Can a Tomato Help You Write?

What’s keeping you from writing better? Do you have so much to do that you feel overwhelmed? Do you start to write but get distracted? Is it self-discipline you need, or are you simply unable to focus?

If so, perhaps a tomato can help.

No, I don’t mean the fruit itself. I’m talking about the Italian word for tomato—pomodoro. More specifically, I mean the Pomodoro Technique.

Created by Francesco Cirillo, it’s one of the simplest time management methods I’ve ever heard of. You will ne...