Cirillo, F. (2007). The Pomodoro Technique. San Francisco, California. pp 38.
I think I am putting this up here more as a reminder to myself, however the value it has offered me is worth sharing.
The above quote is from the generous Francesco Cirillo via his free e-book (hot download link in the title above). The book outlines a productivity toolset that has the power to transform individual and team effort by removing one fundamental axiom from how we all define time: Becoming. That’s a shitty way of saying when using the tool, one is able to stop seeing time as a dimensional abstract, where time is a force behind our own becoming—and therefore, remove the elusive, indefinite, often slipping passage of time. More plainly, if your appetitite for crushing it never fits into 8-10 hour work days—read the book immediatedly.
Am embarrased to admit that I’ve been Pomodoring (lol) for over a year and I am only now grasping the real essence of the tool. What I failed to grasp was how out-of-touch I have been with my internal drive and subsequent fatigue.
I’m learning to observe myself. Both in productive state and also while not. However, the only way this works is through effective measurement and the necessary—often painful—introspection.
Hope you’re crushing it just the same!
