Pomodoro Technique: The good and the bad. 

Pomodoro Technique: The good and the bad.

1. The Pomodoro technique has the following steps:
   1. Decide on the task to be done.Set the Pomodoro timer (typically for 25 minutes).
   2. Work on the task.
   3. End work when the timer rings and take a short break (typically 5–10 minutes).[4]
   4. If you have finished fewer than three pomodoros, go back to Step 2 and repeat until you go through all three pomodoros.
   5. After three pomodoros are done, take the fourth pomodoro and then take a long break (typically 20 to 30 minutes). Once the long break is finished, return to step 2.The challenges for people with ADHD is that:
      1. The assumption that we will be able to focus correctly after the break may be very challenged.
      2. Pomodoro can ruin an ADHD person’s ability to hyperfocus. Instead of getting lost for hours into a project the time is broken up and the project might not be got back into. If you want to do a big piece of work we recommend AGAINST using Pomodoro.
      3. However, if you’re doing small tasks and want to make sure you stop after a period and are aiming to ensure you don’t get lost into hyperfocus on them then we do recommend Pomodoro.
      4. Summary – for big projects Pomodoro can be a disaster because for many it breaks the ADHD strength of hyperfocus. For small tasks Pomodoro can be very useful in breaking focus to help avoid dropping into hyperfocus and spending too much time on something.

What do you think about this technique?