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Here's some notes after reading the book <pomodoro-technique-illustrated>, below is some key words I think we can The overview is about Pomorodo. Please read the book to get more details if interested.

What is Pomorodo

Pomorodo is a method of time management which separates the time into one and one inseparable period called Pomorodo. One task can include one or more pomorodo, but at the most 7. Otherwise, a large taskshould is split into several subtasks because it's hard-to-track a large task. The core idea of Pomorodo is:one time, one thing. One Pomorodo, one unit.

Why Pomorodo works. F Low (heart flow) The mental state, with the following properties:clear goals, concentration and focus, a loss of the Feeli Ng of self consciousness, a distorted sense of time, the merging of action and awareness.
Arousal (Awakening) arousal is a state of heightened physiological activity. I don ' t need the peaks, and I definitively don ' t want the troughs. I want to a sustainable pace.
Procrastination (procrastination) procrastination is not because of lazy. There is three outstanding sources of procrastination: that other people force the do something against your W Ill your own pressure for making a perfect performance fear of making mistakes or receiving criticism
Paradox of Choice (the Paradox of choice) We have too many choices, too many decisions, and too little time to does what are really imp Ortant. Choosing creates anxiety, and evaluating alternatives steals time and focus. We need a rhythm such as Choosing-working-break, Choosing-working-break, and so on.
PDCA plan:identifying and analyzing the problem. Do:developing and testing a potential solution. Check:measuring How effective the test solution is, and analyzing whether it could be improved on any. Act:implementing the improved solution fully.

How to proceed Pomorodo tools A pen three kinds of paper.
steps: Planning, Tracking, recording, processing
morning-planning Choose The highest-priority activity on the-do Today sheet. Trigger a Pomorodo and focus on it.
break detach:d on ' t think about the previous Pomodoro or the next one. Absorb the last minutes of challenging thinking.
How to take a Five-minute Nap: The main goal are to recharge the brain and allow for background processing of PREVIOUSL Y assimilated information.

overviewof the rhythm.
recording and processing, the number of Pomodoro, that's completed during the day. Calculate The average amount of Pomodoro spent on one activity. Measure The average time an activity stays on the activity Inventory sheet before you handle it.
Progress Sheet-Draw a circle in the square if a task was selected that day. Every Draw a star in the ring where the activity is completed. The too A task with the much circle without ring means need to be handled.
interruptions Internal interruptions:accept, Record, and Continue. External Interruptions:inform, Negotiate, Schedule, call back.
interruptions the Add these task from Interruptionsto activity inventory.
estimate and Estimate again, maybe again. :D estimates on Your Activity Inventory Sheet.