Meditation Helper (v. 2.0.9) Разработано Neill Alexander |
A meditation timer which allows you to set a target for the length of time you want to meditate each day. It includes a widget that displays the number of consecutive days you have hit the target. It is thus useful not only as a timer, but also as a tool to help motivate you to meditate regularly.
The widget is my implementation of Jerry Seinfeld's productivity secret (http://lifehacker.com/281626/jerry-seinfelds-productivity-secret):
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"He said the way to be a better comic was to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day. But his advice was better than that. He had a gem of a leverage technique he used on himself and you can use it to motivate yourself—even when you don't feel like it.
He revealed a unique calendar system he uses to pressure himself to write. Here's how it works.
He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker.
He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. "After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job next is to not break the chain."
"Don't break the chain," he said again for emphasis."
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The chain in this case is the number of consecutive days that you have hit your meditation target. The widget displays both the current chain, and the longest ever chain. Having this on my home screen motivates me to meditate every day. Your mileage may vary.
The bell sound in the app is by Jan McLaughlin at http://janmclaughlin.tv/.
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[2013-08-22] A Google User: Simple, perfect Easy to use, does exactly what I want and does it simply with no frills. Great app. |
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[2013-08-09] A Google User: Perfect mediation log tracker/timer This is simplicity at its finest and most effective. Thank you! |
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[2013-08-06] A Google User: Does what I need, without needing my social/account info. Recent trouble with the app not activating airplane mode, perhaps due to an OS update (cyanogenmod 10.1.2). Otherwise it does what it says, provides a widget that helps motivate me, and doesn't need access to my account info and address books like the "social" meditation timers do. |
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[2013-08-03] A Google User: Excellent Does everything I need and does it well :) |
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[2013-08-02] A Google User: one of the best apps i've seen... this is undoubtedly a perfect app for anyone who wants to form the habit of meditation...coz even if one forgets, it is there to remind!!!..and it ensures that one has no distractions while one is meditating. |
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[2013-08-02] A Google User: Awesome. Seriously,everyone should use this. I've used every other meditation apps on the market but this.is.the.best. |
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[2013-07-25] A Google User: Excellent Simple, helpful, does a great job. Upgraded to pro version to support developer |
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[2013-07-24] A Google User: Interface is a bit confusing, but it is a good helper |
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[2013-07-24] A Google User: Best Best mediation app, with added bonus of motivational widget for daily practice! |
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[2013-07-23] A Google User: The best This is the best app on my cell. Love it. |
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[2013-07-23] A Google User: Perfect tool It works and even reminds me to meditate when i forget |
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[2013-07-22] A Google User: Great Simple and does exactly what it claims to do. The best there is. |
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[2013-07-21] A Google User: As it says This app is a meditation helper. Does what it say. Make it up dev. |
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[2013-07-21] A Google User: Useful app! A little tedious to set up in the beginning (so many decisions!) but does exactly what you want once it's up and running. |
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[2013-07-21] A Google User: Great app! I have been using this app for more then than a year. It is highly recommended. |
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[2013-07-21] A Google User: the most useful app ever |
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[2013-07-16] A Google User: perfect this app is perfect for my meditation routine. and i really like the meditation log and the seinfeld widget. sorry last time the beginning bell didn't ring right after installation. but after I reboot my android, things going really nice. thank you |
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[2013-07-12] A Google User: Good, customizable I love that it tracks your history. |
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[2013-07-10] A Google User: Perfect app. Does everything it should, and nothing it shouldn't. |
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[2013-07-10] A Google User: A very well made and stable app. However I recall the developer took an attitude with me when I emailed about the app constantly running in the background back on my previous phone. I didn't see the need for a timer app that may not get used everyday to constantly be running in the background. He got irritated and terse, and said he "was no longer developing the app." Since then, he's done about 30 updates, lol! Including fixed the problem that I had pointed out. So maybe he was just having a bad day. |
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[2013-07-03] A Google User: Fantastic Simple, straight to the point. I really like the fact that I can turn off the screen and the timer still works! |
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[2013-06-20] A Google User: Great app Went pro because I liked so much. Widget is great motivator. Simple but elegant. |
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[2013-06-19] A Google User: Perfect Incredible app. I wish there was a version for my ipad as well! |
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[2013-06-15] A Google User: Works great Terrific app, gong sound is very realistic. Timer log is very useful for seeing past progress |
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[2013-06-14] A Google User: Perfect options. Very customizable walkthrough of what is and is not allowed to interrupt a meditation. Well-designed. |
