it's another to have it proven in a rigorous scientific experiment
Y'know, I don't think there can ever be a rigorous scientific experiment which will show, definitively, that running a pomodoro timer is more effective than not running a pomodoro timer, generalizable across all people, times and situations. But why the hell would you want that anyway?
If you're curious about the pomodoro technique, try it out. Get a timer, sit down and do some work, take a break. At the end of the day, see whether you've had an unusually productive day. If you have, then super, try it again tomorrow! Eventually you might return to normal as the novelty wears off. Or you won't.
It's pointless to wait for someone to do a fancy-pants study on a thousand people, when all you really care about is whether it works on you. This isn't an AIDS vaccine, here -- it's okay to do the science on yourself.
Y'know, I don't think there can ever be a rigorous scientific experiment which will show, definitively, that running a pomodoro timer is more effective than not running a pomodoro timer, generalizable across all people, times and situations. But why the hell would you want that anyway?
If you're curious about the pomodoro technique, try it out. Get a timer, sit down and do some work, take a break. At the end of the day, see whether you've had an unusually productive day. If you have, then super, try it again tomorrow! Eventually you might return to normal as the novelty wears off. Or you won't.
It's pointless to wait for someone to do a fancy-pants study on a thousand people, when all you really care about is whether it works on you. This isn't an AIDS vaccine, here -- it's okay to do the science on yourself.
PS. I feel the same way about diets.