The Pomodoro method has saved millions of projects, careers, and destinies. It is the most powerful weapon against procrastination and the simplest way to focus on complex tasks. Many books have been written about it, but the one whose annotation you’re reading right now is the first and only one written by the author of the original method. Francesco Cirillo came up with it when he was studying in college. Since then, he has run thousands of trainings and coaching sessions, teaching people productivity “with the tomato.”