When I started using Pomodoros, I quickly got the sense that I had never before actually understood what it meant to focus. For example, I learned that I don’t actually focus on the task at hand when I’m listening to music. When my “honeymoon period” ended, I had learned what focusing felt like, and learned to turn “focus” on and off without the need of the timer.
So it may just be that Pomodoros serve a transient purpose—they are a process you go through, not a tool you keep using. At least this is how it feels for me.
I can’t focus with music on at all. I’m not sure if that’s common or not. I know plenty of people who watch tv/listen to music while working, and they’re fine.
Cf when I first went on a diet some years ago, which worked spectacularly well, the main outcome (other than losing weight) was I learned to notice when I was full and didn’t need to eat more.
When I started using Pomodoros, I quickly got the sense that I had never before actually understood what it meant to focus. For example, I learned that I don’t actually focus on the task at hand when I’m listening to music. When my “honeymoon period” ended, I had learned what focusing felt like, and learned to turn “focus” on and off without the need of the timer.
So it may just be that Pomodoros serve a transient purpose—they are a process you go through, not a tool you keep using. At least this is how it feels for me.
I can’t focus with music on at all. I’m not sure if that’s common or not. I know plenty of people who watch tv/listen to music while working, and they’re fine.
Cf when I first went on a diet some years ago, which worked spectacularly well, the main outcome (other than losing weight) was I learned to notice when I was full and didn’t need to eat more.