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Shiv Rai (S_RAI)
Shiv Rai (S_RAI)

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Study Table: Task-focused environment

DEV Weekend Challenge: Community

This is a submission for the DEV Weekend Challenge: Community

The Community

I built StudyTable for students, developers, and builders who regularly participate in focused study or work sessions — especially people who learn independently or work on side projects.

Many communities today (open-source contributors, students preparing for exams, hackathon participants, self-learners, etc.) struggle not with starting work, but with maintaining structured, distraction-free focus.

StudyTable is designed for anyone who values deep work and intentional learning.

What I Built

StudyTable is a frontend-only web app that helps users run structured focus sessions.

Instead of being just another timer, StudyTable treats work as a guided session:

  • Users create sessions with tasks with custom durations.
  • Each task runs as a timed focus block.
  • After completion, users intentionally transition into breaks or extend work time.
  • Sessions generate time reports showing how time was actually spent on the work.

The experience is designed to feel simple and calm — reducing decision fatigue while working.

Core idea:

Most productivity apps track time.
StudyTable helps users utilize time intentionally.

Demo

Website: https://studytable-psi.vercel.app/
Youtube: https://youtu.be/dbjE8EMlAHI

Code

Github Repo: https://github.com/ShivRaiGithub/studytable

How I Built It

StudyTable is intentionally built without a backend, keeping the architecture lightweight and accessible.

Technologies Used

  • Next.js (App Router) — application structure and routing
  • React — UI and state management
  • TypeScript — safer and maintainable code
  • Tailwind CSS — styling and layout

Solo Member: Shiv Rai (S_RAI)
Dev.to: https://dev.to/rai_shiv

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