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[2013-06-13] A Google User: Absolutely PERFECT This app is unbelievable!! The simple description gives you no clue how fantastic this app is. It even silences your phone and/or puts it in airplane mode while you practice if you want it to. Developer, you are an amazing person. Thank you :) |
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[2013-06-11] A Google User: Dont work |
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[2013-06-10] A Google User: Outstanding The timer I use daily. Highly recommended. |
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[2013-06-09] A Google User: Great, reliable, small file size, pleasant bell tone, and FREE! May we all be Safe, Happy, Healthy, and FREE! |
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[2013-06-08] A Google User: Great app A great motivator and seems to work without any problems. A feature request - would be good to have multiple instances of the widget visible for different practices (and therefore associated with different logs). |
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[2013-06-04] A Google User: Bells not work properly Since last update bells not ring during meditation but when stop button pressed. Best meditation app. Please fix. |
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[2013-06-04] A Google User: Simple and to the point I love this app, it keeps track of your meditation sessions and notifies you in case you forget to meditate. It has an in depth set up process so you can tailor its behaviour to your liking. 5/5 |
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[2013-06-04] A Google User: Very useful! A great idea and well implemented. Support for complex timer patterns, which is great. |
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[2013-06-03] A Google User: Needed a new 1 I use a different 1 with daily quotes and needed 1 with select timer this was the best 1 Medatation is good to do! |
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[2013-06-03] A Google User: Brilliant Excellent app |
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[2013-06-03] A Google User: Useful tool and simple interface. |
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[2013-06-02] A Google User: Easy to use. Very helpful and simple to set up. |
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[2013-06-01] A Google User: Cannot remove bell to begin meditation Modified profile to remove bell to start, profile reverts to 1 bell to start later. Already uninstalled. |
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[2013-05-31] A Google User: Perfect |
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[2013-05-30] A Google User: Oh!,,,,, thank you so much,,,,,, WHAT AN APP Really excellent |
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[2013-05-24] A Google User: very useful let me focus in meditation, controlling how much time I spend and removing disturbing mobile sounds |
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[2013-05-13] A Google User: Great App I use this app frequently. Especially on days i have to go to work as i sometimes go so deep i lose all track of time. This app stops me being late for work! Great to keep you on track. Lovely spund to the bell. |
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[2013-05-12] A Google User: Fabulous timer! I love this app! It helps me meditate everyday. I also leave it on daily to ring a bell every half an hour, this helps me keep track of time and stay focused on whatever I'm doing. Thank you Neill! |
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[2013-05-10] A Google User: Does what it says... loving it Excellent app. Just loved it. |
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[2013-05-07] A Google User: I like it It's a great meditation app. Wish the bells would go off when they say they will and I'd like it if when the timer is up that it would then start counting the minutes that go by so I know how long I meditated for after my timer was up. Just in case I feel like meditating longer. |
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[2013-04-30] A Google User: Spyware Runs as a service and autorestarts, what are you spying on? |
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[2013-04-26] A Google User: Excellent Free but complete solution for a meditator. Thanks & keet it up. |
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[2013-04-05] A Google User: Excellent App does everything as promised. Simple and effective. Great tool for meditation practice. |
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[2013-03-28] A Google User: I really love this app and use it everyday, thank you :) |
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[2013-03-19] A Google User: Most fantastic app. It has everything I need and is very light in space and interface. |
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[2013-03-07] A Google User: Very simplistic The interface is very simplistic, and because of that I really like it. Very easy to use, and I'm grateful to find it |
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[2013-03-05] A Google User: Working Ahhhh, I use this one. Good. Adaptable. Gonna up full version because I wanna donate to the dev. |
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[2013-03-01] A Google User: Excellent This app does everything I could possibly want. Thanks! |
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[2013-02-27] A Google User: Great app Since downloading this I've gotten much more consistent in my meditating and have doubled the amount of time I meditate per week. Simple and easy to use. I like being able to set a single bell at the midpoint of my session and then a double at the end to remind me to come back around. |
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[2013-02-25] A Google User: Great app |
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[2013-02-12] A Google User: No chain? I really like the simplicity of this app, but for some reason the chain widget doesn't seem to be working. :( |
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[2013-02-10] A Google User: Nice bell Nice timer / bell for meditation. Very simple. |
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[2013-02-09] A Google User: Does exactly what I need I love how you can design your own session and it automatically puts you in airplane mode so you are not disturbed. |
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[2013-02-09] A Google User: Thank you I started using this app and buddhist meditation app, together they have helped me develop a meditation routine for my family and I. |
