Pomodoro Technique Illustrated

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet at a Bar

Cucumber:

How was work today?

Artichoke:

Terrible. I didn’t get anything done.

Cucumber:

Why? Don’t you have anything to do?

Artichoke:

I do! I need to complete and deliver a new printing feature. I planned to get it done today.

Cucumber:

But you didn’t do that?

Artichoke:

No, I was constantly interrupted with requests to do other things.

Cucumber:

And were these requests more important than completing your printing feature?

Artichoke:

Actually, I don’t know. I didn’t compare.

Cucumber:

And you completed nothing—neither the printing feature nor the important requests?

Artichoke:

How could I complete so many things in just one day?

Cucumber:

I didn’t ask whether you completed many things; I asked whether ...