I am not a pomodoro fan. I’m not a robot, so starting a task is the hardest part, continuing once I’m in a flow state is effortless. My most enjoyable days at work are ones where I’m left alone to work on something, I start, and just keep going. Some days I forget to eat lunch, and I usually end up naturally coming out of it after about 7 hours, but if it’s a good problem and I’m making progress it can go longer. If I do stop to go to the bathroom or eat, I don’t mentally disconnect from what I was working on, I stay in it and think about what I was trying to solve, so I can jump right back into it.

On these days I start once, and never have to overcome that barrier again. If I was using pomodoro, I’d have to overcome that barrier 16 times, and lose time/energy to having to restart and remember what I was doing. Meetings and messages from people are bad enough for interruptions, I don’t need to manufacture extra ones.

Sadly, due to excessive meetings, these days are rare, but when they happen I get so much done and feel so good afterward. Although sometimes my brain has this weird tingling sensation afterward. I’m not sure what to make of that.