Is it really possible to work for 2 or 4 hours without a break? Do you prefer pomodoro-style work, with short breaks?

I prefer pomodoro. I work best when I know I can get a break. Sometimes I get really engaged and then I can work for a long time

I think it is if you success to focus deep without feeling in burden or stressed. For me, it depends how much I enjoyed that task (which is not always possible) and how much I get concentrated during completing it.

Working longer with shorter breaks increases my ability to get my task done and with the short breaks I am able to concentrate better on what my next move should be. And I am able to execute the plan.

This is going to be a short answer, but, it is how distracted you get easily. Just do some deep work. And no distractions!

It is possible to work longer but i prefer to work for around 1 hour non stop and 10 min break time. Pomodoro is too short for me. If i stop to take a break every 25 min i loose my motivation to continue to work. When I tried different durations for focused work, i saw that 50min to 1 hour is my optimum focus time. Then i need a short break. I can work like this upto 4 hour and then i need a longer break like a lunch breaj of around 45 min.

If I’m motivated and rested then I tend to work for 2 hours and then take an extended break of around 20 minutes, but I wouldn’t work more than 2 hours without a break. I use the pomodoro technique frequently for this, sometimes I skip the mini 5 min breaks if I’m in a flow, but I always take the long break after 4 pomodoros (2 hours). I’m doing a PhD and find self motivation to work very difficult, so the pomodoro technique really helps, I can say to myself ‘just do one pomodoro and see how you feel’, this always gets me started. Recently though I’ve read that 52 mins focused time then a 17 min break has been shown to be the most productive/optimal so I’m thinking of adjusting my pomodoro timer to these times and giving it a go. Hope this helps.

I prefer pomodoro-style work. I tried to longer work session several times, but fail or exhaused so cannot lasting to evening. I’m researcher so many people advise me continuous work is efficient, but I can’t.

2 hours is OK, it works (of course, coffee, tea etc is included)...4 not - 4 hours is too long range, I do not have such long tasks

It may be possible, but it probably won’t be sustainable as a habit. There would be risk of repetitive or ergonomic injury. I need short stretch breaks every so often.

I don’t know how people work for long periods of time. I set myself specific tasks or amounts of time to work before taking a break. My work sessions are usuallyanywhere from 5-30 minutes. I find that looking forward to a break makes me more motivated to get the tasks done.