The Now List
In 1933 Hedwig von Restorff performed a set of memory experiments. Her conclusion was that a visually isolated item, in a list of otherwise similar items, would be better remembered. For example, if you read a shopping list with one item highlighted in azure blue, it’s more likely that you’ll remember the highlighted item than any of the others. This is now identified as the Von Restorff effect.
The “now list” is not another tangible artifact in the Pomodoro Technique process. It’s my name for a concept—the thing that I’m giving my attention to right now. The cardinality of my “now list” is binary. I focus on either one activity or ...
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