In my youth, my grandmother would frequently comment on the price she would need to pay for tomatoes. The state of the world at the time was indicated to her by what she paid for tomatoes. If tomatoes were too high then things were bad. Reasonably priced tomatoes was a good sign. The tomato was her standard.
As the years progressed, I've noticed most people have something to which they look which indicates to them the state of their world and outlook in much the same way my grandmother considered the tomato. Maybe it's the price of homes, inflation or maybe something that has little to do with economy like the weather. It could be who's president, the day of the week it is or what they have for dinner.
I came across the Pomodoro Method while I was writing my book Shut Up and Draw and have found it useful in a number of other projects which gives special meaning to my tomato analogy and begs the question, "what's your tomato?".
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