The Pomodoro Technique

the long version

For many people, time is an enemy. The anxiety triggered by “the ticking clock”, in particularwhen a deadline is involved, leads to ineffective work and study behaviour which in turn elicitsthe tendency to procrastinate. The Pomodoro Technique was created with the aim of using timeas a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do the way we want to do it, and to empowerus to continually improve our work or study processes. This paper presents the PomodoroTechnique as defined in 1992 by the aut