Pomodoro Technique Illustrated

A Cucumber and an Artichoke Meet in the Conference Room

Artichoke:

I tried the Pomodoro Technique yesterday at a meeting.

Cucumber:

What happened?

Artichoke:

I wound up my kitchen timer to 25 minutes, put the clock in front of me, and then just closed my eyes.

Cucumber:

What happened when someone asked you a question?

Artichoke:

I just said, “I can’t answer now; can’t you see I’m in the middle of a Pomodoro?”

Cucumber:

How did it go?

Artichoke:

I don’t know. When the clock rang, I stepped up to the whiteboard, drew a mammoth X, and then left the room.

Cucumber:

You didn’t really do that, did you?

Artichoke:

No. Honestly, I couldn’t see how to apply the technique, so we just had an ordinary meeting.

Cucumber:

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