I started using the hourly chime on my wrist watch and found it helps ground me. The trouble is the chime can be disruptive at night, and it’s tedious to turn it on and off every day. I’m hoping to find a clock (not a wrist watch)-- of decent build quality-- with an adjustable chime (volume and active window). I don’t care if the clock mechanisms are mechanical or not, so long as the chime is pleasant.

I’m struggling to get satisfying web-search results, but I thought others with ADHD may already have a similar solution. Anyone have a clock with a chime you’d recommend?

  • zerodawn@leaf.danceEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Using home assistant and a smart speaker i’ve done what you’re wanting to do. Added bonus is when going to bed I press a button to turn off most of my automations and the same button to turn them on in the morning. That way if my sleep cycle changes on the fly the chimes change with it. I’ve also got the added bonus of being able to use whatever chime or sounds i want.

    But that’s probably overkill for what you want, unless you want to pick up the hobby of home automation.

    • pemptago@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Overkill is my style, and I’ve got the hobby picked up. I’ll have to look for a HA speaker that meets my criteria (private, decent quality/price/eco-mode). I like your idea for the button/switch. I’ve been manually tracking my sleep and thinking of switching to a HA button to mark sleep/wake times anyways, so this gives me another good reason to pursue it. Thanks for sharing!

      • zerodawn@leaf.danceEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Sonos speakers will miss the mark on price, they’re fairly expensive, but have a home assistant integration and can be blocked at the firewall from accessing the internet making them 100% local. I was lucky to get a couple on sale when ikea stopped carrying them and their quality can’t be beat.