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+import time
+import datetime
+import platform
+import os
+
+# Time between reminders (in seconds) — 30 minutes = 1800 seconds
+REMINDER_INTERVAL = 1800  
+
+MESSAGES = [
+    "💧 Time to drink some water!",
+    "👀 Look away from the screen for 20 seconds to relax your eyes.",
+    "🧍‍♀️ Stand up and stretch your legs!",
+    "☕ Take a short break — you’ve earned it!"
+]
+
+def notify(message: str):
+    """Display a system notification or terminal message."""
+    print(f"[{datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] {message}")
+
+    # Use native notifications if available
+    if platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
+        os.system(f"osascript -e 'display notification \"{message}\" with title \"Break Reminder\"'")
+    elif platform.system() == "Linux":
+        os.system(f"notify-send 'Break Reminder' '{message}'")
+    elif platform.system() == "Windows":
+        # Windows toast notification via powershell
+        os.system(f'powershell -Command "New-BurntToastNotification -Text \'{message}\'"')
+
+def main():
+    print("🔔 Break Reminder is running... (Press Ctrl+C to stop)")
+    while True:
+        for msg in MESSAGES:
+            notify(msg)
+            time.sleep(REMINDER_INTERVAL)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\n🛑 Break Reminder stopped. Take care of yourself!")