Pomodoro Technique illustrated : the easy way to do more in less time / Staffan Nöteberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nöteberg, Staffan, author.

Contributor:

Cirillo, Francesco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time management--Illustrations.

Time management.

Time management--Technique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas ; Raleigh, North Carolina : The Pragmatic Bookself, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Foreword by Francesco Cirillo

Foreword by Henrik Kniberg

1. One Activity at a Time

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at a Bar

Getting Started

Bus Time

The Tomato-Shaped Timer

Try It Now: Timeboxed Activity

Max, My Father's Grandfather

Why the Pomodoro Technique?

Self-Reflection on One Activity at a Time

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

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

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

5. Estimate

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at the Races

Measurements and Guesses

Estimates on Your Activity Inventory Sheet

Wisdom of Crowds

Activity Size

Choose

Quantitative Estimate Error

Yesterday's Weather

Estimates on Records Sheet

Drum-Buffer-Rope

Self-Reflection on Estimate

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

7. Team

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet in the Conference Room

Working with Others

Timeboxed Meetings

Tracking Meetings

Pair Work Rhythm

Authorizing Pomodoro Start

Pair Pomodoro Length

Split a Pair Temporarily

Tracking Pair Work

Team Culture

Self-Reflection on Team

A1. Process Map

A2. Resources

A3. Afterword

Myself

Acknowledgments

Colophon

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781680500103

1680500104

9781680504088

1680504088

9781680504095

1680504096

OCLC:

1027206738