Hi

\"\n});\n```\n\n## Val Town Utility Functions\n\nVal Town provides several utility functions to help with common project tasks.\n\n### Importing Utilities\n\nAlways import utilities with version pins to avoid breaking changes:\n\n```ts\nimport { readFile, serveFile } from \"https://esm.town/v/std/utils@85-main/index.ts\";\n```\n\n### Available Utilities\n\n\n#### **serveFile** - Serve project files with proper content types\n\nFor example, in Hono:\n\n```ts\n// serve all files in frontend/ and shared/\napp.get(\"/frontend/*\", c => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\napp.get(\"/shared/*\", c => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\n```\n\n#### **readFile** - Read files from within the project:\n\n```ts\n// Read a file from the project\nconst fileContent = await readFile(\"/frontend/index.html\", import.meta.url);\n```\n\n#### **listFiles** - List all files in the project\n\n```ts\nconst files = await listFiles(import.meta.url);\n```\n\n## Val Town Platform Specifics\n\n- **Redirects:** Use `return new Response(null, { status: 302, headers: { Location: \"/place/to/redirect\" }})` instead of `Response.redirect` which is broken\n- **Images:** Avoid external images or base64 images. Use emojis, unicode symbols, or icon fonts/libraries instead\n- **AI Image:** To inline generate an AI image use: `

`\n- **Storage:** DO NOT use the Deno KV module for storage\n- **Browser APIs:** DO NOT use the `alert()`, `prompt()`, or `confirm()` methods\n- **Weather Data:** Use open-meteo for weather data (doesn't require API keys) unless otherwise specified\n- **Error Debugging:** Add `` to HTML to capture client-side errors\n- **Error Handling:** Only use try...catch when there's a clear local resolution; Avoid catches that merely log or return 500s. Let errors bubble up with full context\n- **Environment Variables:** Use `Deno.env.get('keyname')` when you need to, but generally prefer APIs that don't require keys\n- **Imports:** Use `https://esm.sh` for npm and Deno dependencies to ensure compatibility on server and browser\n- **Storage Strategy:** Only use backend storage if explicitly required; prefer simple static client-side sites\n- **React Configuration:** When using React libraries, pin versions with `?deps=react@18.2.0,react-dom@18.2.0` and start the file with `/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */`\n- Ensure all React dependencies and sub-dependencies are pinned to the same version\n- **Styling:** Default to using TailwindCSS via `` unless otherwise specified\n\n## Project Structure and Design Patterns\n\n### Recommended Directory Structure\n```\n├── backend/\n│ ├── database/\n│ │ ├── migrations.ts # Schema definitions\n│ │ ├── queries.ts # DB query functions\n│ │ └── README.md\n│ └── routes/ # Route modules\n│ ├── [route].ts\n│ └── static.ts # Static file serving\n│ ├── index.ts # Main entry point\n│ └── README.md\n├── frontend/\n│ ├── components/\n│ │ ├── App.tsx\n│ │ └── [Component].tsx\n│ ├── favicon.svg\n│ ├── index.html # Main HTML template\n│ ├── index.tsx # Frontend JS entry point\n│ ├── README.md\n│ └── style.css\n├── README.md\n└── shared/\n ├── README.md\n └── utils.ts # Shared types and functions\n```\n\n### Backend (Hono) Best Practices\n\n- Hono is the recommended API framework\n- Main entry point should be `backend/index.ts`\n- Do NOT use Hono serveStatic middleware\n- **Static asset serving:** Use the utility functions to read and serve project files:\n ```ts\n import { readFile, serveFile } from \"https://esm.town/v/std/utils/index.ts\";\n\n // serve all files in frontend/ and shared/\n app.get(\"/frontend/*\", c => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\n app.get(\"/shared/*\", c => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\n\n // For index.html, often you'll want to bootstrap with initial data\n app.get(\"/\", async c => {\n let html = await readFile(\"/frontend/index.html\", import.meta.url);\n\n // Inject data to avoid extra round-trips\n const initialData = await fetchInitialData();\n const dataScript = ``;\n\n html = html.replace(\"\", `${dataScript}`);\n return c.html(html);\n });\n ```\n- Create RESTful API routes for CRUD operations\n- Always include this snippet at the top-level Hono app to re-throwing errors to see full stack traces:\n ```ts\n // Unwrap Hono errors to see original error details\n app.onError((err, c) => {\n throw err;\n });\n ```\n\n### Database Patterns\n- Run migrations on startup or comment out for performance\n- Change table names when modifying schemas rather than altering\n- Export clear query functions with proper TypeScript typing\n\n## Common Gotchas and Solutions\n\n1. **Environment Limitations:**\n - Val Town runs on Deno in a serverless context, not Node.js\n - Code in `shared/` must work in both frontend and backend environments\n - Cannot use `Deno` keyword in shared code\n - Use `https://esm.sh` for imports that work in both environments\n\n2. **SQLite Peculiarities:**\n - Limited support for ALTER TABLE operations\n - Create new tables with updated schemas and copy data when needed\n - Always run table creation before querying\n\n3. **React Configuration:**\n - All React dependencies must be pinned to 18.2.0\n - Always include `@jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0` at the top of React files\n - Rendering issues often come from mismatched React versions\n\n4. **File Handling:**\n - Val Town only supports text files, not binary\n - Use the provided utilities to read files across branches and forks\n - For files in the project, use `readFile` helpers\n\n5. **API Design:**\n - `fetch` handler is the entry point for HTTP vals\n - Run the Hono app with `export default app.fetch // This is the entry point for HTTP vals`\n\n6. **Hono Peculiarities:**\n - NEVER EVER write this line: `import { serveStatic } from 'https://esm.sh/hono@3.11.7/middleware';`\n - Instead use: `import { readFile, serveFile } from \"https://esm.town/v/std/utils/index.ts\";`\n - NEVER EVER write this line: `import { cors } from \"https://esm.sh/@hono/cors@0.0.6\";`. \n - Val Town automatically handles CORS.\n - If you need cookies, use: import { deleteCookie, getCookie, setCookie } from \"npm:hono/cookie\";",[],[153,171,177],[153,171],[153],{"_107":187,"_100":188,"_154":189,"_156":-5,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":190,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":191,"_103":397},"d3863e42-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","src","24c57c34-8a64-48ea-971c-2a3442488495",["D",1750261342711],[192,208,374],{"_107":193,"_100":194,"_154":195,"_156":189,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":196,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":197,"_103":207},"d385f46e-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","backend","212a6525-b9e4-408d-8eac-87b3518b5cbf",["D",1750261342711],[198],{"_107":199,"_100":200,"_154":201,"_156":195,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":202,"_104":31,"_162":203,"_164":204,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":205,"_103":206},"d385ef82-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","index.ts","a527cf3e-4083-4d55-8d53-e4a617637660",["D",1750261342711],"http","import { readFile, serveFile } from \"https://esm.town/v/std/utils@85-main/index.ts\";\nimport { Hono } from \"npm:hono\";\nimport favicon from \"../frontend/favicon.http.tsx\";\n\nconst app = new Hono();\n\n// Unwrap Hono errors to see original error details\napp.onError((err, _c) => {\n throw err;\n});\n\n// Serve static files\napp.get(\"/src/frontend/*\", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\napp.get(\"/src/shared/*\", (c) => serveFile(c.req.path, import.meta.url));\n\n// Serve the main app\napp.get(\"/\", async (c) => {\n const html = await readFile(\"/src/frontend/index.html\", import.meta.url);\n return c.html(html);\n});\n\n// Health check endpoint\napp.get(\"/health\", (c) => {\n return c.json({ status: \"ok\", timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });\n});\n\napp.get(\"/favicon.svg\", (c) => {\n return favicon();\n});\nexport default app.fetch;\n",[],[188,194,200],[188,194],{"_107":209,"_100":210,"_154":211,"_156":189,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":212,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":213,"_103":373},"d38636a4-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","frontend","ee91af00-789d-4328-9354-d9ab54f6b536",["D",1750261342711],[214,326,341,349,357,365],{"_107":215,"_100":216,"_154":217,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":218,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":219,"_103":325},"d386215a-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","components","640e8fed-9594-4ea9-85a5-299e9fefeb27",["D",1750261342711],[220,229,237,245,253,261,269,277,285,293,301,309,317],{"_107":221,"_100":222,"_154":223,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":224,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":226,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":227,"_103":228},"d385f662-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","ActionButtons.tsx","1cf26dfd-7f39-4cd0-b585-4f2c7eb24edd",["D",1750261342711],"script","/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\nimport type { TimerState } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { Button } from \"./Button.tsx\";\n\ninterface ActionButtonsProps {\n state: TimerState;\n onStartWork: () => void;\n onTakeBreak: () => void;\n onResumeWork: () => void;\n onInterruption: () => void;\n onBigBreak: () => void;\n}\n\nexport function ActionButtons({\n state,\n onStartWork,\n onTakeBreak,\n onResumeWork,\n onInterruption,\n onBigBreak,\n}: ActionButtonsProps) {\n return (\n

