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Some folks seem to think the benefit of pomos is the focus time. When I used them, it was the breaks. Stopping every twenty five minutes and asking "is this the
by nmca 4y ago
Some folks seem to think the benefit of pomos is the focus time. When I used them, it was the breaks. Stopping every twenty five minutes and asking "is this the right thing to be doing now" was invaluable.
- jlynn 4y agoFor me, it has been easier to have uninterrupted focus time when I know that "in X minutes, I can address that notification." Without the preset breaks, a notification begged to be looked at because when else might it get addressed?
- axpy906 4y agoI agree. I have no problem focusing on something until my vision blurs. Pomodoro has helped me take breaks and reduce eye strain.
- quitit 4y agoStopping exactly when it says is key for me, it's easier to go back to something that is in progress rather than returning to something that isn't already in my mind. I also prefer a physical timer, there is something nice about it being a separate tangible item that's not a window on the very work space that I'm using.
- claudiawerner 4y agoI don't really understand Pomodoro. When I'm at work, I'm constantly confronted by things not working (the dev environment) and using tools others wrote in an ad-hoc way. Any focus time is almost half spent diagnosing issues with the software. I don't do any deep work, because I spend my time writing tests (thanks boss!) and then getting those tests to work. It just feels so unfulfilling, that I don't want to sit there for three minutes to wait for the tests to compile doing nothing, I'd rather at least browse HN.
- nmca 4y agoThe best option is make the tests truly fast. The less good option is interlacing two independently testable but closely related tasks. The mind killer is anything else.