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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Staffan Noteborg on Pomodoro Technique – Part I

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384 days ago

Staffan Noteborg was kind enough to answer my questions on his fantastic book “Pomodoro Technique Illustrated” and share his thoughts on various aspects of the technique. It was too long an interview for a mini-blog so I split it into … Continue reading

Single-tasking versus Multi-tasking

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400 days ago

Historically, men never multi-tasked (women always had to). The seemingly perennial question of “single versus multi-tasking” is actually a quite recent phenomenon. Since this topic goes straight to the heart of the Pomodoro Technique, I’d like to attempt to make … Continue reading

Book review: Staffan Nöteberg’s Pomodoro Technique illustrated

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404 days ago

As the first book after Cirillo’s original masterpiece dedicated to the Pomodoro Techique in it’s entirety, Swedish Software Programmer cum Pomodoro guru Staffan Nöteberg‘s Pomodoro Technique Illustrated escaped my notice for 2 years. Better late than never, I ordered my … Continue reading

How to spend your 5-minute Pomodoro breaks?

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405 days ago

I recently posted about how to spend your precious 5-minute breaks between two Pomodoro sessions. Feeling almost certain that my list was not comprehensive enough, I did a quick search on the Internet and found some articles on this topic … Continue reading

It’s Pomodoro Time! rocking the world of productivity

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408 days ago

It’s been 5 since days since the launch of It’s Pomodoro Time! and it’s about to break into the Top 100 in the productivity genre – as reported by appdata.com. As of 4/6/2012, it’s been downloaded over 500 times!

A simple approach to the Pomodoro Technique

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409 days ago

Here is a simple guide to how you can integrate the Pomodoro Technique to your daily routine: 1- Grab a notebook and pen (or an app for note-taking). Make a list of things you’d like to accomplish for the day. … Continue reading

How to make the most out of Pomodoro breaks

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413 days ago

The “recommended” break time for Pomodoro Technique is 5 minutes, which usually follows a 25-minute work session. Now, any novice Pomodoro practitioner would tell you that 25 minutes of undivided attention on anything feels like 25 hours and the 5-minute … Continue reading