\n {state.mode === \"idle\" && (\n \n Start Working\n \n )}\n\n {state.mode === \"working\" && (\n

\n \n Take Break\n \n

\n \n Interruption\n \n \n Big Break\n \n

\n )}\n\n {state.mode === \"breaking\" && (\n \n Resume Work\n \n )}\n

\n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,222],{"_107":230,"_100":231,"_154":232,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":233,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":234,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":235,"_103":236},"d385fcb6-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","BreakFractionSettings.tsx","76b1c0fc-4e78-421e-b86c-099732afae95",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport React from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport type { BreakFraction } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { Card, CardHeader } from \"./Card.tsx\";\nimport { Button } from \"./Button.tsx\";\n\nconst BREAK_FRACTIONS: BreakFraction[] = [\n { value: 1 / 2, label: \"1/2\", description: \"Lazy (67% work time)\" },\n { value: 1 / 3, label: \"1/3\", description: \"Standard (75% work time)\" },\n { value: 1 / 4, label: \"1/4\", description: \"Industrious (80% work time)\" },\n { value: 1 / 5, label: \"1/5\", description: \"Hard (83% work time)\" },\n { value: 1 / 6, label: \"1/6\", description: \"Grinding (86% work time)\" },\n];\n\ninterface BreakFractionSettingsProps {\n currentBreakFraction: number;\n onBreakFractionChange: (fraction: number) => void;\n}\n\nexport const BreakFractionSettings = React.memo(function BreakFractionSettings({\n currentBreakFraction,\n onBreakFractionChange,\n}: BreakFractionSettingsProps) {\n return (\n \n Break Fraction\n

\n {BREAK_FRACTIONS.map((fraction) => (\n onBreakFractionChange(fraction.value)}\n variant=\"neutral\"\n size=\"sm\"\n className={\n currentBreakFraction === fraction.value\n ? \"bg-blue(300 hover:400)\"\n : \"bg-gray(200 hover:300)\"\n }\n title={fraction.description}\n >\n {fraction.label}\n \n ))}\n

\n Current:{\" \"}\n {BREAK_FRACTIONS.find((f) => f.value === currentBreakFraction)?.description}\n

\n \n );\n});\n",[],[188,210,216,231],{"_107":238,"_100":239,"_154":240,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":241,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":242,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":243,"_103":244},"d385ffe0-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Button.tsx","cae5ddba-d19e-45c9-ac52-a28590891e70",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\ninterface ButtonProps {\n children: React.ReactNode;\n onClick: () => void;\n variant?:\n | \"primary\"\n | \"secondary\"\n | \"info\"\n | \"warning\"\n | \"purple\"\n | \"danger\"\n | \"neutral\";\n size?: \"sm\" | \"md\" | \"lg\";\n className?: string;\n type?: \"button\" | \"submit\" | \"reset\";\n title?: string;\n disabled?: boolean;\n}\n\nexport function Button({\n children,\n onClick,\n variant = \"primary\",\n size = \"md\",\n className = \"\",\n type = \"button\",\n title,\n disabled = false,\n}: ButtonProps) {\n const baseClasses =\n \"border-2 border-black text-black font-semibold rounded-lg transition-colors\";\n\n const variantClasses = {\n primary: \"bg-green(300 hover:400)\",\n secondary: \"bg-gray(100 hover:200)\",\n info: \"bg-blue(300 hover:400)\",\n warning: \"bg-yellow(300 hover:400)\",\n purple: \"bg-purple(300 hover:400)\",\n danger: \"bg-red(300 hover:400)\",\n neutral: \"\",\n };\n\n const sizeClasses = {\n sm: \"py-2 px-4 text-sm\",\n md: \"py-3 px-6\",\n lg: \"py-3 px-6 text-lg\",\n };\n\n return (\n \n {children}\n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,239],{"_107":246,"_100":247,"_154":248,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":249,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":250,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":251,"_103":252},"d386022e-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Card.tsx","dfead097-27e7-4ffc-ad99-ed301db002a4",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\ninterface CardProps {\n children: React.ReactNode;\n className?: string;\n}\n\nexport function CardHeader({ children, className = \"\" }: CardProps) {\n return

