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Re:The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What W... by 40acres on Thursday August 16, 2018 @11:07AM (#17775257)
I use pomodoro and find it helps my productivity more than hinder it. Mind you I show signs of ADHD (working w/ a doc to get a diagnosis now) so pomodoro might no be for everyone but I find it allows me to slice out some time to really focus and not let myself get distracted.

When time is of the essence I simply skip the 5 minute breaks but continue to work using the pomodoro.

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Re:The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What W... by azeirah on Thursday August 16, 2018 @11:26AM (#17775446)
According to Russel Barkley (well known and central figure in the ADHD scientific community), you should definitely take short breaks every so many minutes.

He recommends 3 mins for every 10 minutes of work, but that's for children.

I think you'd want be interested in watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0

Definitely check out his other work as well, listening to his talks is like reading my own diary... except translated to scientific language

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