The Pomodoro Technique is a time-management method that breaks work into 25-minute focused intervals (pomodoros) followed by 5-minute breaks. After 4 pomodoros, take a longer 15-30 minute break. The technique is simple: set a timer, work without interruption until the timer rings, take a break, repeat. The word "pomodoro" (Italian for "tomato") comes from Francesco Cirillo's use of a tomato-shaped kitchen timer in the 1980s.