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我从来无法在计时器上保持足够的专注。分心的诱惑总是很强烈——而且由于很容易忽视计时器，我常常会这样做。在未能遵循番茄工作法后，我会感到恼火、沮丧，并自责。不久，这个 routine 就会崩溃，我又会回到我习惯的工作方式——没有界限或计时器。然后我有了一个顿悟：专注于计时器让你与自己展开了一场斗争。由于很难对抗自己潜意识中的微反应和习惯，最终你会感到沮丧。死板地遵循计时器是错误的目标。真正的目标应该是定期休息——专注会自然而然地随之而来。为了验证这个想法，我创建了“Windows黑屏”——一个强制我在固定间隔内将屏幕黑掉几分钟的应用程序。通常是每20到30分钟黑屏3到5分钟。这种强制性的定期休息不仅改善了我的身心健康，还显著提升了我的生产力——而且没有任何沮丧。我的专注力也得到了提升，方法很简单：我从30分钟的间隔开始，然后逐渐缩短，直到找到一个我可以保持清晰、无干扰专注的时间段。我发现这对我来说比经典的分层番茄工作法更有效。你怎么看？

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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?

反番茄钟技术：专注于休息，而不是盯着计时器