My daily routine

Unskillful attention outside of work hours harms attention during work hours

Effective deep work depends on both time and intensity

It’s easier to remain focused when collaborating live

# Pomodoro technique

In reference to my own practice:

*   [[2023-02 February]]: now a usual day is: 25m pomo for morning pages (usually ~7:30 AM); 30m meditation; then 5-6x 55m pomos, stepping down if focus is poor; finishing ~2:30–3PM ([[2024-04 April]] update: still doing this, working well)
*   [[2022-11 November]]: now using 55m pomos when starting before 10AM; 45m before noon; 25m after, following data from [[Project - pomodoro experiment]]; practically speaking this usually means my morning goes: 55 55 45 45 45 25 25 [25] \(~5.5hrs active time in ~6hrs of clock time)
*   Switched back to 25m/5m pomos in Jan 2022 as part of [[z6yUMNozmk9oamZmKFn5Ldh:::Program - finish my workday in the morning]]; focusing on longer contiguous blocks (6hr instead of 4hr, no long breaks) and higher-quality deep attention on harder tasks rather than trying to optimize efficiency
*   Switched to 40m/5m pomos on [[2021-07-12]]
    *   So goal for the morning block is 6 45m pomos.
    *   8h of working time is 12 pomos
    *   55m of break time spread within those 12
*   Switched to 35m/5m pomos on [[2020-01-22]]
    *   Goal for the morning with this block size is 7 40m pomos
    *   8h of working time is ~14 pomos
    *   65m of break time spread within those 14