{children}

;\n}\n\nexport function Card({ children, className = \"\" }: CardProps) {\n return (\n \n {children}\n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,247],{"_107":254,"_100":255,"_154":256,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":257,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":258,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":259,"_103":260},"d386086e-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Footer.tsx","0629a9cb-50a4-41fd-9ff8-d968b0f8bb7b",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0?dev */\n\nimport React from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport { Link } from \"./Link.tsx\";\n\nexport const SOURCE_URL = \"https://val.town/x/nbbaier/thirdTimer\";\n\nexport const Footer = React.memo(function Footer() {\n return (\n \n );\n});\n",[],[188,210,216,255],{"_107":262,"_100":263,"_154":264,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":265,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":266,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":267,"_103":268},"d3860b52-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","HelpText.tsx","fbe780af-4496-40d0-94d7-06baaea6c261",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport React from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport { Card } from \"./Card.tsx\";\nimport { Link } from \"./Link.tsx\";\n\nconst ListItem = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (\n

{children}

\n);\n\nexport const HelpText = React.memo(function HelpText() {\n return (\n \n

How it works

Work for any duration you choose

Earn break time equal to work time / fraction

Unused break time is saved for later

Use \"Interruption\" for non-work interruptions

Use \"Big Break\" for meals (consumes saved time)

\n See{\" \"}\n \n this LessWrong article\n {\" \"}\n for more info!\n

\n \n );\n});\n",[],[188,210,216,263],{"_107":270,"_100":271,"_154":272,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":273,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":274,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":275,"_103":276},"d3860f6c-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Icons.tsx","b96160a5-051f-48ad-ac3d-af8c7cbd8fc4",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport type { NotificationTypes } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\n\nconst Icon = ({\n children,\n title,\n className,\n}: {\n children: React.ReactNode;\n title: string;\n className?: string;\n}) => (\n \n {title}\n {children}\n \n);\n\nexport const getAsset = (type: NotificationTypes): JSX.Element | null => {\n switch (type) {\n case \"success\":\n return SuccessIcon;\n\n case \"info\":\n return InfoIcon;\n\n case \"warning\":\n return WarningIcon;\n\n default:\n return null;\n }\n};\n\nconst SuccessIcon = (\n \n \n \n \n);\n\nconst WarningIcon = (\n \n \n \n \n \n);\n\nconst InfoIcon = (\n \n \n \n \n \n);\n",[],[188,210,216,271],{"_107":278,"_100":279,"_154":280,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":281,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":282,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":283,"_103":284},"d38611ba-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Link.tsx","f2509efe-907d-440c-ab1b-9e520f9550bc",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0?dev */\n\nexport const Link = ({\n children,\n href,\n className = \"\",\n}: {\n children: React.ReactNode;\n href: string;\n className?: string;\n}) => (\n \n {children}\n \n);\n",[],[188,210,216,279],{"_107":286,"_100":287,"_154":288,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":289,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":290,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":291,"_103":292},"d386134a-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","Notification.tsx","19670f41-217f-4d3b-8d15-a611f0cd045c",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport { useEffect, useRef, useState } from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport { getAsset, type NotificationTypes } from \"./Icons.tsx\";\n\ninterface NotificationProps {\n message: string;\n type: NotificationTypes;\n onClose: () => void;\n}\n\nexport function Notification({ message, type, onClose }: NotificationProps) {\n const [isClosing, setIsClosing] = useState(false);\n const notificationRef = useRef(null);\n\n const handleClose = () => {\n setIsClosing(true);\n setTimeout(() => {\n onClose();\n }, 300);\n };\n\n const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent) => {\n if (event.key === \"Enter\" || event.key === \" \") {\n event.preventDefault();\n handleClose();\n }\n };\n\n useEffect(() => {\n const timer = setTimeout(handleClose, 3000);\n\n return () => clearTimeout(timer);\n }, []);\n\n const icon = getAsset(type);\n\n const notificationColors = {\n success: \"bg-[#ecfdf3] border border-[#bffcd9] text-[#008a2e]\",\n info: \"bg-[#f0f8ff] border border-[#dde7fd] text-[#0973dc]\",\n warning: \"bg-[#fffcf0] border border-[#fbeeb1] text-[#dc7609]\",\n };\n\n return (\n \n

\n {icon}\n {message}\n

\n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,287],{"_107":294,"_100":295,"_154":296,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":297,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":298,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":299,"_103":300},"d3861584-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","SessionStats.tsx","d6ff71d8-804d-494e-88e3-277f040b5b49",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport type { SessionStats } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { Card, CardHeader } from \"./Card.tsx\";\nimport { StatsGrid } from \"./StatsGrid.tsx\";\n\ninterface SessionStatsProps {\n stats: SessionStats;\n formatMinutes: (minutes: number) => string;\n}\n\nexport function SessionStatsDisplay({ stats, formatMinutes }: SessionStatsProps) {\n const statsData = [\n {\n value: formatMinutes(stats.workTime),\n label: \"Work Time\",\n color: \"green\" as const,\n },\n {\n value: formatMinutes(stats.breakTime),\n label: \"Break Time\",\n color: \"blue\" as const,\n },\n {\n value: `${Math.round(stats.efficiency)}%`,\n label: \"Efficiency\",\n color: \"purple\" as const,\n },\n ];\n\n return (\n \n Session Stats\n \n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,295],{"_107":302,"_100":303,"_154":304,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":305,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":306,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":307,"_103":308},"d3861822-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","StatsGrid.tsx","c5b7d2a9-c5af-4280-8ab3-01c626dd642b",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\ninterface StatItem {\n value: string | number;\n label: string;\n color?: \"green\" | \"blue\" | \"purple\" | \"gray\";\n}\n\ninterface StatsGridProps {\n stats: StatItem[];\n columns?: number;\n}\n\nexport function StatsGrid({ stats, columns = 3 }: StatsGridProps) {\n const colorClasses = {\n green: \"text-green-500\",\n blue: \"text-blue-500\",\n purple: \"text-purple-500\",\n gray: \"text-gray-500\",\n };\n\n const gridCols = {\n 1: \"grid-cols-1\",\n 2: \"grid-cols-2\",\n 3: \"grid-cols-3\",\n 4: \"grid-cols-4\",\n 5: \"grid-cols-5\",\n };\n\n return (\n \n {stats.map((stat, index) => (\n

