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Issue #299  (Alternatives to the Pomodoro Technique) 11/04/24


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If you're looking for alternatives or variations on using the popular Pomodoro technique during your work days, you might want to check out a Hacker News thread from earlier this year where a user asks, What are some alternatives to the Pomodoro technique?

The user also wants to know if anyone has had problems using the Pomodoro technique and even suggests an alternative called Flowtime.
 
Pomodoro desk setup

The suggestions in the thread are quite interesting, including using a reward-based system along with Pomodoro where the user rewards himself with sugar-free sweets to provide incentive.

There are other variations on the Pomodoro technique suggested so you may want to check some of those out if you want to use Pomodoro but haven't found it to be too effective for you yet.

Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!

 

 

Tools & Apps

Notion Boost — A Chrome and Firefox extension to make Notion more productive using 20+ customizations like sticky outline, small text/full width by default, scroll to top button, hide slash command menu, and more.

PortableApps.com — An open-source solution that provides a portable software solution for Windows and Mac that allows you to take your favorite software with you.

Etherpad — A native app for Windows, Mac, and Linux that is a highly customizable open source online editor, a Google docs alternative, that provides true real-time collaborative editing.

Gold Hits New Peak as the Fed Cut Rates — Experts predict that a recent bullish trend for spot gold that peaked at 2,687 per troy ounce may continue, so it may be smart to get in now before prices keep climbing.     sponsor  

Loop Habit Tracker — A mobile habit tracker for Android that features daily reminders, beautiful charts, and insightful statistics to maintain good long-term habits.

Sublime — An app to save anything including links, highlights, notes, articles, books, podcasts, videos, images, PDFs, using cards and collections in a simple and attractive interface.

ReviewMeta — Copy and paste an Amazon product link and this tool will analyze the product reviews to filters out the reviews that the algorithm detects may be unnatural.
 

Articles & Resources

Can Listening to Music Make You More Productive at Work? — Includes discussion of how to find what works for you, but the general consensus is that whether it can help you depends on multiple factors.

4 Simple Habits to Transform Your Weeks — Some quick and easy suggestions that you may have considered, including tips on defining wins, energy awareness, daily management sprints, and building a vision daily.

Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Prime Membership — Maximize the value of your Amazon Prime membership by uncovering 10 lesser-known benefits that can transform your shopping, streaming, and saving experience.     sponsor  

How to Overcome Productivity Guilt — A short piece for those who often feel guilty for not working on something 'more important', guilt that's often misplaced.

What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything — If just the thought of being productive tires you out, you'll relate to the author's feelings here and you might enjoy the suggestions.

Tap Into the “Hemingway Effect” to Finish What You Start — What a great suggestion, which is to stop projects at “an interesting place” and when “you know what’s going to happen next", allowing you to have motivation to complete a task.

Standing Desks Do Not Reduce Risk of Stroke and Heart Failure, Study Suggests — Based on research involving more than 80,000 adults in the UK, and the study authors suggest scheduling regular movements that offer more activity than simply standing.

Suggestions?

Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X (@LouisLazaris) and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.

Stay productive!

Louis
techproductivity.co
@LouisLazaris

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