When the next work interval starts, the tree begins growing anew. Zen Timer generates an animated tree which grows during a work interval, and when the timer is up, the leaves of the tree fall to the ground and rest there while it counts down to your next work period. It’s a beautiful and creative app for interval timing that immediately became part of my daily workflow. There are a variety of timers available on Mac and iOS for this, and just as I was making the effort to start implementing the technique again, I found Zen Timer. It turned out to be a huge help for me, and if it can help someone with a level of concentration as hopeless as mine, I have to believe it’s a great tool for more “normal” people, too.Īt its core, Pomodoro is a simple method of working and resting in timed intervals.
In order to get any work done, I needed more structured work time, so I gave the Pomodoro technique another go. I have ADHD, and I recently went through a snafu where my disorder was untreated for a couple of months. Zen Timer has improved my daily work life.
