rminder

Taking small breaks while working can lead to massive improvements in focus and concentration. Better yet, small breaks are also very important for our health.

Things like taking the time to do a bit of stretching, to correct our posture, to drink water, and even to blink can go a very long way towards our health.

If you value and acknowledge these facts, then you'll surely love rminder, a small Google Chrome extension that reminds you regarding all the above.

Even though rminder is just a small Chrome extension, its effect can be a very positive one. The best part about it is that it doesn't get in your way while working.

You can about your daily business on your computer, and the extension will automatically notify you when it's time to drink some water, take a break to stretch, correct your posture if need be, and even force yourself to blink more so that your eyes won't get dry and tired.

By default, these timers are set to 20 minutes (for water), 45 min (for stretching), 20 minutes (for posture), and 30 min respectively (for blinking). You can effortlessly tweak these timers via simple-to-operate sliders, and even add custom alarms with bespoke titles and descriptions.

The extension also displays the next notification for each task in the upper part of its GUI. Speaking of GUI, rminder boasts a very minimalist and well-designed interface. It's clear, easy-to-use and all the elements look and are as modern as they come.

We all know that we should sleep more, eat less and more healthy, and get some exercise done on a daily basis.

Even though tools like rminder won't change your lifestyle completely with a bit of effort and motivation on your part, they do offer a very accessible way of at least starting the changes in question.

If your work revolves around Google Chrome on a daily basis, then you might as give rminder a quick try-out. After all, what's the worse that can happen? You'll drink more water, you'll be reminded to stretch and correct your posture. All the above without getting more distracted than you should.

Just customize your reminder list and go about your day knowing that you're doing something to make your life better.