Tinycarebot is an applet that will reside in a panel of your choice and display a message every five minutes. The messages revolve around the themes of body, mind, environment, social ties, and practical order.
Some messages encourage hydration, movement, stretching, posture, breathing, or resting your eyes. Others promote calm, gratitude, and positivity. Occasionally, the bot suggests tasks that draw attention to your surroundings, helping you re-engage your senses and step away from the screen. Social prompts remind you to reach out or think of others, reducing isolation and reinforcing connection. Finally, practical reminders help with cleaning, planning, and completing small tasks — simple steps toward order and productivity.
At any time, you can get a new message by clicking the applet. By default, Tinycarebot includes 116 positive, healthy messages, so you are sure to have variety.
If you want to add, remove, or change a message just edit the messages.json file with your favorite text editor.
- Download the files.
- Go to
/home/your user name/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/and create a folder namedtinycarebot@ap0r. - Navigate to
/home/your user name/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/tinycarebot@ap0r, and place the downloaded files there.
Once that is done, the applet should be available to add to any panel. Note: It will look best on horizontal panels.
- Drink water 💧
- Text a friend 🫶
- Take a deep breath 🌬️
- Look outside 👀
- Get up and stretch 🧘
- Rest your eyes 👁️👁️
- Respond to a friend 🗣️
- Look at some nature 🪴
- Trouble? Ask for help 👥
- Take your medication 💊
- Play calming music 🎶
- Remember something nice 🧠
- Take a break from social media 📱
- Check your posture 🪑
- Refill your bottle 💦
- Review to-do list 📋
- Clean your workspace 🧹
- Stand up for a minute 🚶
- Do 10 slow breaths 🫁
- Plan your next meal 🍲
- Stretch hands and wrists ✋
- Do that you've postponed 🔄
- Unclutter your desktop 🗂️
- Is your phone charging? 🔌
- Note one thing you finished ✅
- Go outside 🌳
- Tidy one small thing 🧽
- Body check! Tense? Relax 🧘
- Look at something far away 👀
- Stretch your neck and shoulders 🦴
- Smile at yourself 😊
- Tea break? 🍵
- Listen to birds 🐦
- Walk barefoot 👣
- Sip slowly ☕
- Daydream a little 🌈
- Massage your temples 🤲
- Sniff fresh air 👃
- Adjust your seat 🪑
- Roll your ankles 🦶
- Think of a joke 😂
- Water a plant 🪴
- Exhale fully 🫁
- Recall a win 🏆
- Fluff your pillow 🛏️
- Look up clouds ☁️
- Rotate your wrists 🔄
- Send a meme 😄
- Hydrate again 💧
- Shake out tension 🤝
- Name 3 colors 🌈
- Touch something soft 🧶
- Plan a treat 🎉
- Blink 10 times 👀
- Say 'I got this' 💪
- Clear one To Do 📑
- Smell a fruit 🍊
- Loosen your jaw 😗
- Count to 5 slowly 🔢
- Fix your hair 👋
- Whisper thanks 🙏
- Imagine ocean waves 🌊
- Flex your toes 🦶
- Read one page 📖
- Arch your back 🐱
- Remember that song 🎤
- Roll shoulders back 🤷
- Think kind thoughts ❤️
- Breathe in calm 🌿
- Organize one drawer 📥
- Look at stars ✨
- Stretch your fingers ✋
- Remember to blink 👁️
- Coffee break? 🫖
- Close eyes 10s 🌙
- List one goal 🎯
- Smell coffee ☕
- Name a strength 💥
- Open curtains ☀️
- Massage your ears 👂
- Think of home 🏡
- Step outside 🚪
- Rub your hands 🤲
- Recall laughter 😆
- Maybe lower volume? 🔉
- Look left-right 👀
- Plan a nap 😴
- Touch your nose 👃
- Write a note 📝
- Check the sky 🌌
- Loosen grip ✊
- Think of friends 👯
- Stand tall 🦒
- Recall a hug 🤗
- Dim the screen? 📱
- Stretch your calves 🦵
- Name one joy 😊
- Sip mindfully 🥤
- Think peaceful 🕊️
- Check heartbeat ❤️
- Roll your eyes 👀
- Plan tomorrow 🗓️
- Whistle softly 🎵
- Feel your feet 👣
- Smile inside 😌
- Clear one email 📧
- Look at green 🟩
- Relax your knees 🦵
- Think of love 💕
- Hum a tune 🎶
- Adjust lighting 💡
- Count blessings 🙌
- Take 3 deep breaths 🫁
- Hug yourself
☺️ - Set a short-term goal ✔️