\n {stat.value}\n

{stat.label}

\n ))}\n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,303],{"_107":310,"_100":311,"_154":312,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":313,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":314,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":315,"_103":316},"d3861a20-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","TimerContainer.tsx","3f950fce-2ccb-448c-abb8-a600907d3c71",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport React, {\n useCallback,\n useEffect,\n useMemo,\n useState,\n} from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport { formatTime, formatMinutes } from \"../../shared/utils.ts\";\nimport type { SessionStats, TimerState } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\n\n// Component imports\nimport { SessionStatsDisplay } from \"./SessionStats.tsx\";\nimport { TimerDisplay } from \"./TimerDisplay.tsx\";\n\n// Timer action utilities\nimport * as TimerActions from \"../utils/timer-actions.ts\";\n\ninterface TimerContainerProps {\n state: TimerState;\n setState: React.Dispatch>;\n showNotification: (message: string, type?: \"success\" | \"info\" | \"warning\") => void;\n}\n\nexport const TimerContainer = React.memo(function TimerContainer({\n state,\n setState,\n showNotification,\n}: TimerContainerProps) {\n const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(Date.now());\n\n useEffect(() => {\n if (state.mode === \"idle\") {\n return;\n }\n\n const interval = setInterval(() => setCurrentTime(Date.now()), 1000);\n return () => clearInterval(interval);\n }, [state.mode]);\n\n const startWork = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.startWork(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.currentTime) {\n setCurrentTime(result.currentTime);\n }\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, setState, showNotification]);\n\n const takeBreak = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.takeBreak(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.currentTime) {\n setCurrentTime(result.currentTime);\n }\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, setState, showNotification]);\n\n const resumeWork = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.resumeWork(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.currentTime) {\n setCurrentTime(result.currentTime);\n }\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, setState, showNotification]);\n\n const handleInterruption = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.handleInterruption(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, setState, showNotification]);\n\n const takeBigBreak = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.takeBigBreak(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, setState, showNotification]);\n\n const currentSessionTime = useMemo(() => {\n if (state.mode === \"working\" && state.workStartTime) {\n return Math.max(0, Math.floor((currentTime - state.workStartTime) / 1000));\n }\n if (state.mode === \"breaking\" && state.breakStartTime) {\n return Math.max(0, Math.floor((currentTime - state.breakStartTime) / 1000));\n }\n return 0;\n }, [state.mode, state.workStartTime, state.breakStartTime, currentTime]);\n\n // Calculate session stats - memoized to prevent unnecessary recalculations\n const stats = useMemo((): SessionStats => {\n let workTime = state.totalWorkTime;\n let breakTime = state.totalBreakTime;\n\n if (state.mode === \"working\" && state.workStartTime) {\n workTime += (currentTime - state.workStartTime) / 1000 / 60;\n }\n if (state.mode === \"breaking\" && state.breakStartTime) {\n const currentBreakTime = (currentTime - state.breakStartTime) / 1000 / 60;\n breakTime += Math.min(currentBreakTime, state.savedBreakMinutes);\n }\n\n const totalTime = workTime + breakTime;\n const efficiency = totalTime > 0 ? (workTime / totalTime) * 100 : 0;\n\n return { workTime, breakTime, efficiency };\n }, [\n state.totalWorkTime,\n state.totalBreakTime,\n state.mode,\n state.workStartTime,\n state.breakStartTime,\n state.savedBreakMinutes,\n currentTime,\n ]);\n\n return (\n <>\n \n\n \n \n );\n});\n",[],[188,210,216,311],{"_107":318,"_100":319,"_154":320,"_156":217,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":321,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":322,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":323,"_103":324},"d3861e8a-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","TimerDisplay.tsx","f47405fe-e18b-4b9c-8565-0ef9b4f120b8",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\nimport type { TimerState } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { ActionButtons } from \"./ActionButtons.tsx\";\nimport { Card } from \"./Card.tsx\";\n\ninterface TimerDisplayProps {\n state: TimerState;\n currentSessionTime: number;\n formatTime: (seconds: number) => string;\n formatMinutes: (minutes: number) => string;\n onStartWork: () => void;\n onTakeBreak: () => void;\n onResumeWork: () => void;\n onInterruption: () => void;\n onBigBreak: () => void;\n}\n\nexport function TimerDisplay({\n state,\n currentSessionTime,\n formatTime,\n formatMinutes,\n onStartWork,\n onTakeBreak,\n onResumeWork,\n onInterruption,\n onBigBreak,\n}: TimerDisplayProps) {\n const stateClasses = {\n working: \"bg-green-100 pulse-work\",\n breaking: \"bg-blue-100 pulse-break\",\n idle: \"bg-gray-100\",\n };\n\n return (\n \n

\n {formatTime(currentSessionTime)}\n

\n {state.mode === \"idle\" && \"Ready to start\"}\n {state.mode === \"working\" && \"Working\"}\n {state.mode === \"breaking\" && \"Breaking\"}\n

