Pomodoro and Productivity Tools – Why not more integration
March 28, 2018 Leave a comment
I have taken a short break from building my AI Bot due to work. Sometimes priorities take over. Which led me to wanting to make a quick note.
I have been using many productivity tools over the years: currently I use OmniFocus more than others. I have tried Things 3, Todoist and other apps. All very good and do things somewhat differently.
I am also waiting to see what happens with OmniFocus 3 this year.
I have also tried many Pomodoro technique apps on my computer or iPhone or iPad. I love the way it helps to focus and chunk your time.
The question I have is why are the two practices not more tightly integrated. I would hope that if I had a task in OmniFocus I was working on ( whether i allocate time slices or not to it ) that I could initiate a Pomodoro time window to work on the task.
All of the current productivity tools are lacking this integration point. I do realize many people may not use the Pomodoro technique to do work but I would think that there is a large group of people wanting this functionality.
There have been attempts to integrate through things like Vitamin-R and other apps, but it is awkward and not tightly integrated in a seamless way.
I am still hopeful and holding back purchases until someone steps forward to do this integration of GTD and Pomodoro to allow us to be more productive in an active direct way.