I think self-control should be valued higher than self-restriction. With self-restriction I mean blocking bookmarks (hindering you), not muting the phone (removing outside distractions). To me this self-improvement through shedding responsibility is scary. It's the same for fitness tracker that tell you when to do. (I have to admit there is some grey area in between though. Some habit forming can be beneficial ((e.g. allways riding the bike to work))
Personally I like small breaks between the tasks, but only if I change work contexts anyways. Do people really have a problem just riding the flow and not heading off to hackernews mid-task (honest question)?
edit: here I especially don't get the "pomodoro" technique where you are interrupted by your own alarm every 20 min.
Btw: noisy music works wonders for me sometimes (other times it's Bach I admit, but even than: loud Bach)
Personally I like small breaks between the tasks, but only if I change work contexts anyways. Do people really have a problem just riding the flow and not heading off to hackernews mid-task (honest question)?
edit: here I especially don't get the "pomodoro" technique where you are interrupted by your own alarm every 20 min.
Btw: noisy music works wonders for me sometimes (other times it's Bach I admit, but even than: loud Bach)