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Procrastination/ Procrastination/ //Productivity Productivity
works on a concept of rewarding small increments of unadulterated concentration and productivity Its recipe requires a task, a timeline, broken down into 25 minute chunks, followed by 5 minute intervals or Pomodoros!
It is important to set a timer for the 25 minute periods as well as the pomodoro periods as this technique relies upon the urgency that'll drive a personwhentheyarebeingrundownbyaclock.This way, you are not under the impression that you have anentireweek,orday,orinmycase43hours
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However, the Pomodoro technique proved itself to be a trusty manner of maximising productivity after the fourthincrementforIbeganfeelinglessburntoutand moreorganisedwhileworkingduringthose25minute periods What further helped was having fixed sources of entertainment or relaxation during the pomodoro periods ImeanhowdoIcompletelyanentireepisode of The Office in 5 minutes really? My first few pomodoro periods were really spent in overwhelming excitement of what I could do during my duly earned pomodorotime.
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Now I was not too convinced by this strategy when I read about the theoretical idea because I am personally an 'all or nothing' student (Not that I recommend this to others) wherein, I have either not completed my task at all, or I am 4-8 hours deep into my assignment completing it all at once especially if I am neck deep in having writer's flow coursing through my system. So it was a bit hard for me to accept that I could exercise the level of patience required when limited to 25 minute increments of productivityonceyoubeginsaidstudies.
I mean realistically you should not be doing anything too stimulating at this time because its purpose is to give you a break to rewind before kickstarting again, but if you are anything like me your idea of such rewind may be watching a video for a quick laugh or catching up on messages with friends The point is, know your idea of rewinding and fix them prior to venturingintoyourpomodorostrategyfortheday!