Show HN: LookAway, a Mac break reminder that knows when not to interrupt
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Hello, I'm Kushagra and I am the indie developer behind LookAway (I've posted about it earlier but it has received quite a lot of updates since the last time so I am posting it again).LookAway is a native break reminder for macOS that doesn't interrupt.
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Due to this, I started facing issues like eye strain and back pain by the end of the day.The solution to this was simply taking enough breaks throughout the day.
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But remembering to take breaks was difficult, especially when I was in the flow.
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I tried some reminder apps but the problem with those was that they always interrupted me at the worst moments.
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So I ended up not using them.LookAway is designed not to interrupt.
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