图解番茄工作法读书笔记

Here are some notes after reading the book <Pomodoro-Technique-Illustrated>, below is some key words I think we can have an overview about Pomorodo. Please read the book to get more details if interested.

What is pomorodo

• Pomorodo is a method of time management which separates the time into one and one inseparable period called pomorodo.

• One task can include one or more pomorodo, but at most 7. Otherwise, a large taskshould be split into several subtasks because it's hard to track a large task.

• The core idea of pomorodo is: one time, one thing. one pomorodo, one unit . 

Why pomorodo works.

• F low( 心流 )

‒ The mental state, with the following properties: clear goals, concentration and focus, a loss of the feeling of self consciousness, a distorted sense of time, the merging of action and awareness.

• Arousal( 觉醒 )

‒ Arousal is a state of heightened physiological activity. I don’t need the peaks, and I definitively don’t want the troughs. I want to have a sustainable pace.

• Procrastination( 拖延症 )

   ‒ Procrastination is NOT because of lazy.

   ‒ There are three outstanding sources of procrastination:

    • That other people force you to do something against your will

    • Your own pressure for making a perfect performance

    • Fear of making mistakes or receiving criticism

• Paradox of Choice ( 选择的悖论 )

‒ We have too many choices, too many decisions, and too little time to do what is really important. Choosing creates anxiety, and evaluating alternatives steals time and focus.

‒ We need a rhythm such as choosing-working-break, choosing-working-break, and so on.

• PDCA

‒ Plan: Identifying and analyzing the problem.

‒ Do: Developing and testing a potential solution.

‒ Check: Measuring how effective the test solution was, and analyzing whether it could be improved in any way.

‒ Act: Implementing the improved solution fully.

How to proceed pomorodo

• Tools

‒ A pen

‒ Three kinds of paper.

• Steps:

‒ Planning

‒ Tracking

‒ Recording

‒ Processing

‒ Visualizing

• Morning-Planning

‒ Choose the highest-priority activity on the To Do Today sheet.

‒ Trigger a pomorodo and focus on it.

• Break

‒ Detach: D on’t think about the previous Pomodoro or the next one.

‒ absorb the last 25 minutes of challenging thinking.

• How to Take a Five-Minute Nap:

‒ The main goal is to recharge the brain and allow for background processing of previously assimilated information.

• Overviewof the rhythm.

• Recording and Processing

‒ Track the number of Pomodoro that you have completed during the day.

‒ Calculate the average amount of Pomodoro spent on one activity.

‒ Measure the average time an activity stays on the Activity Inventory sheet before you handle it.

• Progress Sheet

‒ Draw a circle in the square if a task is selected that day.

‒ Draw a star in every ring where the activity was completed.

‒ A task with too much circle without ring means need to be handled.

• Interruptions

‒ Internal Interruptions: Accept, Record, and Continue.

‒ External Interruptions: Inform, Negotiate, Schedule, Call back.

• Interruptions

‒ Add these task from interruptionsto activity inventory.

• Estimate and Estimate again, maybe again. :D

‒ Estimates on Your Activity Inventory Sheet.