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[2013-02-07] A Google User: Spam Email This app isn't bad at all.. but I received so much junk mail that I'm deleting.. |
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[2013-02-04] A Google User: 5* Better than sliced bread! Thank you for this great app |
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[2013-01-27] A Google User: Awesome app Awesome app |
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[2013-01-13] A Google User: Really, really good. The chain widget works really well, that's some clever psychology there. Beautiful bell sound. Thanks so much Neill. |
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[2013-01-01] A Google User: Great App! The chimes sound almost as good as my bell at home, this is a very well put together app. Thank you! |
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[2012-12-31] A Google User: Basic and effective Incorporate music for 5 stars |
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[2012-12-27] A Google User: So far the most useful meditation app I would love to have some choice of bell sounds, especially to have different sounds for the beginning and ending and another one for during the meditation (it helps me to find a pace for breathing) |
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[2012-12-20] A Google User: Elegant and useful I will upgrade to pro after ten days not because I need more features but because this developer deserves to be paid. This is not only what I was looking for, it is what I needed to begin a real and regular practice. |
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[2012-12-17] A Google User: Simple! Everything about this is simple. Exactly what I need and no more! |
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[2012-11-26] A Google User: vijay awesome app |
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[2012-11-20] A Google User: Great I love it |
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[2012-11-18] A Google User: Great app I use this app to count the time I spend on writing every day and try to keep a chain. Love the widget. Being able to see my progress everyday is very motivational. |
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[2012-11-14] A Google User: simple with some bug on jellybean stay silent at the end and vibration enabled is not working on galaxy note 2. will change to 5 stars if problem is fixed. |
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[2012-11-08] A Google User: Great Ap I love this app but I have no idea what the widget's second number means. I know one of the numbers is my streak, but both the numbers are the same all the time. I suppose when I break my streak I'll find out, but it's be nice if it was explained in the description. |
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[2012-11-04] A Google User: must dwnload simply gr8,!!!! |
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[2012-11-04] Hitesh: must dwnload simply gr8,!!!! |
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[2012-11-02] A Google User: Great apps |
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[2012-11-02] Ferry: Great apps |
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[2012-10-27] A Google User: Sweet Like it want more |
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[2012-10-27] Terry: Sweet Like it want more |
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[2012-10-23] A Google User: Simple and just nice. Hi, the bells cant ring when the app runs on the phone in silent mode. please fix. |
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[2012-10-23] Yong Hao: Simple and just nice. Hi, the bells cant ring when the app runs on the phone in silent mode. please fix. |
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[2012-10-17] A Google User: Works really well The ability to put it into airplane mode and silent during meditation is fantastic. |
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[2012-10-17] DjangosClouds: Works really well The ability to put it into airplane mode and silent during meditation is fantastic. |
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[2012-10-10] A Google User: Perfect Sure, it can look better, but i really didnt get it for optic pleasure.. with all i need and no bs its perfect. |
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[2012-10-10] ohness: Perfect Sure, it can look better, but i really didnt get it for optic pleasure.. with all i need and no bs its perfect. |
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[2012-10-09] A Google User: Love it... |
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[2012-10-09] Steve: Love it... |
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[2012-09-28] A Google User: Awesome Easy to use....like it |
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[2012-09-28] A Google User: Good job The bell rings for too long. |
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[2012-09-28] urmi : Awesome Easy to use....like it |
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[2012-09-28] ShLeigh: Good job The bell rings for too long. |
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[2012-09-25] A Google User: What more could you want? Easy to use, quick, and simply works. |
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[2012-09-25] Sebowsky: What more could you want? Easy to use, quick, and simply works. |
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[2012-09-05] A Google User: Simply enough. Does what it should and nothing else without frills. Now go sit. |
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[2012-09-05] Dylan: Simply enough. Does what it should and nothing else without frills. Now go sit. |
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[2012-08-26] A Google User: You have found what you are looking for. Perfect. Love everything about the app. I downloaded every single meditation timer on Google Play, and this one was the best. |
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[2012-08-26] A Google User: Good |
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[2012-08-26] Lloyd: You have found what you are looking for. Perfect. Love everything about the app. I downloaded every single meditation timer on Google Play, and this one was the best. |
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[2012-08-26] Ravi: Good |
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[2012-08-22] Sara: A good product. The developer is a very angry and arrogant person. |
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