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Pomodoro Timers
Work in one clean interval, then rest. Classic 25/5 or the longer and shorter variants people actually use.
The interval is meant to be indivisible. If it breaks, the convention is to void it and start fresh rather than pause and resume, because the count only means something if every one was unbroken.
- Pomodoro TimerTwenty-five minutes of work, five minutes off, and a longer break after four…
- 15 Minute PomodoroA shorter pomodoro for tired days, restless afternoons and tasks you are…
- 25 Minute PomodoroThe original interval. One pomodoro is indivisible: if it breaks, it does…
- 30 Minute PomodoroA half-hour interval that lines up neatly with a calendar. Thirty minutes…
- 50 Minute PomodoroThe 50/10 variation, for writing, coding and anything that needs a long…
- Pomodoro Study TimerThe pomodoro method applied to revision: one subject per interval, breaks…
- Pomodoro Work TimerPomodoros for the office: batch the interruptions, protect the interval, and…
- Pomodoro Break TimerThe five minute break, timed properly. Stand, move, look out of a window,…
Choosing between them
The variants differ only in the length of the interval, so choose by how long your work takes to warm up. Twenty-five is the original and suits most tasks. Fifteen is for tired days and jobs you keep circling. Fifty suits writing and code, where twenty-five minutes tends to end just as the work starts flowing. Whichever you pick, the rule that makes the method work is that the interval stays unbroken.
Start with the 15 minute timer
If you are not sure which length you need, the 15 minute timer is the one most people reach for. It is short enough to start without thinking about it and long enough to finish something.