Today’s readings led me down a slightly different rabbit hole. I’ve found 2 new feeds to which I’m now subscribed and a new (to me) Ted-like YouTube feed that I’ll try to follow – though, admittedly, I prefer to read.

In light of this Lifehacker article about the Pomodoro Technique, I’ve found a new YouTube channel to follow. I’m going to give the Pomodoro Technique a try this week as part of an attempt to create good habits consciously. Oh, yeah… check out this on that topic.

To get me started, I’ve downloaded the Android App, PomLife Lite.

I really like the idea behind the Pomodoro Technique and how it can be applied to my work environment. My department does agile programming and many of the projects require us to become intimately familiar with large projects in short order. A targeted, focused approach such as that advocated by Pomodoro is perfect for our department. Further, I’ve been wanting to try a modified version of the scrum technique in my programming efforts and this fits well with what I have in mind.

I’ll keep notes as to my thoughts on the Pomodoro technique and post them in the comments section, here. stay tuned.