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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.0&return_msg=38120.7"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.11">11</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=38120.7">uuuurrrgggh</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="38120_7_11_10"> <a name="a38120_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_38120_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2011 14:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mouse <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2011 15:18"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 11</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.7">38120.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.4">38120.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Why is it pretty good?<br /> <br /> The Pomodoro Technique requires that tasks fit into neat 25 minute slots, which of course they don't.<br /> <br /> It doesn't have an answer for if something would take 27 minutes (vs something that might take 35, and is ok to interrupt).<br /> <br /> It requires 5 minute breaks which are a perfect opportunity to get distracted on a PC, and just dithering about otherwise.<br /> <br /> and so on - does the app help with that?<br /> <small>(and don't tell me the timer is configurable, because it still needs to be preconfigured)</small><br /> <br /> <br /> When I'm awake, I can progress ok with a "work until I need a wee" technique, which simply involves drinking every so often, until I need a wee, then finishing off what I'm doing, and cramming in a few other tasks, before it's too much effort not to wet myself, so I go to bathroom.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.7&return_msg=38120.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38120.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38120_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_38120_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Gobfounded (YVE)<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2011 14:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2011 16:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 11</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.8">38120.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.2">38120.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I can't move it either. Odd.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.8&return_msg=38120.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38120.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38120_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_38120_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mouse<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2011 15:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2011 16:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 11</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.9">38120.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.7#a38120_7" target="_self">38120.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Thinking about it, maybe it's not for you...<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 15 Jan 2011 15:19 by MOUSE</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.9&return_msg=38120.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38120.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38120_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_38120_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2011 16:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mouse <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2011 18:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 11</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.10">38120.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.7#a38120_9" target="_self">38120.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span><br /> <br /> I would like it to be - when I first heard it described (by a very productive developer) it sounded great - having a clear plan of what needs doing, having regular short breaks interspersed with longer ones, working solid without any distractions, and so on.<br /> <br /> But what I think I need is something more targetted/integrated at how I work - something connected to the IDE that waits for you to finish typing and/or save a file before deciding if to interrupt, where I can commit a change, mark a task as completed, and it then says "after you've tested that, your next task is..." or "time for a break; here's a five minute article to read" or "go have a walk" or whatever.<br /> <br /> Of course, odds are nobody has created anything like that yet, so at some point I'll have to have a go myself, but I've got too much other stuff that must come first.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.10&return_msg=38120.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38120.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38120_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_38120_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mouse<span class="message_time">15 Jan 2011 18:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jan 2011 18:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 11</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.11">38120.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38120.7#a38120_10" target="_self">38120.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>I don't tend to stop immediately after a podomoro finishes if I'm on with a task. Rather I find for me it carves up time into chunks that I'm motivated to fill.</p> <p> </p> <p>Not really read much around it but I've found it very useful.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38120.11&return_msg=38120.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38120.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>