\n\n {state.savedBreakMinutes > 0 && (\n

\n \n Saved break time: {formatMinutes(state.savedBreakMinutes)}\n \n

\n )}\n\n \n \n );\n}\n",[],[188,210,216,319],[188,210,216],{"_107":327,"_100":328,"_154":329,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":330,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":331,"_103":340},"d38627ea-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","utils","9a6526fe-3dce-42f6-b562-eff46f11f982",["D",1750261342711],[332],{"_107":333,"_100":334,"_154":335,"_156":329,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":336,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":337,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":338,"_103":339},"d38622ea-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","timer-actions.ts","59b0f5a6-9ef7-463a-880e-941d6a10797f",["D",1750261342711],"import type { TimerState } from \"../../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { formatMinutes } from \"../../shared/utils.ts\";\n\nexport interface TimerActionResult {\n newState: TimerState;\n notification?: {\n message: string;\n type: \"success\" | \"info\" | \"warning\";\n };\n currentTime?: number;\n}\n\n/**\n * Starts a new work session by transitioning the timer to working mode.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state\n * @returns A TimerActionResult containing the new state with work mode activated,\n * a success notification, and the current timestamp\n */\nexport function startWork(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n const now = Date.now();\n\n return {\n newState: {\n ...currentState,\n mode: \"working\",\n workStartTime: now,\n breakStartTime: null,\n },\n notification: {\n message: \"Work session started! Focus time!\",\n type: \"success\",\n },\n currentTime: now,\n };\n}\n\n/**\n * Transitions from work mode to break mode, calculating earned break time based on work duration.\n * Break time is calculated using the break fraction multiplied by the work duration.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state (must be in working mode with workStartTime set)\n * @returns A TimerActionResult with break mode activated and calculated available break time,\n * or unchanged state if not currently working\n */\nexport function takeBreak(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n if (!currentState.workStartTime) {\n return { newState: currentState };\n }\n\n const now = Date.now();\n const workDuration = (now - currentState.workStartTime) / 1000 / 60; // minutes\n const earnedBreakTime = workDuration * currentState.breakFraction;\n const totalAvailableBreak = currentState.savedBreakMinutes + earnedBreakTime;\n\n return {\n newState: {\n ...currentState,\n mode: \"breaking\",\n breakStartTime: now,\n workStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: totalAvailableBreak,\n totalWorkTime: currentState.totalWorkTime + workDuration,\n },\n notification: {\n message: `Break earned! You have ${formatMinutes(totalAvailableBreak)} available`,\n type: \"success\",\n },\n currentTime: now,\n };\n}\n\n/**\n * Resumes work from a break, calculating consumed break time and preserving any unused break time.\n * If break time remains unused, it's saved for later use.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state (should be in breaking mode with breakStartTime set)\n * @returns A TimerActionResult with work mode activated, updated break time tracking,\n * and notification about remaining break time\n */\nexport function resumeWork(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n if (!currentState.breakStartTime) {\n return { newState: currentState, currentTime: Date.now() };\n }\n\n const now = Date.now();\n const breakDuration = (now - currentState.breakStartTime) / 1000 / 60; // minutes\n const remainingBreakTime = Math.max(0, currentState.savedBreakMinutes - breakDuration);\n\n const notifications = [];\n if (remainingBreakTime > 0) {\n notifications.push(`${formatMinutes(remainingBreakTime)} break time saved for later`);\n }\n notifications.push(\"Back to work! Stay focused\");\n\n return {\n newState: {\n ...currentState,\n mode: \"working\",\n workStartTime: now,\n breakStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: remainingBreakTime,\n totalBreakTime:\n currentState.totalBreakTime +\n Math.min(breakDuration, currentState.savedBreakMinutes),\n },\n notification: {\n message: notifications.join(\" \"),\n type: \"success\",\n },\n currentTime: now,\n };\n}\n\n/**\n * Handles interruptions during work sessions by automatically transitioning to break mode.\n * Calculates earned break time based on work completed before interruption.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state (must be in working mode to have effect)\n * @returns A TimerActionResult with break mode activated if work was interrupted,\n * or unchanged state if not currently working\n */\nexport function handleInterruption(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n if (!(currentState.mode === \"working\" && currentState.workStartTime)) {\n return { newState: currentState };\n }\n\n const now = Date.now();\n const workDuration = (now - currentState.workStartTime) / 1000 / 60;\n const earnedBreakTime = workDuration * currentState.breakFraction;\n\n return {\n newState: {\n ...currentState,\n mode: \"breaking\",\n breakStartTime: now,\n workStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: currentState.savedBreakMinutes + earnedBreakTime,\n totalWorkTime: currentState.totalWorkTime + workDuration,\n },\n notification: {\n message: \"Interruption break started automatically\",\n type: \"warning\",\n },\n currentTime: now,\n };\n}\n\n/**\n * Initiates a big break (meal time) that consumes all accumulated break time.\n * If currently working, the work session is ended and time is added to total work time.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state\n * @returns A TimerActionResult with break mode activated and all saved break time consumed\n */\nexport function takeBigBreak(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n const now = Date.now();\n const newState = { ...currentState };\n\n if (currentState.mode === \"working\" && currentState.workStartTime) {\n const workDuration = (now - currentState.workStartTime) / 1000 / 60;\n newState.totalWorkTime = currentState.totalWorkTime + workDuration;\n }\n\n return {\n newState: {\n ...newState,\n mode: \"breaking\",\n breakStartTime: now,\n workStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: 0, // Big breaks consume all saved time\n },\n notification: {\n message: \"Big break started (meal time)\",\n type: \"info\",\n },\n currentTime: now,\n };\n}\n\n/**\n * Resets the timer session to its initial idle state, clearing all time tracking.\n * Preserves the break fraction setting but resets all other timing data.\n *\n * @param currentState - The current timer state\n * @returns A TimerActionResult with the timer reset to idle state and all timing data cleared\n */\nexport function resetSession(currentState: TimerState): TimerActionResult {\n return {\n newState: {\n mode: \"idle\",\n workStartTime: null,\n breakStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: 0,\n breakFraction: currentState.breakFraction, // preserve break fraction\n totalWorkTime: 0,\n totalBreakTime: 0,\n },\n notification: {\n message: \"Session reset\",\n type: \"info\",\n },\n };\n}\n",[],[188,210,328,334],[188,210,328],{"_107":342,"_100":343,"_154":344,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":345,"_104":31,"_162":203,"_164":346,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":347,"_103":348},"d38629b6-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","favicon.http.tsx","1a371a6d-7092-4bb1-9dae-9b94c23328b6",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport { renderToString } from \"npm:react-dom@18.2.0/server\";\n\nexport default function () {\n const svg = renderToString(\n \n \n Clock\n \n ,\n );\n\n return new Response(svg, {\n headers: {\n \"Content-Type\": \"image/svg+xml\",\n },\n });\n}\n",[],[188,210,343],{"_107":350,"_100":351,"_154":352,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":353,"_104":31,"_162":180,"_164":354,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":355,"_103":356},"d3862bdc-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","index.html","f4016bdb-55e4-4e4d-afe7-3e5f9fe82ae8",["D",1750261342711],"\n\n \n \n \n \n\n Third Timer\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n

\n \n \n\n",[],[188,210,351],{"_107":358,"_100":359,"_154":360,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":361,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":362,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":363,"_103":364},"d3862fd8-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","index.tsx","01176e5d-d831-4a63-848e-643575d4fb48",["D",1750261342711],"/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0 */\n\nimport { createRoot } from \"https://esm.sh/react-dom@18.2.0/client\";\nimport { useCallback, useState } from \"https://esm.sh/react@18.2.0\";\nimport type { TimerState } from \"../shared/types.ts\";\nimport { BreakFractionSettings } from \"./components/BreakFractionSettings.tsx\";\nimport { Button } from \"./components/Button.tsx\";\nimport { Footer } from \"./components/Footer.tsx\";\nimport { HelpText } from \"./components/HelpText.tsx\";\nimport { Notification } from \"./components/Notification.tsx\";\nimport { TimerContainer } from \"./components/TimerContainer.tsx\";\nimport * as TimerActions from \"./utils/timer-actions.ts\";\n\nfunction App() {\n const [state, setState] = useState(() => {\n return {\n mode: \"idle\",\n workStartTime: null,\n breakStartTime: null,\n savedBreakMinutes: 0,\n breakFraction: 1 / 3,\n totalWorkTime: 0,\n totalBreakTime: 0,\n };\n });\n\n const [notification, setNotification] = useState<{\n message: string;\n type: \"success\" | \"info\" | \"warning\";\n } | null>(null);\n\n const showNotification = useCallback(\n (message: string, type: \"success\" | \"info\" | \"warning\" = \"info\") => {\n setNotification({ message, type });\n },\n [],\n );\n\n const resetSession = useCallback(() => {\n const result = TimerActions.resetSession(state);\n setState(result.newState);\n if (result.notification) {\n showNotification(result.notification.message, result.notification.type);\n }\n }, [state, showNotification]);\n\n const handleBreakFractionChange = useCallback((fraction: number) => {\n setState((prev) => ({\n ...prev,\n breakFraction: fraction,\n }));\n }, []);\n\n return (\n

