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A comment on Ask HN: Do you use the Pomodoro technique?.

Re:Ask HN: Do you use the Pomodoro technique? by Dutchie987 on Thursday July 11, 2024 @02:27PM (#40939275)
I don't use it. Somehow I'm constantly checking how much time remains. Can't get into the flow. And if I do get into any kind of flow state, the last thing I want is to get interrupted by a timer.

I think it might work great for physical work. Remembering to stretch or take a break. But, for me, not for any type of brainy work.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you use the Pomodoro technique? by wruza on Thursday July 11, 2024 @03:06PM (#40939582)
Yep, sounds like a nightmare to me. I can’t focus if there’s an appointment in less than five hours. The perspective of having a 25 min timer makes everything futile.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you use the Pomodoro technique? by muzani on Thursday July 11, 2024 @06:04PM (#40941010)
It was great for mental labor too, like data entry. But these days, you can toss all the tedious mental stuff to a LLM.
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