One of the things I have realised after I started using the Pomorodo technique, is that I am very bad at working on one thing at the time. Not working and chatting, or checking emails and so on, but continue and finish working on one task without working on other problems also.
So I set a mark at the task I'm working on, when I start, so I don't get tempted to shift between them :-)
Showing posts with label pomodoro technique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pomodoro technique. Show all posts
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
How do you keep the pauses short with the Pomodoro Technique?
After half a day of using the Pomodoro technique, it seems that my biggest problem is to keep the breaks between the pomodoro's (or is it pomodori as it would be in Italian) short. Because my purposeful going away from work always enters in a conversation with a colleague which everybody knows takes a lot more than 3-5 minutes in Rome, or reading an article online...
On the other hand it also seems a bit hash to start putting a clock on the pauses... hmm what to do?
On the other hand it also seems a bit hash to start putting a clock on the pauses... hmm what to do?
Doing the pomodoro technique.
Today on facebook I saw a friend mention a new agile technique called the pomodoro technique. Since Im doing a lot of documentation these days, and not really that motivate, I tought that it would be fun to try.
I found a pomodoro-technique-in-5-minutes post.
After skimming the post, I am now ready with my pen, three sheets (Records sheet, Activity Inventory sheet and To Do Today sheet), to start out using this pomodoro technique.
Still feel a bit unsure about the Records sheet, but hopefully Im going to figure that out in my first pomodoro: "Read the pomodoro technique book". Since I have a lot to do I will only allow one pomodoro for this, and read the rest later.
book is downloadable here: http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/.
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So first pomodoro is finished, and I read concentrated in his book about how to continue using his technique. First I love the fact that it is an Italian who came up with the idea, living in Rome I don't really feel that Italians have much need for structuring their time too carefully.
Francesco Cirillo explains that you should add a "'" in your "To Do Today" sheet when ever you get an impulse to do something else, checking email, check facebook ect. and write it down on your list of things to do either on the "To Do Today" list or the Activity Inventory sheet if it doesn't need to be done today.
Even if I only read the first 20 pages of the book (45 in total) I see I need to priorities my work day a bit, and focus on the things I need to finish, and read the rest of the book tonight ( should I put it on the Activity list :)).
http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
I found a pomodoro-technique-in-5-minutes post.
After skimming the post, I am now ready with my pen, three sheets (Records sheet, Activity Inventory sheet and To Do Today sheet), to start out using this pomodoro technique.
Still feel a bit unsure about the Records sheet, but hopefully Im going to figure that out in my first pomodoro: "Read the pomodoro technique book". Since I have a lot to do I will only allow one pomodoro for this, and read the rest later.
book is downloadable here: http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/.
...
So first pomodoro is finished, and I read concentrated in his book about how to continue using his technique. First I love the fact that it is an Italian who came up with the idea, living in Rome I don't really feel that Italians have much need for structuring their time too carefully.
Francesco Cirillo explains that you should add a "'" in your "To Do Today" sheet when ever you get an impulse to do something else, checking email, check facebook ect. and write it down on your list of things to do either on the "To Do Today" list or the Activity Inventory sheet if it doesn't need to be done today.
Even if I only read the first 20 pages of the book (45 in total) I see I need to priorities my work day a bit, and focus on the things I need to finish, and read the rest of the book tonight ( should I put it on the Activity list :)).
http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
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