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Task Salad, a pomodoro timer for multi-tasking people

Task Salad Pomodoro Timer

My task-based Pomodoro timer. Work for 20 minutes at a time, sure, but work on what?

Does anybody ever really love their to-do list app? I've never had a problem making a list of what work needs to get done. My problem has always been deciding what to do next. Everything feels like it deserves a certain priority, but the more I work on one, the more guilt I feel that I'm neglecting others.

So I came up with this modification of the classic "pomodoro timer". You give it your to-do list and then, 20 or so minutes at a time, it steps you through them. "Work on the taxes for 20 minutes ... take a 5 minute break ... ok now go clean the basement for 20 minutes ... take a break ... study for your exam ..." and so on.

Right now it's just a web app for proof of concept, so it does have limitations. There's a notification alarm when the time periods switch, but you have to remain somewhere that you'll hear it. It's on my list to turn into a mobile app, though, so you can take it with you around the house while you're getting those chores done.