This straightforward time management technique can help you stay focused and cross everything off your to-do list.
Enter: The Pomodoro Technique.
Cirillo first developed this system as a university student trying to get more done in less time.
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When time’s up, take a five-minute break before starting another 25-minute session.
use it to your advantage in other creative and effective ways.
Trying to finish a book club book before the meeting this week?
Set that timer and get ready to turn pages.
Or maybe you moved homes and have to unpack a mountain of boxes.
Whip out a timer and get to work.
Doing things in short, but intense burstscoupled with rewarding microbreaksmakes any task more manageable.