Add new note: Pomodoros

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+title = "25 minute Pomodoros do not work for me"
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+I use the Pomodoro technique when I have trouble getting started and staying
+focused on tasks.
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+This is how it usually went in the past:
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+1. _00:00_: I start my Pomodoro timer and my favorite playlist.
+2. _00:30_: I start to work on the task, building a mental model, perhaps.
+    Or writing something on my blog.
+3. _10:00_: I make some progress, take some notes.
+4. _15:00_: I'm starting to get into the zone.
+5. _22:00_: In the zone, the outside world doesn't exist, nothing can stop me now.
+6. _25:00_: BEEP BEEP BEEP
+7. And I'm no longer in the zone.
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+25 minute Pomodoros don't work for me and I didn't realize that until a
+few weeks ago. Maybe this can also be generalized so far that 25 minute
+Pomodoros don't work when you want to get into the zone for longer.
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+I now use 50 minute Pomodoros with 5-10 minute breaks and the change has
+been very noticeable.