\n {notification && (\n setNotification(null)}\n />\n )}\n

Third Timer

Work flexibly, break proportionally

\n \n \n

\n \n

\n );\n}\n\nconst rootElement = document.getElementById(\"root\");\nif (!rootElement) {\n throw new Error(\"Root element not found\");\n}\nconst root = createRoot(rootElement);\nroot.render();\n",[],[188,210,359],{"_107":366,"_100":367,"_154":368,"_156":211,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":369,"_104":31,"_162":180,"_164":370,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":371,"_103":372},"d38633b6-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","style.css","fecb257a-cf5b-4ed9-86aa-3a02c1131046",["D",1750261342711],"/* Custom styles for Third Time app */\n\n.pulse-work {\n animation: pulse-green 2s infinite;\n}\n\n.pulse-break {\n animation: pulse-blue 2s infinite;\n}\n\n.notification {\n animation: slideIn 0.3s ease-out;\n}\n\n.slide-out {\n animation: slideOut 0.3s ease-in forwards;\n}\n\n@keyframes pulse-green {\n 0%,\n 100% {\n background-color: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.1);\n }\n 50% {\n background-color: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.2);\n }\n}\n\n@keyframes pulse-blue {\n 0%,\n 100% {\n background-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.1);\n }\n 50% {\n background-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2);\n }\n}\n\n@keyframes slideIn {\n from {\n transform: translateX(100%);\n opacity: 0;\n }\n to {\n transform: translateX(0);\n opacity: 1;\n }\n}\n\n@keyframes slideOut {\n from {\n transform: translateX(0);\n opacity: 1;\n }\n to {\n transform: translateX(100%);\n opacity: 0;\n }\n}\n",[],[188,210,367],[188,210],{"_107":375,"_100":376,"_154":377,"_156":189,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":378,"_104":31,"_162":163,"_164":-5,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":379,"_103":396},"d3863cb2-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","shared","c9b3f00b-5bf6-4e2f-9311-219001a411e8",["D",1750261342711],[380,388],{"_107":381,"_100":382,"_154":383,"_156":377,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":384,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":385,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":386,"_103":387},"d3863898-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","types.ts","bafb375d-aafc-4a8e-ad00-2439159a38e7",["D",1750261342711],"export interface TimerState {\n mode: \"idle\" | \"working\" | \"breaking\";\n workStartTime: number | null;\n breakStartTime: number | null;\n savedBreakMinutes: number;\n breakFraction: number;\n totalWorkTime: number;\n totalBreakTime: number;\n}\n\nexport interface SessionStats {\n workTime: number;\n breakTime: number;\n efficiency: number;\n}\n\nexport type BreakFraction = {\n value: number;\n label: string;\n description: string;\n};\n\nexport type NotificationTypes = \"success\" | \"info\" | \"warning\" | \"default\";\n",[],[188,376,382],{"_107":389,"_100":390,"_154":391,"_156":377,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":392,"_104":31,"_162":225,"_164":393,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":394,"_103":395},"d3863adc-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","utils.ts","755d2658-738b-4bc5-ab0d-382f91226ffd",["D",1750261342711],"/**\n * Formats seconds into a time string (HH:MM:SS or MM:SS)\n * @param {number} seconds - The number of seconds to format\n * @returns {string} Formatted time string\n */\nexport function formatTime(seconds: number): string {\n const hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);\n const minutes = Math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60);\n const secs = seconds % 60;\n\n if (hours > 0) {\n return `${hours}:${minutes.toString().padStart(2, \"0\")}:${secs\n .toString()\n .padStart(2, \"0\")}`;\n }\n return `${minutes.toString()}:${secs.toString().padStart(2, \"0\")}`;\n}\n\n/**\n * Formats minutes into a human-readable duration string\n * @param {number} minutes - The number of minutes to format\n * @returns {string} Formatted duration string (e.g., \"30s\", \"5m\", \"2h 30m\")\n */\nexport function formatMinutes(minutes: number): string {\n if (minutes < 1) return `${Math.round(minutes * 60)}s`;\n if (minutes < 60) return `${Math.round(minutes)}m`;\n const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);\n const mins = Math.round(minutes % 60);\n return `${hours}h ${mins}m`;\n}\n",[],[188,376,390],[188,376],[188],{"_107":399,"_100":400,"_154":401,"_156":-5,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":402,"_104":31,"_162":180,"_164":403,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":404,"_103":405},"d3864036-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13",".vtignore","8ee329f8-3249-4c61-97a9-7e00518d8685",["D",1750261342711],".git\n.vscode\n.DS_Store\nnode_modules\nvendor",[],[400],{"_107":407,"_100":408,"_154":409,"_156":-5,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":410,"_104":31,"_162":180,"_164":411,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":412,"_103":413},"d3864202-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","README.md","ad70d52a-c359-4bba-9878-0b47d498f45d",["D",1750261342711],"# Third Time - Productivity Timer\n\nA minimalist web app implementing the \"Third Time\" productivity method.\n\n## The Method\n\n- **Work** for as long or short as you like, until you want or need to break\n- **Break** for up to one-third of the time you've just worked\n- Save unused break time for later\n- Handle interruptions and big breaks (meals)\n\n## Features\n\n- Flexible work/break timing\n- Break time banking system\n- Interruption handling\n- Big break support for meals\n- Clean, distraction-free interface with flat design\n- Consistent rounded corners throughout the UI\n- Customizable break fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6)\n\n## Usage\n\n1. Click \"Start Working\" to begin a work session\n2. Click \"Take Break\" when you want to stop working\n3. The app calculates your earned break time (work time ÷ 3)\n4. Take your break and click \"Resume Work\" when ready\n5. Any unused break time is saved for later\n\n## Project Structure\n\n```\nsrc/\n├── backend/\n│ └── index.ts # Static file server\n├── frontend/\n│ ├── components/ # Components\n│ ├── favicon.http.tsx # Favicon\n│ ├── index.html # Main app interface\n│ ├── index.tsx # React app entry point\n│ ├── style.css # Styling\n│ └── utils/ # Utility functions\n│ └── timer-actions.ts # Timer actions\n└── shared/\n ├── types.ts # Shared TypeScript types\n └── utils.tsx # Shared utility functions\n```\n",[],[408],{"_107":415,"_100":416,"_154":417,"_156":-5,"_157":138,"_158":137,"_159":160,"_109":418,"_104":31,"_162":180,"_164":419,"_165":27,"_166":-5,"_167":420,"_103":421},"d38643b0-4c5a-11f0-ad3b-76b3cceeab13","article.md","1812c197-9191-419e-92f4-b529ddcb4353",["D",1750261342711],"# Third Time: a better way to work\n\nHOW CAN you be more productive? Instead of half-working all day, it’s better to work in focused stints, with breaks in between to recover.