# Murat Demirbas - My new pomodoro workflow (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/42811428) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Murat Demirbas]] **Full Title**:: My new pomodoro workflow **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [muratbuffalo.blogspot.com](https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-new-pomodoro-workflow.html) **Host**:: [[muratbuffalo.blogspot.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2024-08-01]] **Created**:: [[2024-08-03]] ## Highlights - The way she worked with students was that she would dedicate herself solely on a student/paper for the duration of an entire week. That week, she would avoid thinking or listening other works/students. This is because, she wanted to immerse and keep every parameter about the paper she is working on in her mind, and grok it. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j46psxd2grw46jwnz9tgn4f5)) ^753028639 - I now have a three phase Pomodoro cycle: 4 minutes of prePomodoro, 22 minutes of Pomodoro, and 4 minutes of postPomodoro. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j46pv29ka9xnvsrg7740wgzp)) ^753028675 - In the prePomodoro, I plan about what I will do, how I can go best about it, and how I can take an alternative and more productive route. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j46pvvqkby279nrhc82hy9w3)) ^753028689 - In the postPomodoro, I first do a celebration routine; I stretch and walk around. This helps for associating positive feelings of accomplishment with a hard focused studying session. I then review my performance, and critique myself. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j46pw8bkk451r0fj8gkxz6yy)) ^753028703