Pomodoro Technique

Though I procrastinated and pushed my schedule by two weeks to write this post I saved two hours to write this post using Pomodoro technique. So to all the master procrastinators like me, here is a technique I use and you can use to trick your lazy mind to make it focus more on the rational job.

An Italian entrepreneur Francesco Cirillo developed the simple habit that maximized his productivity during study hours. Later this technique became one of the most written productivity hacks.  Mr. Cirillo named this technique after the Italian word for tomato because he used a tomato-shaped kitchen timer to keep the record of time while he used this technique.

Pomodoro is an interval of time 25 minutes, traditionally, followed by a short break (5 minutes) as a reward. A cycle of Pomodoro contains 4 Pomodoro. That means a Pomodoro cycle takes 2 hours to complete.

However, there is no any hard and fast rule regarding the timing, but 25 minutes for a Pomodoro is considered ideal to start. You can always fix their time according to their preference.  

Here is how Pomodoro technique work:-

• A Pomodoro is an interval of time, traditionally 25 minutes. Set a timer for this interval.
• After you start the timer, intensely work on a task without distractions. This is key. Do not check your phone, answer an email, open a new tab in your web browser, or do anything at all unrelated to the task in front of you. If something very important interrupts your flow, abandon the Pomodoro and start again later.
• Once the interval is complete, take a three- to five-minute break.  Getting up to stretch, grab a drink, or listen to a song is what you do for refreshment. Anything that gives you some distance from you and your desk and gets your blood flowing. "One thing to keep in mind is that five minutes go by faster than you'd think, so don't commit to anything too taxing or absorbing, or it will be difficult to get back into the zone once the break is over," they say.
• Every four Pomodoro (or "Pomodoro," if you'd like to keep it Italian), take a longer, 15- to 30-minute break. Use this to get out of "the zone" for a bit and give your brain some time to relax.

These are few steps you can follow to get started with Pomodoro, but you can always customize the rule in your favor.