Simple timer script to track effectiveness of my work sessions. Since I work primarily on a computer, this is a way I am experimenting with the idea of deep work. The idea is to log as much imformation as possible without disturbing the flow of work.
This works on windows only.
- Create a task with a objective and durations (minutes)
- If the timer expires it will notify you
- You can choose to repeate the previous task with a different duration or create a new task, if the timer expires or if you quite the previous task
The following are global hot keys to control the timer
ctrl + alt + pto pause/resume timerctrl + alt + spaceto register distractionctrl + alt + `to stop timer
This is really dumb now.
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First do this
pip install -r requirments.txt -
Then this
python timer.py -i -
Then run the
timer.pyfile
- To find minutes yeild per hour
- How much focused time do I yield every hour that I work
- Context switch panelty detection
- When switching back and forth between two different cognitively demanding task, you pay a penalty in the form of congnitive stress or lack focus. The goal is to find ways to minimize context switch penalty. So I will try to SOMEHOW detect when I am paying a high price.