Yes, pomodoro is great for getting thru necessary but boring programming tasks. Tasks I have very low motivation to do, as they're maintenance oriented. Also,

Yes, pomodoro is great for getting thru necessary but boring programming tasks. Tasks I have very low motivation to do, as they're maintenance oriented. Also, I have found it useful for time-boxing household chores as well, that I've been avoiding. I also use one pomodoro a day or a week to schedule long-term goals... i.e. learning spanish or working thru an algorithms book. Try it for a week, see if it works for you.