I'm eager to give this a try.
I'm a bit skeptical of whether it will be suitable if I'm programming all day. Perhaps bumping up the timer a bit would help me to get in the flow.
Has anyone else found this technique helpful?
I'm a bit skeptical of whether it will be suitable if I'm programming all day. Perhaps bumping up the timer a bit would help me to get in the flow.
Has anyone else found this technique helpful?
I should try the Pomodoro routine again, I've been a lot less structured with my work/break schedule.
Ultimately, it was beneficial because it forced me to focus on the tasks and how much time I was allotting to breaks.
Once you get the habits down, I would suspect the timer would be needed less and less. Similar to how people who count calories get used to it and know caloric values of what they're eating, so they eventually stop counting calories (or get sick and tired of trying to keep up with it).
What I've noticed is that a timed 5 minute break is extremely short. It's pretty easy to keep the flow right through ... you can read HN or check which emails need attention with half a brain and keep the other half thinking about the task.
Or just go grab a cup of coffee. That is surely low-key enough not to break your flow right?
I think the keyword is: menial tasks.
To the Hacker News crowd: good luck!