I am curious about the length people choose. 25 minutes feels short for me, so I tried between 45 minutes and 1 hour of work time. I just can't seem to find the period that works just fine for me.
I think you can be flexible. If you feel you can work 45min and you have a good task for it... then why not.
But then you can switch to 25 min and do some other type of tasks.
I know what you mean. 25 minutes were quite short for me too, but I got used to it over time. A good opportunity to practice this technique for me was kanbanflow.com. Works well if you want to get a better overview of your tasks.
The only problem I have with the Pomodoro technique is interruptions in the office.. Sometimes you just can't prevent them and you're focus is gone.
This is how I feel about this technique when it comes to development work. With anything else, I can block things in chunks, but with coding, once I'm in flow I want to keep going. So the real question is, figuring out how to maximize this flow state while still having consistent breaks in between 🤔
I am curious about the length people choose. 25 minutes feels short for me, so I tried between 45 minutes and 1 hour of work time. I just can't seem to find the period that works just fine for me.
I think you can be flexible. If you feel you can work 45min and you have a good task for it... then why not.
But then you can switch to 25 min and do some other type of tasks.
I know what you mean. 25 minutes were quite short for me too, but I got used to it over time. A good opportunity to practice this technique for me was kanbanflow.com. Works well if you want to get a better overview of your tasks.
The only problem I have with the Pomodoro technique is interruptions in the office.. Sometimes you just can't prevent them and you're focus is gone.
themuse.com/advice/the-rule-of-52-...
This is maybe the reason, I tried this too and it worked for me better than the Pomodoro technique.
Interesting. I have to figure this stuff out. I know I can be way more productive than I am right now.
This is how I feel about this technique when it comes to development work. With anything else, I can block things in chunks, but with coding, once I'm in flow I want to keep going. So the real question is, figuring out how to maximize this flow state while still having consistent breaks in between 🤔
Update: for a few days, I have been doing 45 minutes work/15 minutes break. I like it better than the 25/5. I'll see how long it lasts