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Nicely done. Does anyone else get anxiety from watching the timer get close to 0 and not being nearly done with you've set out to do in the pomo?

by tra3 4y ago

varispeed 4y ago
Same, I can't use pomodoro technique because it creates anxiety without actually helping in anything. What I learned to do is just work when I feel like it and so take the break - trust my instinct.
jabroni_salad 4y ago
This is one of the reasons I'm using skedpal. I just make the task longer and it reshuffles all my other tasks to make room. Not just good for adhd, I also have trouble with my boss being way too chatty and blowing up my time boxing. Also since my tasks are on the calendar the 'what am I going to do next' decision paralysis is taken care of, and since they all occupy some amount of linear time they are real objects instead of just a virtual infinity list.
- philsnow 4y ago
  Thank you for mentioning skedpal. I had never heard of it, and in the last week I've been thinking through the design of a very similar thing... the shininess of which is distracting me from working on the thing I actually want to be working on. Maybe I don't have to build the thing I was thinking about building.
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nvarsj 4y ago
Yes... in my experience, flowtime is a much better approach for creative work. [1] It's like an inverted pomodoro. Set a timer and track how long you work. When your work has a natural break (you pushed some code, etc.), pause the timer and take a break based on how long you worked. 1: https://medium.com/@UrgentPigeon/the-flowtime-technique-7685101bd191 https://medium.com/@UrgentPigeon/the-flowtime-technique-7685...
Zetice 4y ago
Are you supposed to try and complete things in the pomodoro? I don't even try.
- tra3 4y ago
  I don't think so. However I do have a list of things I want to do, so I break them into pomodoros and I'm always surprised when I don't get close to finishing my stuff.
  - crimsontech 4y ago
    Is this because you think it won’t take as long as it does or because you get distracted during the pomodoro?
    - tra3 4y ago
      Because things always take longer. "Finish this feature" is scheduled at 2 pomos but in hindsight really needs 20. So then I have a choice to blow through my carefully arranged schedule and finish things, or leave work hanging. Haven't solved this one yet.
      - z3t4 4y ago
        I just have one priority and keep working on it until its finished or something else become the priority.
ParetoOptimal 4y ago
You might like third time: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wrong-with-pomodoro https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wro...
- philsnow 4y ago
  > you can’t expect others to obey your tomato This gave me a good chuckle

Nicely done. Does anyone else get anxiety from watching the timer get close to 0 and not being nearly done with you've set out to do in the pomo?

by tra3 4y ago

Nicely done. Does anyone else get anxiety from watching the timer get close to 0 and not being nearly done with you've set out to do in the pomo?

varispeed 4y ago

Same, I can't use pomodoro technique because it creates anxiety without actually helping in anything. What I learned to do is just work when I feel like it and so take the break - trust my instinct.

jabroni_salad 4y ago

This is one of the reasons I'm using skedpal. I just make the task longer and it reshuffles all my other tasks to make room. Not just good for adhd, I also have trouble with my boss being way too chatty and blowing up my time boxing. Also since my tasks are on the calendar the 'what am I going to do next' decision paralysis is taken care of, and since they all occupy some amount of linear time they are real objects instead of just a virtual infinity list.

philsnow 4y ago
Thank you for mentioning skedpal. I had never heard of it, and in the last week I've been thinking through the design of a very similar thing... the shininess of which is distracting me from working on the thing I actually want to be working on. Maybe I don't have to build the thing I was thinking about building.
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nvarsj 4y ago

Yes... in my experience, flowtime is a much better approach for creative work. [1] It's like an inverted pomodoro. Set a timer and track how long you work. When your work has a natural break (you pushed some code, etc.), pause the timer and take a break based on how long you worked. 1: https://medium.com/@UrgentPigeon/the-flowtime-technique-7685101bd191 https://medium.com/@UrgentPigeon/the-flowtime-technique-7685...

Zetice 4y ago

Are you supposed to try and complete things in the pomodoro? I don't even try.

tra3 4y ago
I don't think so. However I do have a list of things I want to do, so I break them into pomodoros and I'm always surprised when I don't get close to finishing my stuff.
- crimsontech 4y ago
  Is this because you think it won’t take as long as it does or because you get distracted during the pomodoro?
  - tra3 4y ago
    Because things always take longer. "Finish this feature" is scheduled at 2 pomos but in hindsight really needs 20. So then I have a choice to blow through my carefully arranged schedule and finish things, or leave work hanging. Haven't solved this one yet.
    - z3t4 4y ago
      I just have one priority and keep working on it until its finished or something else become the priority.

ParetoOptimal 4y ago

You might like third time: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wrong-with-pomodoro https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FDCJ2BfAT9qJGrpFa/what-s-wro...

philsnow 4y ago
> you can’t expect others to obey your tomato This gave me a good chuckle