Pomodoro

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To start using the Technique you only need some simple tools: A K T (Pomodoro looks fine) A P A T D S A A I S A R S You can download andprint sheets’ templates from Pomodoro Techiques web site.

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Once you’ve started using the Pomodoro Technique, interruptions can become a real problem. Internal interruptions aredistractions that come from you: stand up and get something to eat or drink or to look up something on the Internet this minute.

Cheat Sheet
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Put all the activities you have to accomplishon the A I S. At the beginning of each day select the tasks you need to complete and copy them on the T D S. Start working: Choose the topmost task from the list Set thePomodoro to 25 minutes Work until the Pomodoro rings Mark the task with an  on the T D S Take a short break (3–5 minutes) Keep on working, Pomodoro after Pomodoro, until the task at hand is finished,then cross it out on the T D S. Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break, (15–30 minutes).

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e Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that can be used for any kind of task.For many people, time is an enemy. e anxiety triggered by “the ticking clock”, especially when a deadline is involved, leads to ineffective work and study habits which in turn lead to procrastination.e aim of the Pomodoro Technique is to use time as a valuable ally in accomplishing what we want to do in the way we want to do it, and to enable us to continually improve the way we work or study.Make these interruptions clearly visible. Every time you feel a potential interruption coming on, put an apostrophe (’) on the sheet where you record your Pomodoros. en do one of the following: Writedown the new activity on the T D S under Unplanned & Urgent if you think it’s imminent and can’t be put off. Write it down in the A I S, marking it with a “U” (unplanned);...