Or the 25 hour work week. Heavily borrowed from cblgh.
The structure is simple:
- 1 pomodoro planning the work day
- 8 pomodoros of work
- 3 pomodoros of break
1+8+3=12 pomodoros, or 12 pomodoros * 25 minutes = 300 minutes = 5 hours
During the planning pomodoro each of the 11 following pomodoros are laid out on a sheet of paper with specific labels for each task.
- Decide on the task to be done
- Set the pomodoro timer (25 minutes)
- Work on the task, if you find there is something else you need to do, write the task down on the sheet of paper
- End work when the timer rings, put a checkmark next to the task on the sheet of paper
- If you have fewer than four checkmarks; take a short break (3–5 minutes), go to step 2
- After four pomodoros; take a longer break (15–30 minutes), reset your checkmark count to zero, go to step 1
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro, from the Italian word for 'tomato', after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used as a university student.