Inspiration

  • We wanted to make a productivity app that could encourage you to take a break if you seemed extremely stressed. ## What it does
  • Has a pomodoro timer
  • OpenAI powered to-do list where you can write a project prompt and then it'll break down the project into subtasks with estimated amount of time needed per task.
  • Checks if you're on track to finish every time you cross off a task.
    • If you're tight on time, a crunch mode will activate where it condenses the tasks.
    • If it's completely unfeasible for you to finish your tasks, it will regenerate the remaining tasks to prioritize the tasks/reduce it down to something feasible. ## How we built it
  • We built it with React.js, Python, HTML, CSS, Figma, Inkscape, 3 macbooks, 1 windows laptop, a color test drawing in procreate, and hopes and dreams. ## Challenges we ran into
  • We were unable to get presage working with a web application even if we had presage running locally on our computer. Therefore we scrapped this idea and pivoted to having a pomodoro timer with AI task breakdowns.
    • This lead us to have to pivot our scope and project direction. We had to get rid of a dummy server directory that we were using in place of the Presage API ## Accomplishments that we're proud of
  • Made a React app when half of the team didn't know how to use react initially!
  • Pivoted swiftly and successfully from our initial idea when that didn't work out.
  • Implementing a cohesive and elegant UI/UX.
  • Alex found a cool rock ( ^-^)b ## What we learned
  • How to use OpenAI API
  • Presage SDK doesn't yet run on MacOS.
  • How to coordinate in a small team where people have multiple roles.
  • How to coordinate when deadlines are tight.
  • How to use React.js ## What's next for pomodorocculus?
  • Make To-Do List persist past refresh.
  • Feature to encourage users to get back to work if it spots user on their phones. This would be implemented via eyetracking.
  • Feature to encourage users to close out distracting tabs or windows on their laptop browser.
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