I never liked pomodoro. I hated getting interrupted after 25 minutes. It kept breaking my focus.
What I found worked well for me instead was "count up" pomodoro.
- Start a stop watch or simple wrist watch and leave it on your desk.
- If you glance at it and it is less than 25 minutes, keep going.
- Else if it is over 25 minutes, take a break if you feel like it. Write down how much time you worked. At the end of day, add up your time.
Similar story with me. I started with Pomodoro and I can live with it but wanted something more flexible. I relied on the idea of timers, but without a hard break or a loud noise demanding me to break my flow.
In fact, a physical hourglass timer helped me build up a habit. Now, I don't even use it and have tuned to taking regular breaks without fixed 'Pomodoros'.
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I never liked pomodoro. I hated getting interrupted after 25 minutes. It kept breaking my focus.
What I found worked well for me instead was "count up" pomodoro.
Similar story with me. I started with Pomodoro and I can live with it but wanted something more flexible. I relied on the idea of timers, but without a hard break or a loud noise demanding me to break my flow.
In fact, a physical hourglass timer helped me build up a habit. Now, I don't even use it and have tuned to taking regular breaks without fixed 'Pomodoros'.
I wrote something in that line of thought at https://brajeshwar.com/2023/timer/
I've never heard of this method, sounds like a great way to stay in the flow state without burning out