The Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s, structures work into short, focused intervals separated by breaks — named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he originally used. The classic pattern is simple:

• Work for 25 minutes, fully focused on one task.
• Take a 5 minute break when the alarm goes off.
• After four rounds, take a longer break — 15 to 30 minutes.

The timer opens set to 25 minutes — press Start to begin a round. When the alarm sounds, use Reset and the 5 minute preset for your break, then repeat. Because your custom presets are saved locally, you only have to set the 5-minute break preset up once.

Twenty-five minutes is short enough that starting doesn't feel daunting, but long enough to get meaningfully into a task. The scheduled break isn't a distraction from the work — it's what keeps focus sustainable across several rounds instead of burning out on the first one.