Monday 19 September 2011

Time Management

Where does all my time go...?

I recently found a way to manage my time better via the Pomodoro Technique. It breaks down your time into chunks of 25 minutes and teaches you a system to keep track of your time for tasks that you need to do...like a research paper that I'm supposed to be writing now lol.

The ebook on the method is available on the link provided, or you can click here to download it. The method is named after the Pomodoro (Italian for Tomato) timer that is often used in a kitchen to keep track of time.

So that's 25 minutes of pure concentration time. And then a break of 5 minutes. If you have to break or do something other than the task while the clock is ticking, then you don't get to record a tick next to the task. One tick =  One Pomodoro. See how many Pomodoros it takes to complete your task. You get to take a 15 min break every 4 pomodoros.

The good thing about this is that there's an iphone app, so you can download it to keep track of your progress and productivity. It's called the Pomodoro timer. There's a more advanced version of the app for the ipad, but I haven't tested that yet. It looks really nice though., with in built features to keep track of tasks and to prioritise them as well.

Stay focused,
Echelon

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