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I kept struggling to sit down and start my side projects, so I tried reading more about productivity and motivation. At some point I realized I just needed something simple to get me moving — so I wrote a tiny Pomodoro timer in Python.

It’s intentionally minimal: you enter the title, work time, break time, and number of intervals. After the session it generates a short report and asks you to write your own conclusion. I like reviewing these later, so I added that part for myself.

I enjoy building small tools instead of searching for the “perfect” app, and Python made it easy to keep everything clean and simple.

Works on Windows & Linux, pure Python.

GitHub: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro
Gumroad PWYW $0+: https://mietkiewski.gumroad.com/l/mpomidoro

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[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My ritual to get started is usually make a cup of tea, close the distraction apps, put on music, take a deep breath of the tea, and then get started.

Nice. For me those first steps always stretch out… I sit down “just to start” and suddenly 20 minutes are gone.