The Pomodoro Technique is a time management technique that helps you to focus on tasks in an effective way. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management technique that helps you to focus on tasks in an effective way. It was originally created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s and was later popularized by author of The Four-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss. The first step of the Pomodoro Technique involves timing out your work into intervals, typically 25 minutes each. You then take a short break before starting another interval. After four intervals, you take a longer break of around 45 minutes to an hour or so before repeating the process again.