<P> The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s . The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks . These intervals are named pomodoros, the plural in English of the Italian word pomodoro (tomato), after the tomato - shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used as a university student . </P> <P> The technique has been widely popularized by dozens of apps and websites providing timers and instructions . Closely related to concepts such as timeboxing and iterative and incremental development used in software design, the method has been adopted in pair programming contexts . </P> <P> There are six steps in the original technique: </P>

Set a timer for 2 hours and 10 minutes