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What is a Pomodoro?
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A Pomodoro Timer
For more detailed information on using Pomodoro technique to avoid distractions and increase productivity, visit the references listed at the end of this page.
Introduction to the Pomodoro Technique
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- 25 minute periods of undistracted work on a single task at a time. Each work period is referred to as a single "Pomodoro," and the participant marks each successful Pomodoro to encourage uninterrupted work;
- Short breaks (3-5 minutes) after each Pomodoro; and
- A longer break (15-30 minutes) after each set of 4 Pomodori.
Fans of the Pomodoro technique find that it allows them to set aside distractions and that by measuring and rewarding uninterrupted work sessions, it tracks and encourages their productivity. Mr. Cirillo's website has multiple tools for getting started with this technique, including a blog and links to Cirillo's book detailing the entire Pomodoro technique.
Using Habitica with the Pomodoro Technique
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Pomodoro Habits for Single Pomdoro and Set

Pomodoro Dailies

Pomodoro Rewards
Pomodoro Tools for Habitica
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If you use the Pomodoro method, the following tools can help you integrate Habitica into your time-management routines.
Habitica Chrome Extension
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Chrome Extension Pomodoro integration options
- The Tomatoes integration functions, but increments the "combo Pomodoro" task once for each Pomodoro and does not increment the basic Pomodoro task at all.
- The Pomodoro Tracker integration correctly updates both basic and combo Pomodoro tasks once per appropriate task, but also creates one negative check on the basic task at the end of each task or break, which typically creates two inappropriate negative checks for every appropriate positive check.
Android Pomodoro Integration
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Clockwork Tomato settings page
In order to do so, install Tasker, a paid utility for Android devices that takes programmed actions triggered by phone events and configure Tasker to access Habitica's API interface using the Tasker-habitrpg JavaScript code. At that point, it is possible to configure Tasker to trigger Habitica tasks automatically based on compatible Android Pomodoro timers such as Clockwork Tomato or Pomodroido.
For more information on using Clockwork Tomato with Tasker and Habitica, see Android Pomodoro Integration. For information on linking Pomodroido with Habitica, see Blnk2007's guide to integrating Pomodroido here.
Integration with Ugo Landini's Pomodoro app for Mac
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Note that Ugo Landini's version is no longer in the App Store and hasn't been improved since 2013, so you may want to use Marta Kostova's fork, which is available in the Mac App Store as "Timer" - or one of the several Pomodoro timers listed on Softpedia.
There is an AppleScript that you you can set to run on each completed Pomodoro in Ugo Landini's pomodoro app for Mac (github:):
curl -X POST https://habitica.com/api/v3/tasks/:taskId:/score/up -d \"\" -H \"x-api-user: ____your_value___\" -H \"x-api-key: ____your_value___\""
You can also replace "up" with "down" for cancelled timers. Get :taskId: by running the following command in Terminal, searching for your task name, and finding the "id" or "_id" of that task:
curl -X GET https://habitica.com/api/v3/tasks/user -s --compressed -H "Content-Type:application/json" -H "x-api-user: ____your_value___" -H "x-api-key: ____your_value___"
You can optionally add a 2nd line to the AppleScript like:
display notification "Thy long quest progresses" with title "Congratulatons!"
This script was created by Tom Ash, inspired by an earlier version by Ryan Deussing.
LordGrowl's Google Tasks and Habitica Webpage
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One tool to assist in integrating Pomodoros with Habitica is an html sequence written by LordGrowl and explained in more detail in the Keep. 
An example of the LordGrowl frames