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Context Switch Tracker

Measure how often you switch apps and how it hurts deep work.

Intermediate14h1 person16/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Context Switch Tracker for developers and knowledge workers in ~14h with 1 person. Stack: Electron + SQLite + Charts.

Why it wins: Eye-opening personal data.

Build flow

01 · Problem
People underestimate how fragmented their day is.
02 · Solution
A small desktop or browser tracker logs active app or domain changes, computes focus blocks and shows a fragmentation score with tips.
03 · Build
  1. 1Track active windows
  2. 2Store locally
  3. 3Compute focus blocks
  4. 4Chart the day
04 · Demo
Show a fragmented morning versus a focused afternoon.

MVP checklist

  • Local tracking
  • Focus blocks
  • Fragmentation score
  • Daily report

Tech stack

TechRole
ElectronDesktop app shell
SQLiteEmbedded database
ChartsData visualisation

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