Visualize and Then Intensify

Pomodoro Technique Illustrated — by Staffan Nöteberg (78 / 132)

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External interruptions must be visible. If you are to cut down on interruptions, you first need to have facts about the type and quantity of your interruptions.

Each time you get an external interruption, reach for your To Do Today sheet, and write down a title for the activity that is requested by the interruption. Writing it down removes it from your mind, and it also assures you that it will be thought of in future planning. If you’re sure you won’t handle the new activity today, then you can write it directly on the Activity Inventory sheet and add a deadline and a ​U​ for unplanned. Or you can write it on the bottom of your To Do Today sheet, under the header Unplanned & Urgent.

Then write a dash (minus) to the right of the activity that you’re currently working on.

Finally, intensify your determination to finish the Pomodoro that you started before the interruption.

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