Pomodoro: Increasing Productivity within working individuals using Pomodoro

Abstract

With so many digital distractions these days, low productivity is an issue that a lot of young people face today. This study aims to investigate the causes, effects, and looks towards a solution to the productivity crisis in the working class of this generation. While there are many distraction management applications already available digitally, but the issue remains, that when the smartphone is in close proximity to the user the user will get distracted, thereby lowering productivity & attention span. This paper we will investigate the effect smartphones have on user productivity by studying the need hierarchy with regards to the smartphone thereby minimizing the unnecessary use of the mobile phone during working hours. The solution that this study works towards uses a system revolving around Pomodoro; a productivity management system, this showed a significant improvement in user productivity which was indicated by task completion within our target user group. These results add weight to the hypothesis that when the mobile phone is in close contact with the user, productivity decreases & this is where the Pomodoro pod increases user productivity while creating a productivity monitoring system that can be scaled onto the scope of an entire organization.