"Illustration of working law of tomatoes" reading notes

Tomato working method is a kind of time management method.

based on the Deming Ring, which is the PDCA cycle:plan, define the expected results and the processes needed to achieve it;Execution( Do), implement the process, check, measure the process, compare actual results with expected results, and identify gaps;Action(Action)To analyze and improve the gap.

• Plan: At the beginning of the day, extract the most important activities from the backlog ("List of activities") and add to "today to do" to represent a self-commitment.

• Tracking: Determine the day after the event, the 25-minute tomato clock, a tomato clock to do only one thing; in each tomato clock, process indicators such as internal interruptions, external interruptions, and the number of times are collected; each tomato bell has a short 5-minute rest and a 15-30-minute rest every 3 short breaks.

• Record: At the end of the day, the data collected on the day is archived and written to the "records" table. If you track the number of interrupts, write down the number of interrupts.

• Processing: Extracts useful information from the tracked data, such as an average of several interrupts per 25 minutes.

• Visualize: Organize the information above to find out how to improve the process.

Plan at the beginning of each day, and at the end of each day, record, process, visualize, and track the 25-minute cycle.

Manage your time by using the "to do", "Activity list", "record" three tables.

"Illustration of working law of tomatoes" reading notes