Jearil:

In the end, I like using the pomodoro technique. It’s fairly simple and it keeps me organized. I found a very nice simple application for the mac for measuring pomodoros so I don’t need a real kitchen timer. I like this because it’s easy to see on my computer, doesn’t get in the way, can provide the ticking sound, proper notifications, and has easy keyboard shortcuts. It’s also good that if I keep the volume at the correct level on my computer, it doesn’t irritate my coworkers like a kitchen timer would. I’m going to continue my current path of using the technique, but I might tweak some things. There are additions I would like to make to my record sheet and I still need to work out a good way to deal with smaller units of time in a useful manner. Maybe a separate series of mini-pomodoros that are tracked differently.

This is a very in-depth write up, if you are at all interested in the Pomodoro technique then I suggest that you read through this lengthy, but thorough post.

via Aspirations of a Software Developer.

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