[gituliar]

I gave pomodoro a try years ago, but failed. It simply doesn't fit my personality, don't like deadlines and time pressure.

Instead, I put my tasks in a Moleskine notebook, mixed with other notes and ideas of mine. In front of each task I put a square box, to be checked when the task is completed in the future. Usually tasks are 1-2 hours long, they are for evenings, longer tasks are for weekends. It's crucial to keep tasks small, no longer than 1 day of work, so split big tasks into small. This is crucial, as abstract tasks lead to procrastination and make you lose focus. The checkbox gives satisfaction when done and remains in the notebook, so that you can see a lot of completed by reviewing your notes.

I use this technique for 3 years now and it works for me. Not sure if it's known by other name as I came to it myself. Hopefully, this can be useful for others as well.

[contctlink]

It's 2 different things to have a to-do list and use the Pomodoro technique.

The first one is made to plan your day and clear your mind, whereas the latter is made to help you go through that list while being as productive as possible.

You can totally use both

[gituliar]

> You can totally use both

Definitely, some can use both.

Again, it very much depends on the persona. All I need to be productive is a clear to-do list and no destruction, to focus on my work. No extra techniques, like Pomodoro, is necessary in my case.

[d1sxeyes]

Sounds a lot like bullet journaling.

If you can get past the washi tape and calligraphy brigade, and sprinkle a few reviews/mid-term plans, it’s actually pretty effective (at least I have found it so).