If you are looking for a way to hack your brain into productivity, read on as I share what I do to get more done faster.
My backstory with the pomodoro technique
When I was first getting started online, working from home, the two first major issue that I faced was:
1- Time management
2- Information overload
Not only I had headaches from the amount of information I was digesting but I also had this feeling that I accomplished nothing at the end of the day. It took me years to perfect my strategy to get things done and this is why I'm excited to share with you one of those elements that truly helped me feel like I was actually more the ball forward in my business and life.
What is the pomodoro technique?
The Pomodoro Technique was invented in the early 90s by developer, entrepeneur, and author Francesco Cirillo. Cirillo named the system "Pomodoro" after the tomato-shaped timer he used to track his work as a university student.
I use https://tomato-timer.com as my personal pomodoro but you could also get the old fashion handheld tomato timer if that helps.
If you are more the video type. Here is an amazing video that explains it in much more details.
Why does it work?
I found myself being able to get things done way faster when I started using the pomodoro technique. The reason I believe lies in the Parkinson Law. The Parkinson law state that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
By giving one self a short period of time to complete a given task, we force ourselves to become more efficient and finding shortcut to complete it.
Of course, you can go into much more details as you can see in the video above. But if you want to bring this to the next level, I suggest you look into this article from lifehacker.
Conclusion
I will be talking about information overload in a future article, for me it was a major problem that took me a year to resolve but before I talk about it, I had to talk about the pomodoro because it helped me management the time that I dedicated at gathering information.
I love the Pomodoro for my writing, it helps so much. I also like Freedom or another program that blocks social media during my sprints. Great post!
Hello @cryptoctopus, thanks for sharing this amazing tip with us all. I was really not aware of this technique.
I work at home and time management is really a big issue for me, i get disturbed the whole day. I do think by using this pomodoro technique, it will surely help me out!
Putting deadlines is what i have started recently, and it has started to help me progress.
Thanks so much!
@progressivechef
lifehacker and u great combo my friends <3
kind seniors like u help us newbies to get motivated whole day thanks :) @cryptoctopus <3
this technique will be very helpful to get work done
Thanks for sharing. Didn't know about this technique! I'll start applying it as soon as I go back to work! :) Resteemed!
I'm gonna try it doggy style!
Sorry, I up voted my own reply. Guess I'm the only one who thinks it's funny! :-D
Very interesting, it might help to improve my effectiveness at work as a project manager :) Cheers!
amaizing and many interested pomodoro technique @cryptoctopus sir and sure i will use this next and hope get some better result in my work also so good to share it sir...really u come back with this great tip and also i m waiting ur album sir
Please consider taking a look at my recent post, because ur most likely upvoting the same person multiple times. https://steemit.com/steemit/@droucil/busted-observing-one-hell-of-a-steem-commentator-miner
I usually flag link dropping when it is not related to the content.
I can understand that, that is why I didn't just drop a link. It's just that I saw the same people being upvoted in ur post again.
they kind of write all wrong but as long as it is kind of related to what I write, I upvote. thanks for the concern.
@cryptoctopus
Wao this Pomodoro technique seems very interesting and productive
It's an ideal technique for those who need to regain a rhythm of production
I will be interested in very close
Great share !!!
Thank you very much !!!
Upvoted ;)
@geemo-from-paris
Actually pretty cool. I might have to check this out.
wow u come back with ur new and greatest information and this the first example of ur work after come back ur honymoon sir
Heard of this so many times but I didn't actually know what it was. Looks like a great tool, I might have to give it a go!
Its a great way to get organised at work
I never heard about this tehnique. Thanks for sharing this info. Upvoted :)
I have not heard of the pomodoro technique so far, it is very simple to use and I will test it too.
I've never heard of pomodoro before. But now I'll try to use such a timer.
Nice technique @cryptoctopus sir, It is an effective way to achieve a balance between quantity and quality, The pomodoro technique is actually pretty simple to use. thanks
intrested method actually all of us need this fantastich method to improve our progress in our daily work
Great post @cryptoctopus sir, with the use of pomodoro technique i really able to calculate the value of my time. it's really useful technique thanks for sharing.
This is really great. I always find myself jumping from one task to another, or will spend so long on a task that I feel exhausted. This is really valuable stuff for people who work from home like me. Thanks for the tips!
It's a wonderful idea and it has been working throughout my pregnancy for me , it's going to be tough getting back out in the real world after the baby is born
Great one !
wanna try it asap.
thanks for the sharing .👍
cool trick man hope we next get more from u like these informations
i might try this technique and hope it will help me to do all my do list , because last month im super lazy and its hard to focus on things then you need to do like 1000 different things. Im working from home so there is usually no time restriction for my tasks, so mb this 25 minutes will help me to success:)
Smashing technique @cryptoctopus sir... Definitely wanna try it.. You have very creative
writing skills.. 😊
Thanks for the sharing great information.. 👌👍
Upvoted.. ☺
I love the Pomodoro technique. I try to break up all my tasks into 25 minute increments. Do you find it hard to keep your breaks to 5 minutes?
I tend to take 10 and actually do something different like cleaning the home today for example ;-P
Haha, yes I do as well, sometimes I can get lost in my "break" ;D
This deserves some attention. Upvoted and resteemed :)
Honestly saying, this is my biggest problem - to focus on a task and avoid skipping to the next one. I never really paid to this attention and continued to work in this manner for a long time. I have used another technique - splitting big goals into small ones and this strategy helped me a lot. Pomodoro technique is something new for me, thx for sharing it. It looks very simple, but I a have a feeling it might be very efficient. I will certainly try it out.
thank you for sharing this one. this is a good post and I can't wait to use the Pomodoro technique. I hope it will work for me to. Have a nice day :)
The Fly Lady's cleaning system is based on this, and it's really effective. Thanks for sharing!
Very good information....
exellent and really a knowledgable post today u share with this great trick to manage time with work and get a good result to use this @cryptoctopus
really a wonderfull technique i read it first tiem and i really dont know this exciting tecgnique and also thanx so much to share this amaizing and many helpfull technique with the video sir
I really benefitted from your article @ cryptoctopus
A very particular technique. That until today I listen, but if you served, I will be pending for the next delivery
wonderfull thecnique u share with us this is the bes post for help me in today sir
need to try
Well it's your upvotes lol, not mine, don't have to get upset by flagging me...
This Technique is totally Brilliant to be honest such an amazing way to increase productivity by being more efficient
Thanks a lot to your that you shared it with all on steemit :)
Will surely follow pomodoro technique .
Please share such type of contents more and more so that the newbie like me can learn.
Thanks
Well i don't work from home (yet). But i wil take this info to hearth. I definitly see potential in the future. And maybe this might work in my daily job aswell. I have alot of paper work to deal with and sometimes i feel a little overwhelmd by it. This might give me a little breading between them.
I'm giving it a try!
Nice useful post @cryptoctopus sir, this life hack pomodoro technique is so effective to overcome our time related problems, i am glad to learn and use this technique to manage my time. thanks for sharing.