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BEATING-PROCRASTINATION5 MIN READ

Walk through a mid-sprint interruption

Apply capture-and-return decisions when internal and external interruptions threaten a Pomodoro.

Mid-sprint Lena is 11 minutes into budget work. The timer is useful only if she knows what to do with interruptions. Interruptions force decisions unless the decisions are pre-made. Pomodoro protection Capture → Continue, or Abandon honestly The sprint is indivisible unless a true urgent issue requires rescheduling. Shortcut Answer quickly and pretend the sprint stayed intact. A clean sprint or an honest reset. If-then rules reduce interruption decisions; Pomodoro preserves a bounded focus interval. 01 Message 02 Idea 03 Urgency External ping Step 1

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