More time for Open Source work with the help of the Pomodoro Technique
summary
Pomodoro Technique gives concrete extra time for open source by forcing 25-minute focused pomodoros with 5-minute breaks and a physical kitchen timer to enforce them. The claim: timeboxing sharpens focus, reduces internal and external interruptions, and preserves work-life-open-source balance. Actual results cited: maintained a plugin, co-founded a user group, organized a conference and wrote a book — these projects succeed after applying the method, and even one pomodoro per day makes measurable progress.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:22OS is complicated
- 2:04Getting into OS
- 2:57Path
- 4:09A burden
- 7:35Eurucamp 2012
- 8:28Book about Padrino
- 9:39Conflict with time and normal life
- 11:33Problem 1
- 12:35Internal disruptions
- 15:47Problem 2
- 16:29Francesco
- 19:52The Kitchen Timer
- 24:35Give love back
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