One odd function of pomodoro timers is to viscerally demonstrate how little focused solo work is possible in a typical office environment. At Apple, 6 or 7 would be a very focused day! I felt guilty about this at first but then came to focus on using that time well.
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Now I work independently at home, and 14 pomo days are routine. It shocked me how *exhausting* that is. I'd work the same clock-hours, but end the day utterly drained. Took me a while to see that my 25th%ile day now has more focused time than any day in my entire time at Apple.
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I do 35m now, but reported in terms of 25m intervals, which is what I did until earlier this year.
Experimenting with 40m, which feels better for certain kinds of work. It's hard to say!
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