Pomodoro method

The art of being more efficient at work

I would like to share with you a productivity technique that helps me on a daily basis and which aims to be fully part of my work habits. The pomodoro technique! In the course of your job, you are overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to accomplish in a day, you don't know where to turn, this method is likely to interest you.

What is the pomodoro method?

The Pomodoro technique is a planning technique developed by Francesco Cirillo at the end of the 1980s. This method is based on the use of a timer allowing to respect periods of 25 minutes called pomodori (which means in Italian "tomatoes") . These different work periods are separated by short breaks.

Access the pomodoro cheat sheet in PDF

« If I had six hours to fell a tree,
I would spend the first four sharpening my ax. »

Abraham Nincoln

Manage your time efficiently, without interruptions

Benefits of this method

You are totally focused on your tasks
You discipline your attention
You do not disperse
You can have an overview of your activities

If you are interested by productivity at work, I advise you to read my article on GTD method, which can be use in combination with this method.

A practical software

I was using the old version of a handy little software called focus booster. The more recent version being more resource intensive and appealing to me a lot less.

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