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Maybe this is a good time to ask. Have you found Pomodoro to be good for coding?

When I get into the flow I completely lose track of time, and find the 5 minutes interruption every 25 minutes annoying. And then, during the break, I either can't get my thoughts off the problem at hand, or I do and then it's more effort to get back to the task.

I'm curious about your experience.

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I love Pomodoro for something that is more of a subjective grind.

I just did a 3 hour session with no Pomodoros because it was something I really looked forward to working on.

Learning or working on anything though that is not quite as exciting then I find Pomodoro to be a near super power.

I am sure this is highly subjective based on the person as I am easily distracted and often times not super motivated.

I give myself full permission to skip the timer when I’m in the zone. Pomodoro is brilliant for me when I’m not personally motivated to get a thing done, like chores or other things that have to be done but that I’m not excited about.

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