The Pomodoro technique has always confused me. It takes me about 10-15 minutes to get into anything that is cognitively demanding. If I used a 25 minute timer , I would never get anything done.

The only way it might help me is to get me started on something that seems to big to tackle. To only commit myself to 25 minutes seems doable. But, to have the freedom to keep going long after that time has finished.