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Simple Pomodoro Technique Timer Application |
A very simple C# WPF application for Time Management and Productivity. |
pomodoro technique, time management, timer application, wpf |
Talking about Time Management at work, there is one of the more popular time management life hacks used today, it's called Pomodoro Technique created in the 1980s by Francesco Cirillo. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management philosophy that aims to provide the user with maximum focus and creative freshness, thereby allowing them to complete projects faster with less mental fatique.
The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks (e.g. 5 minutes). Each 25-minute work period is called a "pomodoro", named after the Italian word for tomato. Francesco Cirillo used a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato as his personal timer, and thus the method's name.
Well, you can google around if you want to know or learn more about this Pomodoro Technique.
Inspired from an open source Pomodoro Technique Timer application originally developed by Matthew Ellen in 2010, so I take the source code, update it for my own use by making a little change and adding new features to it.
Let the pictures speak for themselves.
This is the normal look of the application on startup or before pressing "START WORKING" button:
When the user pressed "START WORKING" button, the application will start the Pomodoro timer and minimize into the tray panel:
After 25-minute period has passed, the application will beep once and show up with a "Take a break!" message:
If the user finished his/her break time, he/she can continue the Pomodoro timer again by pressing "START WORKING" button. Just repeat the process.
TIPS: After four "pomodoros" has passed (100 minutes of work time with 15 minutes of break time), you then can take a 15-30 minute break.
This application is a very simple Pomodoro timer application, but a quite helpful to me since my official job is working with PC all the time. At least, it gives me better focus completing my job tasks.
If you want to try, go ahead, download the latest binary package (Pomodoro.exe file) on the release page. No installation required. The application's source code are also available on GitHub repo. Freeware and open source. This application is built in C# WPF with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.