I want Yak Saver

[runfast4]

A workflow called Yak Saver is shown on the What's New in Alfred 5 page and it looks like a really handy tool. Maybe it's just a mocked up workflow? Or is it (or something similar) available somewhere? 

[Vero]

@runfast4 Sure, happy to share it! 🤣

 

You can download the Yak Saver workflow here, but I'll also make a proper GitHub page for it later on. 

 

The keyword is "yak" and set to remind you to stretch and take a break after 20 minutes, but feel free to change these in the User Configuration on setup

 

Cheers,
Vero

[runfast4]

Woohoo! Thank you so much. I've looked for something like this a long time ago, but gave up. I think it could be good to remind me to stand up at my desk more as well! Thanks for sharing!! 😃

[sepulchra]

@Vero I sure someone way smarter can figure this out, but is there a way to build on this so it cycles like a pomodoro timer? i.e. can you have the yak shaving time, a break timer (yak butter time?), and set the number of cycles? something like this would be far more preferable than many of existing options that are out there for pomodoro. I much prefere yaks to tomatoes. 

 

Thanks,
Michael

[vitor]

@sepulchra What exactly didn’t you like about the existing options? That is important information to have before considering an alternative. Not all pomodoro timers use tomatoes.

[sepulchra]

@vitor I'll take a look at your Sandwich timer! My issues with most of the options out there have been related to not needing yet another small app in the menu bar..... 

 

I like the idea of it being a simple workflow.

Edited August 4, 2022 by sepulchra

[vitor]

macOS Ventura will ship with a Clock app which can be used to set timers. When that is out I’ll probably switch the Workflow to use it instead of a bespoke app.

[sepulchra]

Well i returned to the yak today and turned it into a bit of a pomodoro timer:

 

That second timer I added is a 5m break and the dialog conditional utility asks if you want to start the timer again....