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The Pomodoro Technique is a winner for quite a few of us. Also reading up on perfectionism might be interesting (hint: it often doesn't end with a perfect resu
by eitland 13y ago
The Pomodoro Technique is a winner for quite a few of us.
Also reading up on perfectionism might be interesting (hint: it often doesn't end with a perfect result but it is always time consuming.) YMMW.
- graeme 13y agoYeah, I use pomodoro. I'm thinking more of productivity over a 1-3 day period. Maybe I just need better default habits, when I use pomodoro consistently I'm very productive. I don't think I'm a perfectionist, and agree it is to be avoided.
- jaggederest 13y agoI don't think there is a way to consistently improve your total output without side effects. I worry that this chase for productivity always comes with negative fallout, and people neglect it when pursuing 'more output'. Better output, perhaps? More output? Probably unsustainable.
- tehwalrus 13y agoThe drawback with pomodoro in Programming is Flow - If it takes even 5 minutes to "ramp up" your brain back into the problem space, then you're throwing away 10 minutes every half hour (and that estimate was highly optimistic) - and you're doing that deliberately. Much better to eliminate distractions, in my experience (selective site blocker, headphones with white noise or coffee noise or wordless trance, and an IDE that never stalls.)
- Bjartr 13y ago>IDE that never stalls Why I hate Eclipse