Pomodoro technique
What it means
The Pomodoro technique is a way of working in short timed sprints: 25 minutes of focus on a single task, a five-minute break, and a longer break after four rounds. It takes its name from the tomato-shaped kitchen timer its creator used. The fixed interval makes starting easier, because you only commit to 25 minutes, and the breaks keep fatigue from building up.
How to use it
Pick one task, start the timer and ignore everything else until it rings. If 25 minutes feels too long, start with 15; if you are in flow, stretch to 50. Plan your pomodoros inside a larger time block rather than instead of one.
Try it: what you write, what LifeOS does
- “today at 3pm pomodoro session on the report” → An appointment today at 15:00 in your plan, with a nudge when the first sprint should start.