Through the Phases

So I’m looking into the use of Pomodora after an excellent presentation by Andrew Male with whom I’ve started a dialogue with about project management methodologies.

So far I’ve read through the cheat sheet and downloaded the book for later reading. I’ve downloaded focus booster on my PC and Macbook to time each Pomodora. I’ve also installed TaskPaper on my MacBook to maintain a list of activities. I’m still a bit unsure whether I’ll have to buy a license for that but based on first impressions I’d be happy to pay $30.

The good thing about TaskPaper is it’s simplicity and intuitiveness. I’ve grouped activities based on projects I’m working on. Everything I identify as a ‘to do today’ activity I’ve tagged with a date (american format for sorting purposes). Once an activity is complete I add a tag which highlights how many Pomodoras it’s taken me.

So far I’ve completed 2 activities and 3 unplanned activities. In the long run this should help me to estimate the time it takes to complete future activities. For now I’m effectively prioritising tasks and I actually feel much more motivated. Lets see how I get on.