I Stopped Using YouTube for Focus Music and My Pomodoro Sessions Got 10x Better

I run a Pomodoro timer every working day. Not because I read a productivity book. Because I kept losing 25-minute focus blocks to a YouTube ad for meal kits. The ad problem nobody talks about The Pomodoro Technique is simple: 25 minutes of focused work, 5-minute break, repeat. Francesco Cirillo designed it in the late 1980s with a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. No WiFi. No subscription. No interruptions from the tool itself. Fast forward to 2026. Most people who use background music during focus s