Tomato Box - Self Management Software

The essence of self-management is to coordinate [inductive me] (full of desires, emotions, etc.) and [rational me] control over body and attention. The problem for many people is that the former has complete control over them, while the latter is powerless. Please note that our purpose is not to give the latter complete control, and that it is not necessary or necessary. The key is coordination, "it is not as good as blocking, but not as good as guidance."

In the past, people thought that self-management only needed self-control. Later, it was found that self-control is not enough. It also needs theory (method), tools and organization. The four are indispensable. The theory believes that you have seen a lot, [Tomato Box] is a tool, as for the organization, please join the "Self Managers Club" (WeChat public number). Joining the organization will bring you supervision, encouragement and companionship. Let you understand that you are not alone in the fight.

The Tomato Box is a free desktop software that includes target management, Pomodoro, Internet control, time recording, and summary reflection.

Its Pomodoro function is based on the Pomodoro Technique, which gives you the flexibility to set the time of each Pomodoro. Customize the background sound. In order to facilitate your current progress during work and study, it can be displayed in the notification area in the lower right corner of the desktop. . And its statistical function is very powerful, you can count your working hours by day, week, month, year, and even time.

If you are unable to control your favorite websites when you are working on a computer, and you end up working, you may need the "Internet Control" feature. In this function, you can enter the names of those websites, the prohibited time range, pauses and rewards (in combination with the Pomodoro), etc., and then open those websites after the input is completed, it will immediately close the website and pop up a prompt. In addition, it can also be set to “powerful monitoring”, which means that you can't modify the settings or close the uninstall software without the set adjustment time.

Sometimes I use a computer to work for a day. At the end, I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t know where to start the daily work. Then you can try the “Time Recording” function, which can record all the activities on your computer. For example, which websites have been read, which software is used, etc. In addition, it can also automatically take screenshots, and save your desktop screen capture every minute by default. With these records and screenshots, you can definitely review the work of the day, and the summary of the work is a piece of cake for you.

In short, the Tomato Box is a powerful self-management software. If you stick to it every day, it will help you improve your work and study efficiency, and let you go faster and more stable on the road to growth.