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The Pomodoro Technique does not take a great deal of skill to master and yet the payoff in terms of your personal efficiency can be huge if you vibe with the method! None of us can afford to let our precious moments of clarity fall victim to the “I Don’t Have Time” curse, so… read on!

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In our world of too many ways to communicate, too many interruptions and way too many things on our plate, one of the greatest complaints is a lack of time. This scarcity of time bleeds into your ability to have romance, a strong family, friendships, and even good health. In my quest for a way to get more done in less time, I stumbled upon the The Pomodoro Technique®.
The basic steps for using Pomodoro to master your time:
- Make a To-Do list.
- Pick something off of the list and set a timer for 25 minutes. This 25 minute block of time is called a “pomodoro”.
- Work diligently until the buzzer rings. Now, take a five minute break.
- After 4 pomodoros, take a 30 minute break.
- Keep going…
- Don’t work with a desk directly facing your kitchen (unless you want to eat – and not work- all day)
- Make sure you have great lighting in your workspace . Too bright of light can be as straining and exhausting as light that is too dim. Natural light is always a lovely thing whenever possible!
- Create a little “service station” by your workspace where you can keep a pitcher of water or a pot of tea and a healthy snack or two so that you aren’t wasting your head-clearing time scrambling for something simple like a drink during your shorter breaks.
- Rosemary, ginger, peppermint (in the morning, only!), cary sage… these are all fantastic essential oils for working more diligently.
There is new GAME based on pomodoro technique called Pomodorium 🙂 makes it fun
That’s sooo cool, really? I have to see it. The iPhone app already makes it fun for me !
Thanks I am definitely going to try this. I use http://e.ggtimer.com/ to steep my tea; now I’ll try to use it for this!
OMG andre this is awesome!!! I love it! THe iPhone Pomodoro free app is brilliant, but I love the idea of having a time on the computer!!! THANK YOU! Dana
Great article! I’m using http://orkanizer.com now but I want also find some desktop application, so THANKS!