Get back to work and start where you left. Frequent short breaks are to keep your mind clear, take rest before you get back to work. Each X mins (25 mins) time block is called Pomodoro.Īfter 1st Pomodoro, you take a break of Y mins (~ 5 mins). The idea is to limit yourself to a particular task and complete it. Start with X mins (~ 25 mins) without any distraction.
Try to limit task so that it can be completed in a time block. (generally 25 mins) and take short breaks in between.ĭivide your task into smaller actionable items. The idea is to break up tasks into smaller chunks and complete them in a certain timeframe. Pomodoro is one of the popular time management framework which helps you do work with focus resulting in higher productivity. Pomodoro is similar but in a much more planned fashion.
You sit there and do your work without disturbances. Remember going to the library 1 week (if engineer then 1 day 😛) before exams for focused studies? Or going into those quiet spaces or cabins in offices to get work done. Pomodoro name is derived from the tomato shaped kitchen timer that Francesco Cirillo, who was the first one to perfect this technique. Pomodoro is a very simple technique which you probably have already done at some point of time unknowingly.