What is Reddit's opinion of Hourly chime?

The batteries can't run for 20 years, the standard I think it was like 7 years, and that was (and is) with the hourly chime and alarm deactivated, and anyway, the display would be dimmer over time, and in the picture the numbers are pretty dark.

So... yes, a lie.

BTW, I recorded the alarm and the hourly chime some time ago, if anyone wants it. I have it set in my android with an app since I recorded it.

http://www.freesound.org/people/Koyber/packs/9916/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

I used Blip Blip for a long time before it become paid (multi interval). Now I use Caynax Hourly Chime. Works great on Oreo and has multiple interval Chime support.

Yeah do that (now)! \o/

Just talking about it made me want to try it to and see what difference it'll make in my life.

Just checked out this hourly reminder app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en It looks like a great fit for task :)

EDIT: Whops wrong link xD Fixd

I use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en so it goes off every hour, like my old casio watch did :) but you can change the increments (15,30,45 hour and a half...etc) Has never not worked and you can stop it from doing it through the night or evenings/weekends

Thanks! Second's in Moon. Google search yielded a bunch of results mentioning Tasker. I'll look into it, I'm giving Hourly Chimes a shot

Hourly Chime by Caynax

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

Or you can use Tasker if you already have it installed.

Got the idea from Sadhguru.

I use Caynax Hourly Chime for Android. Found the Casio chime on Zedge. Have it on 5% it's loud enough and don't disturb other people.

Would this work for you?

You could try hourly chime https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

I looked for the same thing. This is what I found https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

This should work.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

This should work.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

Maybe Caynax Horly Chime?

Not sure if you're an Apple or Android guy, but here is the one I have on my iPad. Very basic, but it works.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hourly-chime-reminder-every-hour/id1145743229?mt=8

Here is another I just found for Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en_US

A way to kickstart the practice:

Lay down on the floor mat and do whatever you want. Preferably use a pose in which most of your muscles relax so that you don't need to change the pose more than once every 30 minutes(my favs are shavasana or this). The hardness of the floor will prevent you from sleeping. The mind will wander and that is fine. You can use your imagination as well. The objective here is to let the mind to clean itself its recent information content. People say that the brain compiles information as it sleeps, but nowadays we consume way more than our brains got used to, so it needs an informational variant of intermittent fasting. As long as you don't consume information and remain on the floor, the mind will follow the body and begin to relax. With that done, you'll notice the gaps between the thoughts clearer than usual.

When that happens, you can start more formal practices - ignore the thoughts and focus on your breathing. Notice the gradual transitions between the beginning of the inbreath, the end of the inbreath, the beginning of the outbreath, the end of the outbreath.

This might take hours at first, but it will show the results the same or the next day; so do it during the weekend at first: turn it into a little retreat - relax on the floor whenever not occupied by the bodily needs and don't consume media for those two days.

Meditation is often seen as a chore by the mind, but with that approach, it will be easier to find a spare moment to relax. And once you're on the floor, the meditation(as a state) will start to come by itself quicker and quicker. Make sure to find excuses each day to relax in such a way for any amount of time - the key is the lowering the threshold of effort needed to do it. Then, 50 days later of this stuff every day and the habit is formed. Can also use a hourly reminder app such as this.

Something that popped into my head when I was reading about your pattern of success to self-sabotage, was that it could be due to a fear of the unknown.

I don't know if this is what is happening, but even if it's not maybe some of the practices can help you.

There are two practices that I would recommend. One to be used as an in the moment solution and another as a supplement to help address the root cause: fear.

In the Moment

The problem with fear is not so much the emotion itself but our overreaction to it. To combat this we will assess our performance with a hour-by-hour assessment (don't worry it sounds more intimidating than it is). Essentially, it's just pausing to ask yourself, am I doing my best to act how I want to in this situation. Here's how you can set it up:

Pull out your phone and download Chime for ios or Hourly Chime for android
When the chime goes off at the top of every hour, mentally pause for a second ask yousef "On a scale of 1-10 did I do my best to be engaged in class today?" (the part that matters is the 1-10 and the phrase "did I do my best?" Choose any measure matters to you in the situation)
Get back to your day!

Did you fuck up and zone out in class because you were thinking about how to handle that situation with that girl? Well give yourself a 1 and try again next hour. You know the answer to the test, you know the test is coming, and you have complete control over how well you do. All of this works to give you a bit of accountability to make sure you aren't slipping with doing your best to be who you want to be.

But be warned!

This is a simple practice that is supposed to help you with short term responsibilities like being engaged in a class, or having fun on a date, or being kind to your parents. THIS IS NOT FOR LONG TERM PROGRESS! This is way too demanding for longer term habits like being a better listener or being less awkward, you can use the same format in a daily question style for that and you can use the next recommendation as a way to combat that directly.

Fear Training

This is meant to be something that you do outside of heated situations for problems that keep presenting themselves. It's a form of meditation called systematic desensitization and it has decades of research supporting its effectiveness at helping people tackle their fears. This requires 20 minutes of quiet time, where we get relaxed, imagine the fear, and then relax again to form a new association of relaxation instead of anxiety.

Just sit still and do nothing… Now move your awareness slowly down your body, concentrating on relaxing all of your muscles one at a time. Do this for about 10 minutes 10 minutes
Now think about the source of your anxiety. (you can change the situation but I'll give you the gist for how it could go with the girl) Imagine seeing that girl - watching her walk up to you - hearing your voice as it cracks as you say hi - feeling the heat on your face as your mind suddenly is completely blank - notice how it gets worse as that sense of awkward silence sets in - now picture her face reacting - first frowning - then looking down - then her mumbling goodbye and leaving...
- This will make you tense at first, that’s the anxiety from your flight-or-flight response kicking in. Now… take a deep breath…
Repeat going from your head to toe and relaxing each of your muscles. Notice how the anxiety and fear slowly fade back to relaxation and continue relaxing for the remainder of the exercise.

Doing this over and over again, teaches your brain that that situation is okay and that you will get through it! AGAIN this is only for problematic situations you are likely to encounter again, it's a tool that should be used to solve fears not to create them.

All of this being said, there could be a lot of things going on. It could be problems with communicating clearly (as all of the issues you described were with significant relationships in your life), a lack of structure to tackle issues, or something else we haven't guessed yet.

Figuring out the root cause of the problem is half the battle. But I think that 90% of figuring that out is continuing to talk about the situation and asking for help solving it. So I believe that you're on the right track. Let me know if there are any questions.

I haven't used it before, but this app seems perfect for what you need: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime

You can set a message to go with it, put your hourly rate in, and now you can motivate yourself!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en_GB

So you mean an app that notifies you to remember to take a picture?

Here's a free one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caynax.hourlychime&hl=en