December 2009
Beginner
144 pages
2h 53m
English
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A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Movie Theater
- Cucumber:
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Hey Art! What’s up, man?
- Artichoke:
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Now that I’ve been doing the Pomodoro thing for a week, I’ve invented a derivate that I call PomdoroButt.[40]
- Cucumber:
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Pomo...what?
- Artichoke:
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Well, I’m doing The Pomodoro Technique right out of the box…
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…But, my iterations are two hours. I really want to progress.
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…But, I have no problem with activities lasting for weeks as long as I feel that they are important. Breaking them down just gets me more things to keep in mind.
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…But, I don’t use a kitchen timer. If I use timeboxing, I always have to stop while in the flow.
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…But, I don’t retrospect at the end of the day. I know I’ve found the optimum process now.
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- Cucumber:
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Have you heard of the Dreyfus ...
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