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A mention of the Pomodoro technique is relevant. It encourages 100% focus on work for 25 minutes followed by a 5 minute break where you are forbidden to work at
by simpaticoder 1y ago
A mention of the Pomodoro technique is relevant. It encourages 100% focus on work for 25 minutes followed by a 5 minute break where you are forbidden to work at all in any way. You're supposed to tell a joke, stretch, stare out the window, etc. But no meetings, no email, etc. At first I felt a strong resistance to the "stop work" part, often delaying until "one last thing" was done, but I tried it anyway. What surprised me was that without exception, my thoughts and actions were clearer when I took the break. It never really added a delay, and in fact sped me up considerably. I'm not entirely sure why, or whether its true for others, but that disciplined cadence of 25m 100% focus and 5m 0% focus is like magic.
- bayindirh 1y agoPomodoro is my secret weapon when the push comes to shove. I pulled out a couple of hard things in "deemed impossible" amount of time with it. You can tune Pomodoro's work lengths. 25 minute is the sweet spot for me, but you can go 20 or 30 depending on how your mind works and endures. Also, don't forget to take your long, 15 minute breaks after every 4th pomodoro.
- josefrichter 1y ago“Diffused thinking” is the official term for the magic behind Pomodoro technique, I believe.
- jaredhallen 1y agoExcept when all your login sessions time out and you spend 20 of each 25 minute working segment logging back in to things.
- simpaticoder 1y agoI do hope you're joking.
- MonkeyClub 1y agoIt's an enterprise joke and, as everyone knows, enterprise pain is no joke. Cascades of timeouts and segmented sign-back-ins are almost a corporate ritual in ill-configured environments.