GIFT: YOUR POMODORO APP TO BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY

Summary:

Keep yourself focused on the task at hand with the Pomodoro technique. Leverage our free app to get started.

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In a previous newsletter, I shared how the Eisenhower Matrix could help you manage your time and your priorities. I even shared my Eisenhower Matrix Notion template on Product Hunt, that you can upvote and follow as well.

Thanks to the matrix you have defined your most important and urgent tasks. Then, because nothing beats action, you decided to achieve those tasks. That's the moment when the Podomoro technique becomes relevant and particularly useful.

WHAT IS POMODORO?

The Pomodoro technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s (1). The Pomodoro technique helps to focus on one single task at hand by avoiding distractions during a period of time previously set.

Its name originates from the “pomodoro” word, which means tomato in Italian. When Francesco Cirillo was a student, he used a timer with the aspect of a tomato similar to the one in the picture above. He named his time management technique following the appearance of his timer.

HOW DOES THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE WORK?

Francesco Cirillo defined the 6-step Pomodoro process as follows (2):

1. Choose a task you’d like to get done: The task should require your undivided attention.
2. Set the Pomodoro timer for 25 minutes: You may decide to adapt the duration to your work specificities.
3. Work on the task until the Pomodoro timer rings: Do not interrupt yourself. If you suddenly have another task to do, write it down on a sheet of paper.
4. When the Pomodoro rings, put a checkmark on a paper: Yes, use a low-tech approach to avoid distractions.
5. Take a short break: Generally 5 minutes is enough to breathe, meditate, go for a short walk, etc.
6. Every 4 Pomodoros, take a longer break: Rest 20 to 30 minutes. Your brain will assimilate new information and rest before the next round of Pomodoros.

YOUR POMODORO APP

My friend and web developer Rémi Teulade developed a simple Pomodoro web app that he gives free of charge so you can start using Pomodoro right now:

Rémi Teulade's Pomodoro App.

YOUR NEXT STEPS

I hope the technique presented in this short article will be useful in helping you getting the task you decided to do done.
Set up an alarm or use our web app above. Practice now.
For convenience, you may use a smartphone app. Tons of free Pomodoro apps exist.
Assess your performance after using the Pomodoro technique versus usual.