Book description
Do you ever look at the clock and wonder where the day went? You spent all this time at work and didn't come close to getting everything done. Tomorrow try something new. Use the Pomodoro Technique to work in focused sprints throughout the day. In Pomodoro Technique Illustrated, Staffan N teberg shows you how to organize your work to accomplish more in less time. There's no need for expensive software or fancy planners. You can get started with nothing more than a piece of paper, a pencil, and a kitchen timer.
Table of contents
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Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
- Copyright
- For the Best Reading Experience...
- Table of Contents
- What Readers Are Saying About Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
- Foreword by Francesco Cirillo
- Foreword by Henrik Kniberg
- Chapter 1: One Activity at a Time
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Chapter 2: Context
- A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Zoo
- The Foundation
- The Brain Stack
- Brain Performance
- Rhythm
- Superstition or Focus Enablers?
- Conditioned and Unconditioned Reflexes
- Left Brain and Right Brain
- Savant
- Hyperactivity
- Working Memory
- Association Machine
- Succession and Duration
- Dreaming
- Absorbing
- Food-and-Sleep Clock
- Flow
- Arousal
- Procrastination
- Heroism and Guilt
- Regulatory Process
- Thin Slicing
- Embrace Change
- Paradox of Choice
- Self-Reflection on Context
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Chapter 3: Mechanics
- A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Library
- Learning the Technique
- Stages
- Deming-Shewhart Cycle
- Tools
- Try It Now: Make an Activity Inventory Sheet
- Finding the Starting Point
- Morning
- Try It Now: Make a To Do Today Sheet
- Commitment
- Direct and Immediate Feedback
- Prospective Memory
- The Now List
- Break
- Detach
- Set Break
- Itinerary
- Activity Completed
- Abstract Time Unit
- Recording and Processing
- Try It Now: Recording
- Kaizen
- Right Here, Right Now
- Self-Reflection on Mechanics
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Chapter 4: Interruptions
- A Cucumber and an Artichoke Speak on the Phone
- Keeping on Course
- Attention Deficit Trait
- Avoid LIFO and BPUF
- Sustainable Pace
- Interruption Strategy
- Internal Interruptions
- Accept, Record, and Continue
- Inverting Dependency
- It’s Atomic
- Constant Internal Interruptions
- External Interruptions
- Protect the Pomodoro
- Visualize and Then Intensify
- Void
- External Interruptions Strategy
- Interruption Notation
- Aware of the Extent
- Self-Reflection on Interruptions
- Chapter 5: Estimate
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Chapter 6: Adapt
- A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Movie Theater
- Tweaking
- Simple Tools
- Index Cards
- Administrative Pomodoro
- Sound and Shape
- Length of Pomodori
- Length of Breaks
- Progress Sheet
- Priority Tournament
- Inbox to Zero
- Repeated Reviews
- Daily Mind Map
- Prescriptive and Adaptive
- Ring Disquiet
- Self-Reflection on Adapt
- Chapter 7: Team
- Appendix 1: Process Map
- Appendix 2: Resources
- Appendix 3: Afterword
- Bibliography
Product information
- Title: Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2009
- Publisher(s): Pragmatic Bookshelf
- ISBN: 9781934356500
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