Let's take a look at how to use pomodoro technique.
A method
Every 25 minutes is 1 tomato clock, and there are only four steps in pomodoro technique.
1. tool
A pen
A kitchen timer (or mobile phone timer APP)
A blank sheet of paper (or efficiency manual, because it is used every day)
2. Today's to-do list
Every morning, on the prepared white paper, list the things to be handled that day 1, 2, 3 and 4, and then estimate the tomato clock needed for each task as today's to-do list.
Step 3 enter the tomato clock
According to the principle of "priority first", choose the most important thing from today's to-do list and prepare to start "eating the first tomato".
Turn on the timer and concentrate on what you are doing.
Note: tomato clocks are inseparable, and there are no half or 1/4 tomato clocks. Less than 1 tomato can be combined, and simple tasks can be combined. If a job is completed ahead of schedule, continue to check for omissions and changes until the tomato bell rings.
Step 4 rest
When the timer goes to 25 minutes, it will ring to prove that you have "eaten a tomato". At this time, you should immediately draw an "X" in today's to-do list for record, and then enter a 5-minute break.
It should be noted that during the break, you must put your work down temporarily, don't think about the work of the last tomato clock or the next tomato clock, and don't make important phone calls or write important emails, so that your brain can fully absorb the brain shock of the past 25 minutes.
This 25-minute work +5-minute mode can make you enter the work rhythm of "moving every time … moving every time", and you are very in the state all day.
In addition to the regular rest every 25 minutes, pomodoro technique requires a rest every four tomatoes 15~30 minutes, so as to keep full and vigorous energy.
Second, "eat tomatoes" precautions
1. If the tomato clock is interrupted
Even if 25 minutes is short, we are often interrupted by various things when we are working in the office. Interrupts are divided into internal interrupts and external interrupts.
Internal interruption: For example, when I started the Tomato Clock and was concentrating on writing a manuscript, I suddenly remembered to make an important phone call to Kelly, to have a look at the backstage of WeChat official account, and to see if I had received any new mail ... These were all internal interruptions.
The solution is to list the things that interrupt me under the "unplanned events" in the to-do list, so as not to occupy my mind, mark the interruption and continue the work at hand immediately to avoid being really interrupted.
After the completion of this tomato clock, I will think about whether to arrange the things that have just been interrupted for the next tomato clock or tomorrow.
External interruption: the working environment in the office will make us face more external interruptions, such as colleague Xiao A coming to ask you a question, or the leader calling you to attend a meeting temporarily.
These people are stopping you from drawing an "X". What you can do is to reduce the number of interruptions. If possible, ask the other party to postpone the event as much as possible, list the event as an "unplanned event" and make a record. In special circumstances, the tomato clock can only be invalidated, and a new tomato clock can be started after the matter is handled.
2. The role of recording data in pomodoro technique.
1) Reasonable estimated time
When using pomodoro technique, we recorded the tomato hours of each task. By keeping records for a long time, you can know how many tomatoes you can eat at most every day, which is helpful to make more accurate morning plans and to-do lists.
2) Split the project
When recording tomato clocks, you will find that some activities will take up more than 5-7 tomato clocks, which shows that this task is too huge and should be split up.
Dividing complex activities into several simple activities to calculate the tomato clock will give you more satisfaction and make your work easier and smoother.
3) Set your own tomato clock length
The data you recorded can help you set the tomato length that suits you, such as reducing the length of the tomato clock, 15 minutes, 10 minutes to avoid being interrupted. When I find that I can draw a lot of "X" every day, I will extend it to 20 minutes, 25 minutes or even 30 minutes or 40 minutes.
Pomodoro technique's work and rest time can be changed at will with your understanding of it.
Summarize an easy-to-remember tomato working rule:
1. A tomato clock consists of 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of rest;
2. Set every 4 tomato clocks, and then have a rest time of 15-30 minutes;
3. The tomato clock is inseparable, and there is no half or quarter tomato clock;
4. Once the tomato bell starts, you must go to the bell;
5. If a job is completed ahead of schedule after the tomato bell starts, continue to check and modify it until the tomato bell rings;
6. In case of interruption, try to protect the tomato clock;
7. If the tomato clock is definitely interrupted, the tomato clock is considered invalid, and it can't be marked with X just like it never started;
8. If there are more than 5-7 tomatoes, they will be split, and complex activities should be split into several activities;
9. Combine less than/kloc-0 tomatoes, and simple tasks can be combined.
Finally, I recommend a classic pomodoro technique study book, Illustration of pomodoro technique, which is very thin and easy to read. Let's take action at once.
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