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After four pomodori are done, take a long break (typically 20 to 30 minutes) instead of a short break. Once the long break is finished, return to step 2. For the purposes of the technique, a pomodoro is an interval of work time. [1] A goal of the technique is to reduce the effect of internal and external interruptions on focus and flow.
The technique is the namesake of a Pomodoro (Italian for tomato) shaped kitchen timer initially used by Cirillo during his time at university. The "Pomodoro" is described as the fundamental metric of time within the technique and is traditionally defined as being 30 minutes long, consisting of 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of break time.
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When awake, brainwaves are faster during the first half of the cycle which corresponds to feeling alert and focused. During the last 20 minutes brainwaves slow and as the body feels dreamy or tired. In this phase the body is being readied for the alertness that comes at the beginning of the following cycle.
Body doubling or parallel working [1] is a strategy used to initiate and complete tasks, such as household chores or writing and other computer tasks. [2] It involves the physical presence, virtual presence through a phone call, videotelephony or social media presence, [2] [3] of someone with whom one shares their goals, which makes it more likely to achieve them. [1]
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a personal productivity system developed by David Allen and published in a book of the same name. [1] GTD is described as a time management system. [2]
"The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo[1] in the late 1980s." Specifically, it was invented on a September afternoon in 1987, as per his book The Pomodoro Technique: The Acclaimed Time-Management System That Has Transformed How We Work by Francesco Cirrilo, 2018 edition, p. 11:
A power nap, also known as a Stage 2 nap, is a short slumber of 20 minutes or less which terminates before the occurrence of deep slow-wave sleep, intended to quickly revitalize the napper. The expression "power nap" was coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas. [2] The 20-minute nap increases alertness and motor skills. [2]