Possible to use screen lock as timeout? [duplicate]

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Published on 2013-10-20T10:30:29Z Indexed on 2013/10/21 22:04 UTC
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Any app that tells me to take regular breaks from working? 3 answers

What I'd like to do is lock the screen and have it wait a set amount of time (eg 20 mins) before it lets me log back in - so I make myself to have a break from the computer.

Is it possible to do this?

Thanks

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions - but I don't actually want something to remind me to take scheduled breaks. More something I can click when I realise I'm getting distracted and it'll immediately lock the screen for a fixed amount of time. Or even just lock screen if I can find a way to stop it letting me log in for 20 mins or so.

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