🍅Custom Tomato Tracker using Telegram and Google Sheet

Tags: Productivity, Tomato, Organization

Context

Hey! I'm Samir, a Supply Chain Engineer and Data Scientist from Paris, founder of LogiGreen Consulting 🌱

A significant improvement in my productivity came from following the Pomodoro Technique .

What is the Pomodoro Technique?

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that breaks your workday into 25-minute focus intervals followed by short breaks. After 4 cycles, you take a longer break to recharge.
It helps maintain concentration while preventing burnout.

I've used this technique with web apps to receive break/work notifications. But I always wished I had a way to track my sessions for self-assessment.

Let's use n8n to boost our productivity and log our deep work sessions automatically!

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Who Is This Template For?

I built this workflow for creators, freelancers, students, and professionals who love the Pomodoro technique but want more than just timers — they want data.

This template helps you:

• Track every deep work session automatically
• Store logs in Google Sheets for later analysis
• Stay in control via Telegram commands

There is no need to pay for premium apps. It's all free and powered by n8n .

How Does It Work?

This Telegram bot tracks your Pomodoro sessions and sends you alerts during the process.

Here's what happens:

1. A user sends /start to the bot.
2. It launches a 25-minute deep work timer.
3. After 25 minutes, the bot sends a break reminder.
4. After four cycles , a long break is triggered and the session is logged.
5. The session is automatically recorded to Google Sheets with (Date & Time, User ID, Pomodoro count, Session ID, Duration of focus and breaks)

What Gets Tracked?

You can use this workflow as a base to bring additional features like:

• Connecting with tasks from Google Tasks
• Send automated productivity reports to monitor your activity
• Link to Pomodoro with a task using Google Calendar

What Do I Need to Start?

This workflow is beginner-friendly — no coding required .

• Google Drive API and Google Sheet API credentials
• A Google Sheet set up to log sessions (with the columns of the table above)
• API Credentials:
  • Google Sheets API (OAuth2)
  • Telegram Bot Token
• Telegram app to chat with the bot

The template is plug-and-play. Just follow the sticky notes in the n8n editor to configure it.

Next Steps

Follow the sticky notes in the n8n workflow editor to:

• Set your credentials
• Connect your Google Sheet
• Initialize the static data
• Launch your first /start command on Telegram

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This workflow has been created with N8N 1.82.1
Submitted: March 24, 2025