Absolutely! (responding well to the structure) I've been getting a lot out of Pomodoro too, as I just wrote about here https://doctorderek.medium.com/the-best-pomodoro-timer-app-for-android-and-ios-5f6638a49bb9

The trick for time estimation is recording the time (in a basically-effortless way) for my writing, because then not only do I feel successful but I actually learn.

You're right that there's no fighting reality! Haha