The Pomodoro Technique. Can a Tomato Make You More Productive!
Every now and then I come across tools or techniques that profoundly change the way I do things in my my business, This is one of those things. The Pomodoro Technique was introduced to me by my friend and mentor Ryan Deiss. It was so valuable (and also FREE) to me I have decided to share this technique with my friends and subscribers.
In the late 1980’s, a student by the name of Francesco Cirillo (the creator of the technique) was looking for a way of improving his study habits. He took a Tomato-Shaped kitchen timer (hence the name Pomodoro, which is Italian for tomato) and found that if he broke his tasks at hand into 25-minute sessions, now known as Pomodoros, followed by a 5-minute break, and then took a longer 15-minute break after four Pomodoros, he was able to concentrate fully on the tasks at hand and be more productive during that time . In turn The Pomodoro Technique was created.
The technique is simple to use, easy to learn and an extremely effective time management tool. It basically is a technique you would use to break up your time in 25 minute increments (now known as a pomodoro) followed by a five minute break. After four Pomodoros you would take a longer break, beetween 15 to 25 minutes – sometimes longer if needed. Along with that it allows you to estimate and record your time to better understand your time managment. This allows you to evaluate your time and work on specific areas or tasks that are not productive., and challenge yourself or change your pomodoros so that they become productive.
Dwight D Eisnehower once said “Its not the plan that matters its the planning” If you would like to have more focus on your tasks and actually have a plan for time mangement using this technique please type in your name and email below and I will send you Francesco Cirillo’s book on The Pomodoro Technique, as well as all the worksheets, and not to mention: FOCUS BOOSTER a Free downloadable application for your very own desktop Pomodoro.
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