We're all guilty of getting distracted while we're trying to tidy up or clean our homes. It's too easy, especially with your phones right there. Enter the 'pomodoro' technique, a time management ...

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When it comes to decluttering and cleaning, procrastination seems to be part of the game. The song and dance we play with ourselves when putting off a hefty household task is an all too familiar one, ...

STEAM. NOW INTO VIDEO GAMES. HOW ABOUT PODCASTS? THIS WEEK ON THE DYING TO ASK PODCAST, DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK IS DOING A DEEP DIVE INTO SOMETHING CALLED THE POMODORO METHOD. IT’S A PROCRASTINATOR’S BEST ...

Do you often feel stressed because you seem to always run out of time when working on a project or task? Do you consider yourself a great multitasker, though you realize at the end of the day that you ...

What is the Pomodoro Technique? The Pomodoro is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The core idea is simple: you break your work into intervals, traditionally 25 ...

Maybe it’s the heatwave, maybe it’s my terrible summer sleeping pattern – recently, I’ve been struggling to focus on pretty much anything. The 3pm slump has been worse than usual. Email lines blur ...

Let’s face it – it really is a mission to concentrate on tasks and be even moderately productive some days. We’re well and truly trapped in a world of distractions right now – be they pings from our ...

When I found myself distracted during work hours and struggling to get things done, I decided to try the Pomodoro technique. Many people swear by it, so I thought I'd give it a shot. However, it ...

In the 1980s, Francesco Cirillo came up with the technique. Using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer, he'd study for 25 minutes ...