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StudyHawk

A timer that nudges you to rest

date: August 4–7, 2020
type: Side-Project

Donald Lee · solo build

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## overview

With school and work moving home, procrastination got easier. StudyHawk is a productivity timer that pings you when it's time for a break and when the break is over, with a couple of friendly nudges in between: one halfway through your work session, in case you've drifted, and one when your break is about 75% done.

## inspiration

Inspiration

Pomodoro timers, and the study timers at Leading Learners.

## what-i-learned

What I learned

I planned to build the GUI with tkinter, but PyQt5 looked far more modern, so I switched even though it was harder to learn. As my first Python program with a GUI, wiring my functions to the interface objects was the tricky part, and a good learning experience.

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