Pomodoro Technique Illustrated

Food-and-Sleep Clock

Skalman is a turtle-shaped Swedish cartoon character. His name can be literally translated as “shell man.” The most interesting thing about him is not that he wears a yellow hat. It’s not that he’s a genius with technology, logic, and chemistry, and it’s not that he invented almost everything from a space rocket to a self-walking wheelbarrow.

The most remarkable thing about Skalman is his favorite invention: the Food-and-Sleep Clock. Whenever it rings, he must do what it says. Well, he has chosen this lifestyle himself. Either the clock tells him to eat or it tells him to sleep. It doesn’t matter whether the monster is just ...