\n\nThere are various ways to do this, but here's my new technique, called **Third Time**. The gist of it is:\n\n- **Work for as long or as short as you like**, until you want or need to break; then\n- **Break for up to one-third of the time** you’ve just worked.\n\nSo after 15 minutes of dealing with emails, you could stop for up to 5 minutes. After an hour-long meeting, you can take a good 20-minute break. And if a task bores you after 3 minutes, you can even break then — but only for 1 minute! Breaks reward you for working, but proper breaks have to be earned.\n\n\n\nThis kind of pattern is natural; [research](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4842-4221-6_9) confirms that people tend to take longer breaks after working for longer. (One-third is just a recommendation; you can use other break fractions if you prefer.)\n\nThird Time has many advantages over other techniques such as [Pomodoro](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wrong-with-pomodoro) (which I’ll discuss later), but the key one is flexibility. It adapts to your attention span, energy, and schedule, as well as to other people and events. And Third Time isn’t just for your day-job — it suits anything that needs focus or effort, such as studying, practicing an instrument, personal admin, writing, or fitness training.\n\n## Using Third Time\n\nHere’s an example of the basic procedure:\n\n1. Note the time, or start a stopwatch\n2. **Work** for as long or short as you like, until you want or need to break\n3. Suppose you worked for 45 minutes. This earns you 45 ÷ 3 = 15 minutes off; so set an alarm for 15 minutes\n4. **Break** until the alarm goes off\n5. Go back to step 1.\n\n### Breaks\n\nYou needn’t take the full break. Maybe you have a tight deadline, an important customer calls, you’re keen to resume work, or only have a short gap before a meeting. Whatever the reason, **if you end a break (say) 5 minutes early, add 5 minutes to your next break**. You don’t lose the remaining time, it’s just postponed:\n\n\n\nYou can shorten and postpone breaks like this, but don’t let them overrun. Break time must be earned by working; it’s like a debit card, not a credit card. So always set an alarm for the end of a break, and resume work as soon as it goes off (don’t snooze it!)\n\n**Take breaks whenever you like**. Surprisingly, _you’ll still end up doing the same amount of work!_ For example: instead of working for 45 minutes plus a 15-minute break, suppose you do just three minutes’ work plus a one-minute break, and repeat that over and over again. You’ll still be working three-quarters of the time; so in an hour, you’d still get 45 minutes’ work done.\n\nThat said, it’s annoying to end a break after just one minute, and keep switching back and forth. So even with tedious tasks, you’ll soon find yourself working longer — and perhaps even enjoying it — to earn a decent break.\n\nWhile breaking too often is counterproductive, so is breaking too seldom, such as when immersed in an interesting project. Notice when you start to flag, and give yourself a break, to restore focus and avoid burnout.\n\n**Take proper breaks**.Don’t think, talk or read about work. Instead, get up, walk around, drink water, go outside, chillax. (There’ll be more about how to work & break properly in Part 2 of this article.)\n\nThough it’s best to choose when to work and break yourself, nothing changes if others are in charge. Suppose your boss fixes an hour-long meeting for you, then a five-minute gap, followed by a video call. The meeting earns you a 20-minute break; you can only take five minutes of it, but just add the remaining 15 minutes to your next break. (And if you really can’t take a full break then, carry the leftover time forward again, and so on.)\n\n### Interruptions\n\nSimilarly, nothing special happens if you get a work-related interruption, e.g. your boss calls you while you’re hard at it. The call is still work, so the clock keeps ticking. Either deal with the interruption, or postpone it (e.g. send to voicemail) and resume what you were doing.\n\n\n\n**Personal interruptions are different**. Suppose you’re working from home, and the doorbell rings: **this isn’t work, so** **a break starts then**. Once the interruption is over, figure out when you stopped work, and hence when this break should end (by dividing by 3 as usual). Then either take the rest of the break, or resume work (saving the remaining break time for later). If you’ve already overrun the end of the break, start work immediately.\n\n### Meal breaks & big breaks\n\nMost people stop work for lunch, some for dinner. With Third Time, you can divide the day into two or three separate sessions — morning, afternoon, maybe evening — to allow for proper meal breaks between.\n\nIf you only take a short time off for lunch, a normal break may suffice for it. For instance, an hour-long meeting just before lunch earns you a 20-minute break — enough to eat at your desk, anyway. Or you could save up more eating time by shortening earlier breaks. If you have lunch in a normal break like this, meals need no special treatment, and your whole workday is a single session.\n\nBut if a normal break won’t do, you can take a **big** **break**. This meansa meal break that **lasts as long as you like** — longer than you’ve earned from previous work. The only constraint is that you must decide at the start of the break when to resume work, then set an alarm, and obey it as usual. This stops you getting lazy.\n\nIf you work into the evening, you can extend dinner in the same way: when a normal break isn’t long enough, you can take a big break, provided you set an alarm first. But only take big breaks for lunch and dinner.\n\nBreak minutes you’ve earned are used up by a big break, so **you can’t carry them over** **to the afternoon/evening**. Each session starts with a clean slate. (Hence you don’t need to time the work stint just before the meal.) Similarly, you can’t carry unused breaks over from one day to the next.\n\nSometimes you’ll have a personal task, e.g. going out to buy something, that’s too long to do in a normal break. If possible, do it in a big break, or before/after work. Try to avoid taking unofficial breaks for errands or anything else, lest you allow more and more exceptions to the system, and relapse into chaos.\n\n### Other fractions\n\nWhat matters is not the _absolute_ length of work and breaks, but their length _relative to each other_. Not enough breaks per hour worked, and you burn out; too many, and you don’t get enough things done.\n\n[Fitness training](https://www.hprc-online.org/physical-fitness/training-performance/optimize-your-workouts-proper-workrest-ratios) and other [physical activities](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-70217-9_6) follow the same principle. For instance, with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) you might rest for half of the time you work: between 20-second sprints, you’d rest for 10 seconds; after a 2-minute dash, rest for 1 minute.