Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword by Francesco Cirillo
Foreword by Henrik Kniberg
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Process Map
Resources
Afterword
Myself
Acknowledgments
Colophon
Bibliography