![]() ![]() Zen Habits is a good place to start, and won't cost you $24.95. If you've never encountered personal time management for projects before, this book will help, and probably won't hurt.īut everything in it can be gotten for free elsewhere. There are just so many better guides out there. There are the silly illustrations, and an ill-fated attempt to meld mind-mapping with a sound and well-known time management technique, and really ridiculous dialogues at the beginning of each chapter, but the basics are sound. Which more or less makes this book worthless. This books is called "The Pomodoro Technique - Illustrated," because it's basically a re-write, with amateurish crayon drawings, of Francesco Cirillo's 1990s chapbook, "The Pomodoro Technique," which is available online, as a PDF, under a Creative Commons license, downloadable for free. The Pomodoro Technique - Illustrated is one of those self-help books of which I am excessively fond, seeing as it's all about turning yourself into a productivity machine and not wasting your life away. This personal approach to timeboxing is at the core of the Pomodoro technique and this book is filled with advice on how get started and how to tailor it to your own needs. Set the timer and start on your next Pomodoro. Learn to work less and accomplish more using nothing more than paper, pencil, and a simple kitchen timer. Your mind won't wander when it is fully engaged in short bursts of focused activity. You'll apply successful techniques from software engineering to identify what you should be doing today and to help you achieve your goals. ![]() The Pomodoro Technique puts you back in charge of your day. You'd like to tell everyone to leave you alone, but most of the interruptions are coming from you! You think of a phone call you need to make or a web site you need to check and before you know it you're answering email, checking twitter, and finding a million other things to occupy your time. ![]() Your list is a mile long and you find yourself getting interrupted every other minute. You have so much you need to accomplish today. You can get started with nothing more than a piece of paper, a pencil, and a kitchen timer. There's no need for expensive software or fancy planners. In Pomodoro Technique Illustrated, Staffan N teberg shows you how to organize your work to accomplish more in less time. Use the Pomodoro Technique to work in focused sprints throughout the day. Do you ever look at the clock and wonder where the day went? You spent all this time at work and didn't come close to getting everything done. ![]()
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