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Comment on Ask HN: Do you use the Pomodoro technique?

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I don't use it. Somehow I'm constantly checking how much time remains. Can't get into the flow. And if I do get into any kind of flow state, the last thing I want is to get interrupted by a timer.

I think it might work great for physical work. Remembering to stretch or take a break. But, for me, not for any type of brainy work.

Yep, sounds like a nightmare to me. I can’t focus if there’s an appointment in less than five hours. The perspective of having a 25 min timer makes everything futile.

It was great for mental labor too, like data entry. But these days, you can toss all the tedious mental stuff to a LLM.

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