It was developed by Francesco Cirillo. It’s simple, fun and, best of all, it works!
When I am Rich I will buy a genuine, bright red tomato timer. Until then I’ll make do with what I’ve got.
Anyone know the Italian for silver egg?
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Does a tomato have the answer?
Since my last post I’ve decided that as I can’t buy more hours for each day I’ll just have to make better use of the ones I’ve got. I wasted quite a lot of time looking at various complicated time management systems, but then I came across The Pomodoro Technique.
It was developed by Francesco Cirillo. It’s simple, fun and, best of all, it works!
When I am Rich I will buy a genuine, bright red tomato timer. Until then I’ll make do with what I’ve got.
Anyone know the Italian for silver egg?
It was developed by Francesco Cirillo. It’s simple, fun and, best of all, it works!
When I am Rich I will buy a genuine, bright red tomato timer. Until then I’ll make do with what I’ve got.
Anyone know the Italian for silver egg?
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I know several people that set timers when they get on their facebook or online games. They don't have to worry about losing track of time.
If I did that, I think I'd throw it out the window the first time it went off when I was in the middle of something good!
I'm terrible at time management, but I don't' stress about it. There's always tomorrow, or I'll be dead... Either way it doesn't matter! LOL
My gran lived to be 100. Her rule for everything was...don't plan. I guess, meaning that we don't know what life has in store for us. Anyway - in most things, I don't plan what I am going to do , I just get on and do it!!! It leads for a haphazard existence but I certainly get stuff done!
Nice to see you blogging again.
Nice to see you back and as quirky as ever.
I have read of this technique, possibly in one of these life style newspaper sections. I am not sure that having a timer go off would work for me.
Besides, I am rather cynical about the whole exercise: looking at the link makes me think that it's all a ploy to part us from our money.
Uovo d'argento is the direct translation.
I've heard of this technique before. I hope it helps you to find some time for yourself in a day. Even 15 minutes!
Jamie
Thanks everyone. I'm not organised enough to use a Pomodoro for most of my life but I am finding it useful to keep me focussed when I've got a writing deadline to meet. I'm very easily distracted!
Friko - I'm just using the idea, not the merchandise - yet.
Jamie - Thank you! Uovo d'argento. Yes, I like the sound of that!
I am pretty good with time management with only occasional lapses like blogger. I think I would probably be like Lily and throw a timer out the window if it went off when I was really into something interesting. But then I have clocks all over the house.
Good to see you again, I was out of town when you did this post.
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