You know the Pomodoro Technique? This is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo academic in 1980. Professional looking for a way to improve their productivity and realized he could work much better doing periodic short breaks between sessions of concentration.
The most traditional way of applying the technique is to work continuously for 25 minutes and take a short break for three or five minutes. When this interval is over, you should immediately return to his duties for another 25 minutes following this cycle until your task has been completed. The four “pomodoros” (workshops), you should take a longer break (15-30 minutes).
A little extra help
However, it is not always easy to find a reliable and efficient way to schedule time for your pomodoros and intervals. And precisely why there is myPomodoro, an executable application (no installation) that offers pre-programmed reminders for you to respect the technique and increase your productivity. Basically, all you should do is run the utility, perform some basic settings (duration in minutes of each pomodoro and range) and create your task list.
The myPomodoro issue a small warning in the notifications area of ​​the operating system whenever you need to rest or return to work, depending on the specifications of time that you configured earlier. In addition, the program also has the ability to analyze the time it takes you to finish your tasks and generate automatic with a history of their productivity levels reports.
Review
The myPomodoro can be considered an excellent software, but still can not reach the feet of similar utilities and more time on the market – as the acclaimed Tomighty , for example, to offer a much more pleasant and minimalistic interface. This program, in addition to forcing the user to install the Java Runtime on your computer, has a very weak visual and gives the sensation of carelessness on the part of its developers. Icons, and menus in general are poorly crafted and slightly confused.
Furthermore, despite allowing configuration of pomodoros and rest intervals, the myPomodoro not provide customization of alert (notification sounds like), which may annoy some people. Although the software do its duty and function properly, it is more worthwhile to use other more simple and well made ​​options like Pomodoro.me the TeamViz or own Tomighty ,
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