Pomodoro

Technique

Time management is one of the most important skills for freelancers and business owners. This is where many of us end up either struggling to do anything or doing too much and burning out. Can you relate?

If so, our today's post is about a great method for time-management. Pomodoro Technique dates back to the late 1980s. But it is still very much working now - over 150 thousand people search for it globally every month.

Here is how it works:

  • Create a list of active tasks for the nearest future (a week is best).
  • Choose tasks for today and prioritize them starting with the most important.
  • Set a timer for 25 mins and start working. The secret is not disrupting for anything during this time!
  • Do a 5 min break and repeat: 25 min for Pomodoro work – 5 min break – and so on. After every 4 “pomodoros” do a long 15-25 min break and then start over until you complete all the take.

Despite the funny name, you will be surprised how Pomodoro technique can boost your effectiveness. And doing more things in less time is the second best thing, right? (The first best is getting paid more for doing less).

Freelancers in our team sometimes alternate it based on their stack and temper. You can try as well to make the working session longer if your tasks require more attention or you can keep focus for longer time. In this case, make the breaks longer too and try to play with the amount of "pomodoros" to find your personal effectiveness combination.

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