![]() ![]() I truly believe everyone can benefit from this technique so there might be something that you’re missing. What if you have tried it but it didn’t work for you? If you haven’t tried the Pomodoro Technique yet, I highly recommend you try it out today. “Oh, I’m just going to do this for 25 minutes” and it’s not uncommon for people to want to continue to work. By setting a short timer (and 25 minutes is really short) you give yourself a reason to get started and to fight the initial resistance. This is where the Pomodoro Technique really shines. It’s often the initial resistance that’s holding us back but once you get past it, it’s often very easy to complete your work. Before you knew it, you kicked yourself in the head because it was actually not that bad to finish the task and you wished you started it earlier. One day you decided you start it anyway – even if it was only a few minutes. There was this one task you dreaded and procrastinated on for hours, maybe even weeks. I’m sure you’ve experienced this yourself. What Francesco and others have discovered is that when you complete a small chunk of work, you build momentum so that you will feel more productive which in itself leads to getting more work done. ![]() People with ADD/ADHD find this technique very powerful. You’re not allowed to do anything else but work on your task.īy setting this constraint, a lot of people find it very freeing to know that they can focus on just one thing and then do other stuff once the timer is over. Once you know what you need to do, set a timer for 25 minutes and all you do is work on your task during that time.
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