

Regular breaks are taken, aiding assimilation.


After task completion, any time remaining in the Pomodoro is devoted to overlearning. As Pomodoros are completed, they are recorded, adding to a sense of accomplishment and providing raw data for subsequent self-observation and improvement.įor the purposes of the technique, a Pomodoro is the interval of time spent working. This enables users to estimate the effort tasks require. In the planning phase, tasks are prioritized by recording them in a “To do today” list. The stages of planning, tracking, recording, processing and visualizing are fundamental to this technique. After four Pomodoros, take a longer break (between 15 and 30 minutes), reset your checkmark count to zero, then repeat the entire process.If you have fewer than four checkmarks, take a short break (3–5 minutes), then go to step 2.End work when the timer rings and put a checkmark on a piece of paper.Set the Pomodoro timer (traditionally to 25 minutes).Each interval is known as a Pomodoro, taken from the Italian word for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used as a university student. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s.
