![]() ![]() I have 3 sheets on my record sheet spreadsheet. The record sheet I keep in a spreadsheet (I use Numbers from iWork). At the end of the day, I use the back of the page to draw up my memory map for the day. There’s usually enough space between those boxes and the item that I use that for marking interruptions. I write down each task I want to do that day in pen and then I draw empty boxes in pencil to the right of it, each box indicating a pomodoro I think it will take. I try to leave at least 7 boxes free on the right hand side so I can draw in the pomodoro boxes. I leave 4 boxes empty to the left of each entry in case I need to add a U (unplanned) or small note to a task. Grid paper is my favorite type of paper for notes, and it works very well for the Todo sheet. My Todo sheet is done on a large spiral notebook of grid-paper. Some non-work related items I can get done during the day, but others are just good notes to myself that I can read each day and give myself reminders like making dinner plans for the week or calling the dentist. I also try to write down everything I can think of, even if it isn’t work related but I want to get it done at some point. I sometimes put my estimated number of pomodoros next to each item, but not always. ![]() ![]() At the end of the day I cross of anything that was completed on my Todo sheet for that day so that I can just look at the uncrossed entries when deciding what to do at the start of my day. The sheet often extends to multiple pages. I write down entries of things to do, one per line. These items add a lot of organization to my workflow along with preventing me from forgetting tasks I may have been working on.įor the activity inventory, I use a fairly basic legal notepad. By artifacts I mean the Activity Inventory, the daily Todo sheets, the memory maps, and the Record sheet. ![]() I think the first and most important one is the artifacts that the technique produces. There are many aspects of the pomodoro technique that I really like and that have helped me over the last month. The main idea is that for those 25 minutes you should be focusing 100% to the task at hand and avoiding internal and external distractions as much as possible. Work is divided into 25 minute chunks called pomodoros that are separated by 5 minute breaks. The technique was my own decision to improve myself as far as time management and work efficiency.Ī quick intro for those who don’t know: The pomodoro technique is a time management system for minimizing multi-tasking along with prioritizing activities. I had been bouncing a bit too much from task to task as new tasks get added on by management, and older tasks would get forgotten about until they were asked about again. I decided to give the technique a try to see if it could allow me to focus more on my work. This made me interested enough to read the Pomodoro Technique Illustrated book. I was first drawn in to the concept by an article in the free PragPub magazine. There were several reasons why I started to use the pomodoro technique. While I think that using pomodoros has increased my productivity overall, there are still some gaps that I have yet to discover ways of filling. I think that after a month of use I can provide an evaluation of the technique what I find good about it along with some of the negative sides. It has been one month as of today that I started using the Pomodoro Technique at work in an attempt to increase my productivity. ![]()
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