This is the timer that I like to use when working, e.g. if I decide “alright, I’m going to spend the next half hour working on this thing.” It is a visual timer, where the fraction of the circle that is red tells you what fraction of an hour is left. Ignore its bizarre name—its best feature is that it is completely inaudible.
Features that I like: - it counts down silently, without any ticking - I can (and do) set it to end silently, without any alarm sound - it is easy to tell at a glance about how much time is left - it is quick & straightforward to set the timer, without any button pressing - it is a physical object rather than a program on a computing device
Features that it lacks which some people might miss: - you can’t choose a nice sound for the alarm, either it’s silent or there’s the one kinda annoying alarm sound - it is not a program on your computing device, but rather a separate object you need to have with you - it can’t be set to more than an hour - it can’t be set precisely
If one is looking for a great phone timer that also does the “tell how much time is left at a glance”, I recommend Clockwork Tomato for android. It has tasker support to, so I set it to block network access to most apps, as well as most of the apps themselves, while on a work period.
The Time Timer Audible Countdown Timer.
This is the timer that I like to use when working, e.g. if I decide “alright, I’m going to spend the next half hour working on this thing.” It is a visual timer, where the fraction of the circle that is red tells you what fraction of an hour is left. Ignore its bizarre name—its best feature is that it is completely inaudible.
Features that I like:
- it counts down silently, without any ticking
- I can (and do) set it to end silently, without any alarm sound
- it is easy to tell at a glance about how much time is left
- it is quick & straightforward to set the timer, without any button pressing
- it is a physical object rather than a program on a computing device
Features that it lacks which some people might miss:
- you can’t choose a nice sound for the alarm, either it’s silent or there’s the one kinda annoying alarm sound
- it is not a program on your computing device, but rather a separate object you need to have with you
- it can’t be set to more than an hour
- it can’t be set precisely
If one is looking for a great phone timer that also does the “tell how much time is left at a glance”, I recommend Clockwork Tomato for android. It has tasker support to, so I set it to block network access to most apps, as well as most of the apps themselves, while on a work period.
Seems like it potentially increases my productivity by a non-trivial amount. Just ordered one. Thanks!