Tag: POMODORO

The Pomodoro Technique is a simple way to stay focused while you work. In a nutshell, you choose a task, focus on doing only that for 25 minutes, and then take a 5-minute break. The interval during which you work is called a "pomodoro", which means "tomato" in Italian. That's because the guy who came up with the method used a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato. Oh, and every four pomodoros you ...

We've featured productivity apps based on the Pomodoro Technique before. Jason shared Pomodoro for the Mac and I recently discovered KeepFocused for my Windows system. If you spend a ton of time in your browser -- and that browser happens to be Google Chrome, Chromium, or SRWare Iron -- you might want to install the Chromodoro extension. Once it's active, just click the little tomato to ...

In case you aren't familiar with it, the Pomodoro Technique is a time management system. The original book by Francesco Cirillo has been extremely popular since its publication in the early 1990s and it's now available as a free PDF download [Google Viewer link]. The technique is simple and involves setting up 25-minute intervals for a given task and taking a short break at the end (five ...

The Pomodoro technique is a time-management productivity technique that involves giving yourself a set amount of time to work on a specific task, and then a short rest period. Finding timers that are specifically suited to this task can be troublesome, but our buddy Steven Sande over at TUAW has already done the hard work for us. And it turns out the best Mac tool for performing the Pomodoro ...