Re: Workrave and similar programs

Hi,

It's a really nice setup Robin :)

Besides are there any software developers that use Workrave, I'm also
interested in that.

Many thanks,
Ilian Andreev

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Robin Masters ( SenS-Design ) <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey All,****
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> Well i have the micro break and rest break configured.****
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> Micro: 1m15s break every 6m15s****
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> Rest: 6m15 every 25m****
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> At work I have the skip button enabled ( I do not use the postpone )
> because when I’m on the phone with a customer I need to be able to do stuff.
> ****
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> At home I have it disabled ( which can be frustrating at some times, but it
> does keep me in check )****
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> I’ve came to these numbers after 2 years of usage, the breaks are not too
> long and the periods are not too close to each other to annoy me.****
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> Hope that helps J****
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> Robin****
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> *From:* Ilian Andreev [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* donderdag 28 juli 2011 11:11
> *To:* End-user mailing list
> *Subject:* Re: [Workrave-user] Workrave and similar programs****
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> Hi there,
>
> Anyone else share their experiences with Workrave? How often do you take
> breaks moving away from the PC?
>
> Thanks,
> Ilian****
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> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Ilian Andreev <[email protected]>
> wrote:****
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> Hi Kees Jan,
>
> Thank you for the extensive reply. Why have you set it interrupt you every
> 2.5 minutes? I've set it that way to 1 or 1.5 hour so that I can stand away
> from the PC and do a little break or walk away from the PC. I know the
> problem is really within my psychic and otherwise it's a helpful tool.
>
> So once again why have you set it interrupt you every 2.5 minutes?
>
> I'd be very happy for others to share their experiences as well !!!
>
> Thank you very much !!!****
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> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Kees-Jan Dijkzeul <
> [email protected]> wrote:****
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> Hi Ilian,
>
> If workrave interrupts you once every hour, you should consider yourself
> very lucky. For me, it interrupts me once every 2.5 minutes :-) And yes,
> I use it all the time (though I sometimes choose to ignore it :-)
>
> I think it is important to somehow have the feeling that you, yourself
> are in control, instead of workrave. If you feel like being trapped by a
> tool telling you things, you're probably not going to be very happy
> about it.
>
> Instead of feeling like workrave is telling you to do things, you could
> also consider workrave's intrusions as friendly advice or well-meant
> recommendations. After all, you, yourself have asked workrave to
> interrupt you, presumably because it is for your own good.
>
> If you find it hard to delude (for lack of a better term) yourself this
> way, you could change workraves settings to be less restrictive: show
> skip/postpone buttons and/or don't block you from continuing to work
> when workrave prompts you to break. That should help relieve the feeling
> of being trapped a little.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Groetjes,
>
> Kees-Jan
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