"Date of publication v1-4-1: 13 November 2009"--Title page verso.; "Vintage edition in the original format, limited release."
"For many people, time is an enemy. The anxiety triggered by 'the ticking clock', in particular when a deadline is involved, leads to ineffective work and study behaviour which in turn elicits the tendency to procrastinate. The Pomodoro Technique was created with the aim of using time as a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do the way we want to do it, and to empower us to continually improve our work or study processes"--Introduction.