Moving to a new task in Pomodoro Timer

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Moving to a new task in Pomodoro Timer

I am new to Pomodoro Timer in Toggl Track. How can I move to a new task without starting a new 25 minute Pomodoro session?
When I finish one task and move to the next task, I have already done part of the 25 minute session. If I have to start with a new 25 minutes, it spoils the benefits of the Pomodoro workflow!

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Hi there, welcome to our community! :tada:

Great question! Thank you for posting it! :raised_hands:

We often have discussions about this topic, and we’ve decided to stick with the original Pomodoro time management system developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. This method involves breaking tasks down into (typically) 25-minute sprints, followed by short breaks.

The purpose of the Pomodoro technique, as envisioned by Francesco Cirillo is enabling a deeper focus on individual tasks without distraction.

If your workflow demands frequent context switching, consider using a shorter Pomodoro interval for your needs while still having a framework allowing you deep focus on the task at hand before swithicnt to the next one with the next interval.

I hope this helps. If you prefer a continuous session involving various tasks, we would be happy to note this down as a feature request.

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Thanks for your reply explaining this.
My work follows a pattern which doesn’t lend itself well with the method you are describing. I suspect many other workers may be in a similar situation to mine.
I want to use Pomodoro to increase focus, and also to implement frequent short breaks to keep fresh mentally. This benefits my clarity and efficiency.
However, my tasks are mostly short, and are very varied in the time they take. Many of them only take between 2 minutes and 10 minutes. It is also often hard to forecast how long each task will take - many of them are once-only tasks which don’t arise in the same way again.
Therefore I constantly need to be able to switch tasks “on the fly” within the 25 minute work periods.
I cannot simply set up specific shorter periods for my tasks, because it is generally not known how long they will take.
Even with tasks whose duration I know in advance, if I did try to setup a short period for each task, I would then lose track of the 25 minutes between breaks. So I would lose the benefit of the Pomodoro technique.
Therefore I do need continuous sessions involving various tasks. Without this, I will have to use another provider’s Pomodoro timer rather than yours.

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Heya Graham! This is a great candidate for posting in our Product Feedback section. Do you mind if I move this over there?

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Yes please Jake, do that.

Regards,

Graham

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Thanks @graham

BTW, I edited out your email signature to remove your phone number, the forum is public so best to be careful about that when replying via email :slight_smile: