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The power of Pomodoro (or, how to slice your time to stay on task)

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If there is a single conundrum of working with technology it’s how to stay on task with so many little distractions vying for your attention. How to stay focused? Well, it may be as simple as turning off notifications, trimming open apps down to only those required to get your job done, and keeping a timer ticking in the background to help keep you on task.</p><p>
To be clear, I’m not one of those “Getting-Things-Done-inBox-Zero-Make-A-List-And-Don’t-Let-Go-Until-It’s-Done” kind of folks. But, sometimes I do need a simple tool to help kickstart my focus, particularly at the beginning of a project. For that, I use a timer.</p><figure class="medium right" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject" itemid="(http://[img]http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2015/05/appstore-pomodoro-timers-100582914-medium.jpg)[/img]">
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There is a wide variety of Pomodoro timers in the App Store. You should be able to find one to your liking.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2917576/the-power-of-pomodoro-or-how-to-slice-your-time-to-stay-on-task.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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