Implements the pomodoro technique in bash. Should work on most versions of Ubuntu >= 10.04

pomodoro.sh

#decide on the task to be done
#set the pomodoro (timer) to 25 minutes
#work on the task until the timer rings; record with an x
#take a short break (5 minutes)
#every four "pomodoros" take a longer break (15-20 minutes)

n(){
    notify-send "$1"
    espeak -v en "$1" &
}

while true; do
    for i in `seq 1 4`; do
        n "back to work"
        sleep 25m
        if [ $i -eq 4 ]; then 
            n "long break"
            sleep 15m
        else 
            n "short break"
            sleep 5m 
        fi;
    done;
done;