I set up Claude Code to play a human exhale every time it finishes a task. Why?
By Allie K. Miller · March 4, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
I set up Claude Code to play a human exhale every time it finishes a task.
Why?
👂 It’s a helpful cue to look back at the screen
👂 It’s more efficient when I’m managing multiple tasks
👂 It’s a psychological hack - I almost automatically relax when I hear the noise
Dozens of micro-relaxation cues a day that I don’t have to think about.
How to do it on a Mac: ask Claude Code to search pixabay (or something similar) for a short exhale sound effect, have it download it to your desktop, and add a stop hook to ~/.claude/settings.json that runs afplay on the file.