Pomodoro Technique Illustrated

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Movie Theater

Cucumber:

Hey Art! What’s up, man?

Artichoke:

Now that I’ve been doing the Pomodoro thing for a week, I’ve invented a derivate that I call PomdoroButt.^[40]

Cucumber:

Pomo...what?

Artichoke:

Well, I’m doing The Pomodoro Technique right out of the box…

• …But, my iterations are two hours. I really want to progress.

• …But, I have no problem with activities lasting for weeks as long as I feel that they are important. Breaking them down just gets me more things to keep in mind.

• …But, I don’t use a kitchen timer. If I use timeboxing, I always have to stop while in the flow.

• …But, I don’t retrospect at the end of the day. I know I’ve found the optimum process now.

Cucumber:

Have you heard of the Dreyfus ...