How to use the online alarm clock
Twenty-five minutes is the Pomodoro interval — one focused block, then a short break, repeated four times before a longer rest. It has become the default unit of concentrated work for a reason: it is long enough to make progress on something and short enough that starting does not feel like a commitment.
It suits the local working day particularly well during Ramadan, when hours are shortened and the afternoon has to carry more than usual in less time. A pair of twenty-five minute blocks either side of a break gets more done than an hour of drifting.
It also happens to be a reasonable interval for a bake, a slow simmer, or a homework session with a child who has already done a full school day that began before eight. The preset counts twenty-five minutes from the moment you set it and sounds when it reaches zero.
Common questions
What is the Pomodoro technique?
A focus method of twenty-five minutes of work followed by a short break, repeated four times before a longer rest.