In a world of remote meetings, challenges arise between the focus of working without distraction, and showing up on time for events.
It may be especially challenging for a person using a computer to shift gears from deep focus without being a second late.
Assume that I already use Google Calendar to keep track of the events I will be attending. In order to optimize my chance of success, to cut through the tunnel vision and remain aware of events throughout the day, I mount a tablet on an arm on my desk, dedicated to displaying my agenda:
I tried this, and there was still something lacking. I want the absolute minimum amount of information, tightly centered around these principles:
- Full-screen app has a dark backdrop.
- Events are displayed in monochrome type with minimal decoration.
- Display a local time zone 24-hour clock with seconds.
- Show events from all calendars approaching within the next 24 hours.
- Display event time in terms of how far its beginning occurs from now.
- Within 1 hour of occurring, an event is highlighted in lighter gray.
- Within 10 minutes of occurring, an event is highlighted in yellow, to draw visual attention.
- Within 1 minute of occurring, an event is highlighted with an animated rainbow of all hues, to demand attention.
- Once it begins, an event is highlighted green as visual confirmation of attendance.
- Consistent progression of visual cues conditions for enhanced punctuality.
Most crucially, there is a security requirement:
- Don't share my Google data! Use the latest Google APIs to authenticate directly from a web browser, and display events, without touching my data.
That's exactly what Agendar™ is!
It's required to have Google Calendar in order to run the app in your web browser, authenticate directly with the latest Google APIs, and display events, without touching your data:
Within 1 hour of occurring, an event is highlighted in lighter gray, and then within 10 minutes of occurring, an event is highlighted in yellow, to draw visual attention:
Finally, as shown in the main photo, within 1 minute of occurring, an event is highlighted with an animated rainbow of all hues, to demand attention.