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We've talked more than once about the pomodoro technique, which is built around intensely focusing on a task for 25 minutes and taking a five minute break. There's a lot of software out there for the ...

A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. is ...

This time management method uses cycles of 25 minutes of work and five-minute breaks, with longer breaks after four cycles, ...

[zorbash] came up with a great side project while designing a way to read notes and highlighted sections from e-books without having to use Good Reads or the Amazon tool: build a gadget to display a ...

The Pomodoro Technique has helped countless people ramp up their productivity since it was devised in the late 1980s. Breaking down tasks into 25 minute chunks can improve your focus tremendously, ...

During this extended period of evolving schedules and dissolving plans, in which many of us no longer “go” to work or school or much of anywhere, time feels increasingly fluid. It leaks, spills and ...

This simple technique developed by productivity consultant Francesco Cirillo makes use of an adorable timer shaped like a tomato ("pomodoro” is the Italian word for tomato)—it even has little green ...

Recently, a University of Cambridge mental health researcher has suggested that longer breaks could, in fact, be more ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Beloved as it is, it doesn't work for everyone. But don't lose hope. You can—and should!—modify it to fit your needs. Don't toss out the concept ...

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