"I'm very goal oriented, but i don't feel like, at least the way you originally framed the question, that i'm missing out by not savoring," he says. The pomadoro technique was invented by an italian engineer who had a problem with procrastination. "At the risk of short changing your brisket, i'm going to go with the same ball park answer I gave myself 95 % in that tiny, little sliver of time where you're not pursuing some goal."