

1. Download the latest binary from the releases page, or by using go install:

$ go install github.com/ghodsizadeh/third-time

2. Run the binary

$ ./third-time

Elapsed: 30m00.000s

s stop • t start rest • r reset • q quit

3. When you finish your work, press t to start the rest time for 1/3 of the work time

Resting: 10m00.000s

s stop • t start rest • r reset • q quit

But instead of one-third, you can use whatever fraction you like, such as:

• 1/2: 40 mins work + 20 mins breaks per hour. Working 2/3 of the time. Lazy
• 1/3: 45 mins work + 15 mins breaks per hour. Working 3/4 of the time. Standard
• 1/4: 48 mins work + 12 mins breaks per hour. Working 4/5 of the time. Industrious
• 1/5: 50 mins work + 10 mins breaks per hour. Working 5/6 of the time. Hard
• 1/6: 51½ mins work + 8½ mins breaks per hour. Working 6/7 of the time. Grinding

You can change the fraction of the rest time by adding -f flag

$ ./third-time -f 4

5. You can check history by adding x flag

$ ./third-time x
Duration,Date,Fraction
2,2024-05-23,21:37,3
1,2024-05-23,21:55,3
Average time: 0 minutes