![]() ![]() If you have under four checkmarks, take a short 3-5 minute break. ![]() When the timer goes off, place a check mark by the item. Set a timer for a set period of time to work on the task, in which you will give the task your undivided, full attention (the original method uses 25 minutes, I like 15 minute “chunks”). Decide which you are going to focus on now. Identify the activities that need to be done (optional: guesstimate how much time they will take). It doesn’t get much simpler than that! How the Pomodoro Technique Works The original technique was meant to use just three tools: a pencil or pen, paper, and a kitchen timer. You can read more about the history of the technique here if you are interested. The Pomodoro Technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo. What I need is a good Jedi mind trick to gamify those tasks I don’t enjoy.Įnter My Yoda… the Pomodoro Timer Technique As a creative person, my mind can come up with a million ways to move around the mundane. I am sure there are people who love doing dishes, filling out expense reports, filing insurance claims, cleaning toilets, or doing any of a number of monotonous routine tasks that simply must get done… but I am not one of them. And let’s face it - we all have things that we would rather not do, that have to get done, so we can get to the stuff we are excited about doing. After all, life is complicated enough without making things hard on ourselves. I am not saying that you shouldn’t have your own system(s), but rather, I like to keep things as simple and accessible as possible. My answer sometimes surprises folks who expect me to give a long explanation of how they should incorporate lean tools and techniques into every aspect of their lives complete with their own personal version of the Toyota Production System House. ![]() As a lean practitioner, I often get asked… ![]()
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