{"id":121456,"date":"2020-11-27T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T08:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/"},"modified":"2020-11-27T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T08:37:21","slug":"what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"#What is the Pomodoro Technique and why is it good for productivity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c5713ddb78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c5713ddb78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_the_hell_does_it_have_to_do_with_tomatoes%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cWhat the hell does it have to do with tomatoes?!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/#%E2%80%9CHmm_fine_%E2%80%94_but_whats_so_good_about_it_then%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cHmm, fine \u2014 but what\u2019s so good about it then?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_is_it_trending_now_though_All_my_feeds_are_filled_with_tomato_nonsense%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cWhy is it trending now though? All my feeds are filled with tomato nonsense!\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What is the Pomodoro Technique and why is it good for productivity?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve been covering tech and business for years and I can confirm most people in these spaces, myself included, are obsessed with productivity\u2026 particularly new shiny ways to <span>magically <\/span>become more productive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like in fashion, you can see long-forgotten productivity fads return every few years, and even though it\u2019s been around for a while, you\u2019ve probably recently come across the hot new contender: the Pomodoro Technique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s just one problem with this latest productivity hack \u2014 my editor doesn\u2019t quite get it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be too stubborn to read up on it to understand it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let me answer a few of his \u2018poignant\u2019 questions and give you a low-down of this great productivity method. It\u2019s no silver bullet but I saw quite a few people talk about it online recently, so I thought I\u2019d give it a go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: How to build a search engine for criminal data]<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_the_hell_does_it_have_to_do_with_tomatoes%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>\u201cWhat the hell does it have to do with tomatoes?!\u201d<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When I first brought this to my editor, he seemed very confused.<\/p>\n<p>As we are both working from home, he from Amsterdam and me from London, I had to make do with staring at his slightly bemused expression during one of our video calls.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, he thought I\u2019d gone off on a tangent and had decided to pitch him a story about eating spaghetti infused with tomato sauce in order to boost my productivity.<\/p>\n<p>I get the feeling neither of us is averse to pasta but I had to recover relatively quickly and explain that I was in fact talking about a well-established productivity method that just happened to be named after an edible berry.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>[Read:\u00a0Why this security engineer loves working in infosec]<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Pomodoro\u2019 does mean tomato in Italian, but it refers to the tomato-shaped kitchen timer the technique\u2019s creator, Francesco Cirillo, used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The timer is an essential part of the Pomodoro Technique, which Cirillo created in the late \u201880s during his university years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a time management method based on 25-minute work intervals, that are then separated by a small break. Each interval is then called a \u2018pomodoro\u2019, referring to the tomato timer Cirillo had back in uni \u2014 cute, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1329605 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"408\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/pomodoro-technique.jpeg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/pomodoro-technique.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/pomodoro-technique-280x168.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/pomodoro-technique-450x270.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/pomodoro-technique-225x135.jpeg 225w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/cool-websites\/the-3-best-online-pomodoro-applications\/\">Online Tech Tips<\/a><\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/growth-quarters\/2020\/11\/27\/what-the-hell-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fgrowth-quarters%2F2020%2F11%2F27%2Fwhat-the-hell-is-the-pomodoro-technique-and-why-is-it-good-for-productivity%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: All hail the magical solution to productivity!!!\" data-title=\"Share All hail the magical solution to productivity!!! on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share All hail the magical solution to productivity!!! on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>All hail the magical solution to productivity!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHmm_fine_%E2%80%94_but_whats_so_good_about_it_then%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>\u201cHmm, fine \u2014 but what\u2019s so good about it then?\u201d<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of the technique is in its simplicity. To stick to this time management technique, you only have to follow six basic steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>Choose the task you want to tackle:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This can be something big or simply something you\u2019ve been wanting to do for a while. The only thing you need to bear in mind is that this task should get your full, undivided attention.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>Set the timer to 25 minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and promise yourself that you\u2019ll spend this time fully committed to this specific task.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>Work on the task until the timer rings.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If for whatever reason you realize you need to do something else, write it down on a sheet of paper but avoid getting distracted.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>When the timer rings, cross your task off your list<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pat yourself on the back for you\u2019ve just completed your first ever pomodoro.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>Take a break. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve completed your task, take a short break. Don\u2019t spend it at your desk, though, get up, walk around, grab yourself a drink. You get the idea.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<b>Once you\u2019ve completed four pomodoros, you can take a longer break. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aim for either 20 or 30 minutes. Your brain will use this time to assimilate new information and rest before the next round of Pomodoros.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have to be honest with you: I haven\u2019t actually bothered to get myself a tomato timer. Shameful, I know. Instead, I\u2019ve just given this a go using the stopwatch on my iPhone\u00a0and by setting alarms every 25 minutes. But if that\u2019s not doing it for you, there are also loads of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tomato-timer.com\/\">online timers<\/a> you can use.<\/p>\n<p>In my <span id=\"urn:enhancement-71a9e752\">opinion<\/span>, this method is appealing for several reasons. Firstly, it allows me to plan ahead, giving myself clear visibility on all the tasks I need to complete on a given day.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, it means that I schedule regular breaks \u2014 and isn\u2019t this what productivity experts always say one must do?<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, I really like the idea of spending short bursts on a particular task or project. It makes the working day far less monotonous and actually helps me concentrate more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, it\u2019s given me yet another chance to get away from odious to-do lists, which in my opinion, are an unimaginative way to help one remember what needs to be done but do little in the way of prioritizing or incentivizing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_is_it_trending_now_though_All_my_feeds_are_filled_with_tomato_nonsense%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b>\u201cWhy is it trending now though? All my feeds are filled with tomato nonsense!\u201d<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I explained all of this to my editor and he finally seemed to get what I was going on about. He did, however, insist on knowing why\u00a0this productivity method was now back in fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it is strange that an old-time management technique is suddenly making a splash in our digitally-driven work lives \u2014 but in a way, I think it\u2019s more needed now than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it: in many ways, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> has allowed us to work more effectively but it\u2019s also increased the number of distractions we\u2019re faced with every day.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s Slack, email, or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, the truth is that we\u2019re constantly having to fight to stay focused. I for one can\u2019t tell you how many times an innocent tap on an Instagram notification has turned into hours of mindless scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>Our attention spans are getting shorter. This is why some people are so intent on doing digital detoxes or making a conscious effort to put down their smartphones during leisure time.<\/p>\n<p>So, what could be more effective, and poetic, than returning to good old fashioned analog methods in order to boost productivity? 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