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I am currently working on figuring out how to reliably detect deep focus patterns (less idle stretches, low app switching etc) and not annoy during those…",{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},"48667985","LookAway does pause if you're in the middle of typing or dictating when a break is due (during the last 10s). It's off by default and you can enable it in Settings → Smart Pause…",{"value":58,"source":59,"evidence":60},"Mac users who work long hours at a computer","inferred",[61,65],{"id":62,"by":63,"text":64},"48666034","Kovah","I've been using it as part of my Setapp subscription, and it's a love-hate relationship. On the one side I appreciate the posture hint and the app nudging me to take a break. But…",{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"48668711","redbackthomson","I used to suffer from pretty chronic eye pain when I was looking at the computer every day for work for 5+ hours. 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