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Submitted by: Moogy
Created: Jul 13, 2007, 2:54 pm

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This idea is about turning your self off. Allot of us (and the overworked brains at CH) can't seem to shutdown. This application would be dedicated to tell you when it would be a good time to do NOTHING. It could be hooked up to your calender or you agenda, this would help the software to determine when is the best time to turn your self off. This app could be on PC, cellphone, PDA, etc.

It would help a lot of us have better health and life.

I thought of this idea when I was...

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Comments Posted

vanhees Posted: July 15, 2007, 4:10 am

Actually somebody made a program that does exactly that: nothing!
I fully agree Moogy, our brains didn't evolve to become web junkies. You need time to do nothing to let your brain rest.
Tommy

Sole_Cross Posted: July 16, 2007, 6:23 am

try YOGA....

Moogy Posted: July 16, 2007, 11:34 am

Ha Ha.

My app doesn't do nothing... it advises you when to take a break.

]V[oogy

saigon Posted: July 17, 2007, 8:47 am

make it an advisory announcement apps...saying: "MASTER ITS TIME for MEDITATION"

Moogy Posted: July 17, 2007, 11:39 am

LOL

JelmerBV Posted: July 18, 2007, 10:55 am

... (doing nothing)

saigon Posted: July 18, 2007, 11:19 am

" MASTER take time to live longer...take a pause on your CH smell the grass later" ;-)

Moogy Posted: July 18, 2007, 12:30 pm

Exactly

noniesaft Posted: July 18, 2007, 3:34 pm

There's a Mac app called TimeOut that reminds you when to take a break. (http://www.dejal.com/timeout/). Is this what you mean?

phaze Posted: July 19, 2007, 4:02 am

it should be sposered by red bull.. then get back at it

vanhees Posted: July 19, 2007, 4:36 am

Moogy,
Check for inspiration: http://workpace.com/.
This program is used a lot in the Netherlands.
It's to prevent RSI, but can be used to do the same.
T

Moogy Posted: July 19, 2007, 7:15 am

Hello guys

All these web site you have sent me are computer related.
When to get of the computer.

My idea was more base on an agent still with type of activities.
They are not rely the core of my idea.

I'm impress on how much my idea was voted down in 1 day.
I submit ideas for the comments and not the prize.. ;)

]V[oogy

jill Posted: July 20, 2007, 11:55 am

Setting up reminders in a calendar is fairly easy.

Perhaps a way of achieving your objective, which is a good one, would be to have a subscriber sign up for a stream of reminders on whatever schedule they like. It could be random, or every 12 hours, or at 10 a.m. every Tuesday, anything they choose.

Then the reminders could be plain (TAKE A BREAK) or "surprise" or themed.

For "surprise" there would be a great oppty to crowdsource ideas just like Starbucks uses people's jottings on their coffee cups, and Jones Soda uses customers' photographs on their labels.

For themed ideas, the themes might be related to health and contain specific eye, hand, body health reminders.

Or the user could customize their own reminders. If your system was more streamlined than Microsoft Outlook's calendar, it might become more popular for this particular use.

There would be oppties to have advertising in the reminders - perhaps a subscriber could have the free version, with ads, or the premium version where they pay but it's ad-free.

Lots of room here for people to contribute content.

Good luck ;-)

Moogy Posted: July 20, 2007, 12:43 pm

Jill these are good suggestions...

]V[oogy

JET_KIRK Posted: July 21, 2007, 4:53 pm

When words have less value than silence, say nothing.
When actions have less value than simply watching, do nothing.

Let's value nothing. Nothing is worth something.

This idea is fine. Its about time we all did a whole lot more nothing.
Or should that be a whole loss less of anything?

I am voting for this idea and then I may well do nothing for a while.

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