Show HN: Deep Work Hours

[gatherhunterer]

Whenever I see Deep Work apps I always see a reference to the Pomodoro technique but nothing about the techniques specific to deep work as it is described by Cal Newport. What about omitting distractions, prioritizing a single daily task or using your down time to do some brief yet satisfying activity to relax between tasks? Many of these deep work apps are just to-do lists with a timer.

Edit: For what it's worth OP's previous post about this project suggests that he/she has these features in mind and they are just not in this version.

[gautamdivgi]

Agreed. I normally use the two together. Basically plan what I need to do the night before (no more than 20 mins). During the day - shut off instant messenger and email (mostly drives my boss nuts) from 10am-1pm and 3pm-5pm and work on 50 minute work/ 10 minute break pomodoro intervals.

Helps immensely in getting code/math/design/docs/etc. done. I'll do this about 3 days of the week.

[fuddle]

Looks good, but I'd need to see more features & screenshots before signing in with my Google account.

[thih9]

Also, it looks like privacy policy is missing. Even simple non-legalese would be useful; something like this would be ideal:

"I won't pass your email to third parties. I will send you a newsletter but only if you opt in during account setup. You can delete your data at any time."

[uberswe]

Exactly my thinking too, all I see now are a few categories/tasks and it is hard for someone new to understand how this tool is useful.

[ed_balls]

That's why I have a second "fake" G account.

[just4sky]

Thank you. I'll show more features and how it works on the homepage.

[amerine]

Why?

[dbcurtis]

Pomodoro is not Deep Work: http://calnewport.com

Not that what you are doing is bad, but you need a rebrand.

[peruvian]

Agree but pomodoro is a good way to get into DW. The truth is most of us are actually not able to focus on a single task for an hour or two. There’s such a thing as an attention muscle. Pomodoro helps with that by starting at 25 mins with a break.

[just4sky]

Thank you so much. I should be aware of that.

[apas]

Congrats on shipping, OP--looks interesting. FWIW, if someone's interested in a macOS app instead of a web one, I built Pomodoro a little less than a year ago. [0] It's minimal, sits in the menu bar, looks ok, and doesn't have ads.

[0]: https://github.com/apas/pomodoro

[just4sky]

Thank you

[servercobra]

I think getting an actual domain name and maybe some screenshots and a little more explanation of what's going on would go a long way here. I signed up and as far as I can tell it's just a timer? I'm thinking there's more here, but a little onboarding would be helpful.

Congrats on shipping! :)

[just4sky]

Thank you for your feedback. It means a lot to me.

[rchaud]

Is it possible to track not just the number of Pomodoros but also the time of day in which they occured? Something like this:

Jan 1 - 5 pomodoros between 8AM - 1PM, 2 Pomodoros between 1PM - 5PM.

Jan 2 ---etc.

Over time you could have a personal heat map showing the times you're able to string together the most. I remember the book mentioned two types of work styles and it might take some tracking to figure out which one you fall into.

One is monastic, which is where you have a work environment where you'll be left alone for hours each day (e.g. working from home, no meetings).

The other was bi-modal, where you may have a predictable chunk of time each day where you're available to do deep work, but other times won't work.

[just4sky]

You want to know which hour of day you are most efficient right?

The heatmap can identify whether which working style suits you.

Sounds like a good idea.

[ravenstine]

To whomever owns this app, I have a small technical suggestion. The Polymer app-drawer is a lot more functional than similar implementations I've found for Material Design. I'd suggest giving it a look and see if you can integrate it, since it provides a better mobile experience by providing touch-swipe support:

https://github.com/PolymerElements/app-layout/tree/master/ap...

[z0han]

Hey, congratulations on the project deploy! I'm trying to take it for a ride, but to my horror, I keep getting an "Invalid OAuth Response from Google.com" :(

[just4sky]

I'm sorry to hear that. I'll look into that issue and update you once it's resolved.

[just4sky]

Can you try again and let me know if the problem persists?

[wmichelin]

I got the same error as well

[samuraiseoul]

I notice the favicon is the vueJs logo. Anytime I go to sites that have the default favicon on them like that I worry about the developer's or the owner's attention to details. Might want to change it! Other than that it looks nice. :)

[just4sky]

Thank you very much. I don't have a logo design yet but I'll figure it out.

[rmist]

How does this compare to web-extensions like https://github.com/samueljun/tomato-clock which I find is easier to use?

[just4sky]

My initial idea is to make a very compelling scoreboard that motivates you focusing on your goals. I'm still working hard on that.

[keyle]

Pomodoro is a technique I used when I was in crunch on my indie game, and it really helped me ship the game after a year of fulltime work.

Just a simple timer with conscious ON/OFF for myself really helped staying focussed.

[tianshuo]

This is quite similar but not as well polished as http://pomotodo.com (Pomodoro+Todo list+scoreboard)

[just4sky]

I have to admit that, but this is just the beginning.

What do you like about pomotodo?

[deepstream]

I like it. Can you please point a real domain at it? :)

[just4sky]

Yes. Here for you. https://deepworkhours.com/

[selfselfself]

Had a quick look. Not completely sure the value this adds other than a "to-do" list for your deep work goals?

[just4sky]

My initial idea is to make a very compelling scoreboard that motivates you focusing on your goals. I'm still working hard on that.

[robbystk]

Looks similar to https://complice.co but not as full-featured.

[rficcaglia]

Looks really interesting but wow do they have every conversion hack enabled which makes it look super spammy IMHO. I’m all for converting, but there is a fine line between pitching your product and “But wait! There’s more!”

[just4sky]

Thank you