Potential Project Idea

At Flatiron School, we started in the last week of phase 2. This week we will primarily be focusing on our project. My partner and I decided to work on a search engine for characters in Lord of the Rings books using The-One-API. While brainstorming about this project, I thought about future potential projects I could work on with what I learned here at Flatiron School. One of the projects I've been thinking about is implementing the Google Calendar with a stopwatch app.

Stopwatch Calendar

Inspired by the Pomodoro technique, I started to use a stopwatch to measure how much I did actual studying or work at college. For example, I would study for 50 minutes then press the split button after to take a break for 20-30 minutes. I used the Time and Date stopwatch since it has a simple user interface, and I can export the result as a text file and paste it into my Google Sheets spreadsheet.

What I want to do in this project is to use the data I made with the project and put them inside my Google calendar since the API for it gives access to add events. So with the spreadsheet above, the project will allow me to create something like this:

Benefits of having this application

From measuring my day with a stopwatch, I became aware of how much time I waste, how much time I focus on my task, and how much time I can work. Using the stopwatch made me realize that my focused work, 3-4 hours in the morning, is more valuable than the hours I put into studying after those blocks of time. Furthermore, it also made me realize how long I can stay awake and when my productivity falls off. Another benefit is to compare the schedule set before the day with what is done actually.

Challenges:

There are many things to learn before diving into projects like this. The most concerning problem is using the Google API. Currently, I have no idea on how to connect Google accounts to another application so this will be a learning experience.

Tools to use:

1. React JS,
2. NPM,
3. Google Calendar API, and
4. Electron (to make React JS into a standalone app).