\n\nThird Time recommends breaking for one-third of your work time (a similar proportion to the [Pomodoro and DeskTime](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wrong-with-pomodoro) techniques). If this sounds lax, a [survey](https://www.vouchercloud.com/resources/office-worker-productivity) showed Britons spend less than half their time in the office actually working! So, with Third Time, you’ll accomplish much more than many people — particularly if you keep your work highly focussed, with no distractions.\n\nBut instead of one-third, you can use whatever fraction you like, such as:\n\n- **1/2**: 40 mins work + 20 mins breaks per hour. Working 2/3 of the time. Lazy\n- **1/3**: 45 mins work + 15 mins breaks per hour. Working 3/4 of the time. Standard\n- **1/4**: 48 mins work + 12 mins breaks per hour. Working 4/5 of the time. Industrious\n- **1/5**: 50 mins work + 10 mins breaks per hour. Working 5/6 of the time. Hard\n- **1/6**: 51½ mins work + 8½ mins breaks per hour. Working 6/7 of the time. Grinding\n\nIf you take a big break, you could shrink your other breaks by using a smaller fraction. For instance, neuroscientist Dr Daniel Levitin [suggests](https://qz.com/740607/the-biggest-productivity-myth-is-that-rigid-rules-like-the-pomodoro-technique-are-for-everyone/) working 90-minute stints with 15-minute breaks, plus a long lunch. A fraction of 15 ÷ 90 = 1/6 will achieve this.\n\nShould a deadline or crisis strike, so you need to get a lot done fast, don’t abandon Third Time — just switch to a smaller fraction. Or save up breaks and use them later. Conversely, if you’re tired, or there’s not much to do, you could try a bigger fraction to get more breaks.\n\nDifferent break fractions also suit different activities, from the gym to piano practice.\n\nThe other fractions, above right, let you calculate how much work you’ve done, or will do, without needing a timesheet or schedule. For example, Third Time’s default of 1/3 makes you work 3/4 of the time, so in an eight-hour day you’d complete six hours’ work — regardless of how your meetings, appointments, and interruptions pan out. (To calculate how long you worked if you took a big break, or didn’t use all your breaks, see footnote.[\\[1\\]](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RWu8eZqbwgB9zaerh/third-time-a-better-way-to-work#fny901itl0678))\n\n## Advantages of Third Time\n\nVarious time management techniques involve working for fixed time periods. The most popular one, named Pomodoro after a tomato-shaped timer, alternates 25-minute work stints with 5-minute breaks (or occasionally longer).\n\n\n\nWhile there are benefits to this kind of pattern, there are big problems too, which I discuss in a [separate post](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wrong-with-pomodoro). In a nutshell, 25-minute stints may be far from optimal. Indeed, any fixed time period is unnatural and mechanical; thoughtful, creative work doesn’t watch clocks. And it's hard to work with other people this way, as their meetings, calls and interruptions won’t fit in with your timeslots. Nor will crises and deadlines. Basically, techniques like Pomodoro are too rigid.\n\nThis is because they insist on regulating your work. Third Time’s key insight is that this is unnecessary — you can guarantee how much work you’ll do, just by limiting breaks. This gives you complete freedom in how to divide up your day.\n\n\n\nPeople work best with loose constraints, somewhere between total freedom and total restriction. Total freedom is anarchy — the life of the lazy, the workaholic, and the procrastinator. Total restriction is tyranny — ruled by a despotic tomato, and forced to work like a robot.\n\nThird Time applies a light touch, keeping you in the happy, creative zone between these extremes. Its flexibility is its big advantage over other systems:\n\n- **Break whenever you want** or need to, to suit your attention span, energy, schedule, and the task at hand\n- You **get the same amount of work done**, however often you break!\n- Third Time accommodates **meetings, appointments, calls, interruptions, meals, and personal tasks**\n- Unlike Pomodoro, it's **not just for working alone**, so you can **use it all day**\n- When on a roll, you **don’t get interrupted by alarms** for the end of fixed time stints\n- **Save up unused break time** for later\n- Choose a **break fraction to suit you**, or even vary it with the situation\n- With tedious work, ploughing on **rewards you** with a longer break — an incentive to keep going\n- With a **deadline or crisis**, you can take quick, occasional breaks, or none at all. Third Time automatically makes up the shortfall once the storm has passed.\n\nIf you like Pomodoro or other methods (e.g. the pressure of their short-term deadlines), you can still use them with Third Time to get the best of both worlds, as it doesn’t forbid fixed work stints. I’ll explain more in Part 2 of this article. In fact, Third Time is really a general form of time management technique that encompasses the others, and solves their flaws.\n\nOther benefits of Third Time include:\n\n- Encourages **focussed work** and **proper breaks**, rather than inefficient half-working (more in Part 2)\n- Ensures you **don’t underwork or overwork**\n- Easy to **calculate how many hours’ work** you’ve done or will do, without a timesheet or schedule\n- You can even **knock off work early** every day (see Part 2)\n- It’s not just for work — use Third Time for **study, sport & fitness training, personal admin, hobbies, etc.** — anything that needs prolonged focus or effort.\n\n## Summary\n\nLastly, here in one place are all the steps for using Third Time:\n\n1. Note the time, or start a stopwatch\n2. **Work** until you want or need to break\n3. Divide how long you’ve just worked by 3 (or use your chosen fraction), and add any minutes left over from previous breaks\n4. Set an alarm for that long\n5. **Break** until the alarm goes off, or you decide to resume work\n6. If you resume early, note how much time was left, to add to your next break\n7. Go back to step 1.\n\nAdditional rules:\n\n- If you have to stop work for a **non-work-related interruption**, start a break immediately.\n- You can (optionally) take a **big break** for lunch and/or dinner, lasting as long as you like. Set an alarm at the start for when you’ll resume work. A big break uses up any saved break minutes, so you can’t carry them over to the afternoon/evening.\n- **Avoid taking other unearned breaks** if possible — so try to do personal tasks during normal or big breaks, or before/after your work day.\n\n(Third Time would also work well in a smartphone/web app, or smart speaker skill. 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