This easy-to-follow time management technique will double your productivity

People are always looking for effective ways to manage their time and complete their work.

In the world of hustle and bustle, people are so stressed about how to complete their work on time, that they completely lose out on giving time to their personal life.

And here comes the ‘Pomodoro technique.’ This time management technique is pretty easy to follow and can help you manage your time pretty well if you are someone who gets distracted easily.

Let’s take a look at what this technique is all about, how you can follow it and why you need to.

First, you have to pick up a task, whether it’s your work project or even a household task. Next, set a timer for up to 25 minutes and work on the given task without distracting yourself even one bit. Keep all potential distractions at length. When 25 minutes is up, take a break for 5 minutes where you can drink tea, energise yourself or talk to people. This one set is a Pomodoro. This way complete 4 sets of Pomodoro and when you’re done, take a break of 15 to 30 minutes to refresh your mind. This is known as the Pomodoro technique.

This technique was developed in the 1980s and this technique has been considered to be a very effective way of getting work done. It is very easy to get started with. You just need to complete 25 minutes at first and then the next set of 25 minutes. This technique is just the right one for people who have a big task at hand. The resting time makes it easier for the person to not feel overwhelmed. This will also combat any distractions and help you resist any interruptions.

People who get distracted easily and derail their entire work should use this technique. Those who work beyond their working hours to finish the work they should have done long ago should also go for this. This technique is also effective for people who have open-ended work like research for a blog post, writing notes etc.

This technique was developed by then-university student Francesco Cirillo who was struggling to focus on his studies and complete assignments. Feeling overwhelmed, he tried to commit to just 10 minutes of focused study time. What began as a challenge developed into a proper technique. The best part about it was that Cirillo found a tomato-shaped kitchen timer to help him and ‘Pomodoro’ in Italian means tomato!