BREAK

Take a break without being judged

4 followers

Take a break without being judged

4 followers

BREAK - Mac menu bar app that lets you take a break without that co-worker giving you that "does this guy even work?" look. I made this app for a designer friend of mine that worked with a ton of judgemental jerks that don't know the benefit of taking a break from your screen every now and then. Hope you like it.

Launch tags:Mac•Health & Fitness•Productivity

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Velona AI

Maker

I made this super dumb simple app for a good friend of mine. She was so worried about getting judged by her coworkers that she couldn't even take a break during work hours. This really bothered me, so I figured there had to be a product solution to this. So here's what I came up with.

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7yr ago

@raydawg88 hahaha that's great! Read the Medium article as well, you're awesome :)

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@anna_0x Thanks so so much! Hopefully someone gets some use out of it. It was really fun to make.

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7yr ago

@raydawg88 for me it's useless as I mostly work alone but I've worked in environments where people are pushed to work all the damn time, so I see the utility here! Very smart.

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@anna_0x Yeah that's another benefit of being able to customize your own icon for the "updating" screen. You can just make it your lock screen and watch dancing pandas jump around on a black screen 😉

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7yr ago

@raydawg88 The product is great but isn't it better to help her figure out how to resolve some of her anxiety and earn the respect of her colleagues, maybe even take her breaks with them?

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7yr ago

@raydawg88 I read your medium post, great post btw, there's actual science behind taking mental breaks. I love that you figured out a way for people to get this benefit without feeling guilty about it... I am curious though, why Apple rejected your submission 4 times?

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@stevenray So the original version I had...when you start your break...showed the Apple icon (so it was very legit)...but apparently that's not legal :) So what I did was add a way to add your own custom icon, so you can make it legit as you want or as a crazy as you want.

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7yr ago

Man, this is great! I work in an open office and always have nosey work people looking at my screen. This is perfect for when I need to start my creative juices flowing or a food break.

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@kburks Haha thanks! I need to add SNACK BREAKS to the features list.

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7yr ago

I love it :)

Pros:

Quick and easy! Gives me a few minutes to gather myself when stressed.

Cons:

None

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7yr ago

This already does this for free: http://fakeupdate.net Plus has a variety of OS options, and you don't have to download an app to your computer or clutter up your menu bar. Also doesn't take a genius to realize you're updating your computer too much.

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7yr ago

Can't believe no one else did this already. It's simple, but makes so much sense.

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@jennifer_wu1 Yeah when I was doing some research looking around, I was totally shocked that there wasn't something like this already. Well...now there is 😃

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7yr ago

CovidCamp

So now my employer won't catch me playing minesweeper. Awesome!

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7yr ago

Velona AI

Maker

@raghav_arora Minesweeper?!? Kickin it old school...love it!

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7yr ago

CovidCamp

@raydawg88 Haha yes. Perfect 5 minute breaks. The only catch is you should have a mouse handy as trackpads take away all the fun!

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7yr ago

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