Split a Pair Temporarily
Sometimes you come to a point where the emerging task is more of a search-and-investigate nature, not a normal constructive collaboration task. Then it could be easier to split up for a Pomodoro. “I look for this, you look for that, and then we meet again after the next Pomodoro break.” Still, when you work independently, you need to be in sync if your ambition is to resume pairing later.
Say my work partner needs to take a longer break from our shared work task. Maybe he’s scheduled for a meeting for the next 35 minutes. When he tells me this, I ask him whether I can go on solo with our joint work task for one Pomodoro. ...
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