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我以前用计时器的时候，总是难以集中注意力。总是有各种诱惑让我分心——而且因为很容易忽略计时器，所以我经常这么做。在没能坚持番茄工作法之后，我感到恼火、沮丧，并且开始责备自己。很快，这个方法就瓦解了，我又回到了过去的工作方式——没有界限，也没有计时器。后来我顿悟了：专注于计时器会让你陷入与自己的斗争。由于很难对抗自己潜意识中的微小反应和习惯，最终你会感到沮丧。死板地遵守计时器是错误的目标。真正的目标应该是定期休息——专注力会自然而然地随之而来。为了验证这个想法，我开发了“Windows黑屏”——一个可以强制让我的屏幕定期黑屏几分钟的应用程序。通常，我每隔20-30分钟就会黑屏3-5分钟。这种强制性的、定期的休息不仅改善了我的身心健康，还极大地提高了我的工作效率——而且没有了那种挫败感。我的专注力也得到了提高，这要归功于一个小技巧：我从30分钟的间隔开始，然后逐渐缩短，直到找到一个可以保持清晰、无干扰专注的时间段。我发现这比传统的、基于层级的番茄工作法更有效。你觉得呢？

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I’ve never been able to maintain enough focus on a timer. The temptation to get distracted is always strong—and since it’s easy to ignore the timer, I often did.After failing to follow the Pomodoro method, I’d feel irritated, frustrated, and blame myself. Soon enough, the routine would fall apart, and I’d go back to working in my usual way—without boundaries or timers.Then I had an epiphany: focusing on the timer forces you into a battle with yourself. And since it’s hard to fight your own subconscious micro-reactions and habits, you end up frustrated. Sticking rigidly to a timer is the wrong goal. The real goal should be taking regular breaks—focus will follow naturally.To test this idea, I created "Black Screen for Windows" — an app that forcibly blacks out my screens for a few minutes at regular intervals. Usually, that’s 3–5 minutes every 20–30 minutes.This practice of enforced, regular breaks has not only improved my well-being but also dramatically boosted my productivity—all without the frustration. My ability to focus improved, too, with a small hack: I start with a 30-minute interval, then gradually shorten it until I find a span of time in which I can maintain clean, distraction-free focus.I find this works better for me than the classic tier-based Pomodoro.What do you think?

反番茄工作法：专注于休息，而非盯着计时器