Ali and his friends study in Pomodoros together and set up the WhatsApp group PomSoc, the Pomodoro Society (2014)
story · status: told 2× · last event: retold (2019-05-18) · owner: Ali
Origin known from later mentions
2014 in the title is when this began; it first appears in the videos read here in 2018, so the earlier part is known only from what is said later.
About: Pomodoro Society, WhatsApp, Pomodoro technique
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-12 | told | Ali's Pomodoro study group later formed a WhatsApp group, the Pomodoro Society (PomSoc), a big friendship group from exam term that has been going for about five years. | Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students 00:04:45 |
| 2019-05-18 | retold | Ali and his friends did Pomodoros together and set up a WhatsApp group called PomSoc, the Pomodoro Society, which is still running five years later. | The Best Productivity Apps for Students 00:09:42 |
What is said about it
9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-04-12 · Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students — Ali really likes the Pomodoro technique but does not use it these days; as an undergraduate he and a group of his Asian friends did the same Pomodoros together in the Emmanuel College library. — 00:04:17
- 2018-04-12 · Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students — Ali: In Ali's undergraduate Pomodoro group a work session was called a "pom": they tapped the table once to start one, twice for a break and three times when the break was over. — 00:04:45
- 2019-05-18 · The Best Productivity Apps for Students — Ali: In PomSoc a tap on the table started the 25-minute timer, another tap at its end opened about five minutes of whispered chat, and a double tap restarted the timer. — 00:09:42
- 2018-04-12 · Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students — recommendation: a guest: A guest advises breaking a whole textbook or pile of notes into small chunks with mini goals for the day, rather than going at whatever pace. — 00:05:14
- 2018-04-12 · Motivation, Stress & Time Management - Exam Revision Q&A with Cambridge students — a guest: A guest says the quality of study time matters more than its quantity, and sets a timetable with goals for each day. — 00:05:14
- 2019-05-18 · The Best Productivity Apps for Students — recommendation: Ali calls Pomodoros a really nice way to make studying into bite-sized chunks, especially when studying with friends. — 00:10:12
- 2019-05-18 · The Best Productivity Apps for Students — Francesco D'Alessio: Francesco likes group Pomodoros because everyone takes breaks at the same time, so nobody interrupts anyone's flow; 25 minutes is not long and five minutes is the perfect break. — 00:10:12
- 2019-05-18 · The Best Productivity Apps for Students — recommendation: Francesco D'Alessio: In the Forest app the tree you plant dies if you leave the app, Francesco says, forcing you to stay off your phone while studying; he found it quite helpful. — 00:10:41
- 2019-05-18 · The Best Productivity Apps for Students — recommendation: Ali calls the journalling app Day One really good and very easy to add entries to; he keeps three different journals in it. — 00:10:41