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Pomodoro Timer
About the Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique was invented by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer (pomodoro is Italian for tomato). The method is simple: work in focused 25-minute intervals separated by short breaks. After four intervals, take a longer break.
The default cycle
Work session → 25 minutes of focused work
Short break → 5 minutes (after each session)
Long break → 15 minutes (after every 4 sessions)
Customize durations in Settings. Press Space to start/pause, R to reset.
Why it works
- ⏱️Time-boxing creates urgency — knowing you only have 25 minutes makes it easier to start and stay on task.
- 🧠Regular breaks prevent mental fatigue and actually improve focus and retention over long sessions.
- 📵Each interval becomes a commitment to ignore distractions — notifications, messages, multitasking — for just 25 minutes.
- 📈Counting completed sessions gives you a concrete measure of how much deep work you're actually doing each day.
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