POMODORO TECHNIQUE

POMODORO TECHNIQUE

1. Definitions

   • Invented by an Italian man called Francesco Cherilo in 1980’s
   • Named after tomato shape timer that his mother used to use when she was cooking
   • Pomodoro is italian for tomato
   • A system to manage time

2. How to use

   • Think the task you need to complete
   • Think about all the stages of the task
   • Write clearly to-do list on a piece of paper
   • When ready to start, set the timer for 25 minutes
   • Start working on the first item on the list

3. Rules

   • when the timers goes off, you must take a short breaks of between 3 to 5 minutes
   • one 25 minutes session is one pomodoro
   • try to move about a bit during the breaks
   • Then set the timer for another 25 minutes and keep working
   • At the end of the next pomodoro, you have another short brake
   • As you complete the item on to-do list, take them off
   • In breaks, check phone but only if we complete some of the item on to-do list
   • it is necessary to switch off the phone to avoid distractions
   • When you have 4 or 5 short breaks you can take a longer break and then you start again

4. Benefits

   • Helps peter becoming a great student
   • Getting maximum productivity from your available time
   • Can be use for studying or working
   • Very simple to follow
   • Breaking down your work into saperated jobs and then using a timer to saperate your time into period of intensive work in a short breaks
   • Stop us from wasting time
   • Work is much more effective when use timer
   • Leave us more free time