I Use the Pomodoro Technique Every Day for 60 Days To Try and Fix My Life (GREAT SUCCESS!!!!) - Jack
4I Use the Pomodoro Technique Every Day for 60 Days To Try and Fix My Life (GREAT SUCCESS!!!!) - Jack
Timecodes:
00:00 - Introduction
02:02 - What is Pomodoro
04:08 - My Challenge
05:16 - Day 1
06:43 - Software
07:55 - Day 21
08:57 - Benefits of Pomodoro
09:53 - Day 42
11:12 - Statistics
12:52 - Conclusion
13:42 - Outro
Study:
https://www.neliti.com/publications/561735/pomodoro-technique-for-improving-students-reading-ability-during-covid-19-pandem
Script:
I have immense trouble concentrating on different tasks throughout the day as someone who was diagnosed with ASD and ADHD back in high school. That leads me to procrastinate, pile up work, and eventually miss deadlines. See my past couple of videos and failed New Year goals for evidence of that. My concentration issues are not only affecting my work but also my life, my goals for this YouTube channel, and my weight loss. Waking up and just getting caught in my mind for a little hour just forces me to cram as much later on in the day, causing me to miss working out. I am sure that I am not alone and that there is a good number of people who feel the same way. Searching across the internet, I tried to fix this issue. That is when I learned about the Pomodoro technique. Does this technique work? Well, I try it for sixty full days to see.
[Introduction]
Before I get to my challenge, let's discuss the Pomodoro Technique. The main question is, what is the Pomodoro technique, and why do tomatoes always show up whenever it is mentioned. Well, a Pomodoro is Italian for a tomato. The technique requires setting a timer, which a lot of kitchen timers come in tomato shape, hence the relationship. Developed in the 1980s by Francesco Cirillo, the technique requires you to break down work into different intervals with a short break in between. This is done through the following steps: First, list everything you need to do in a day. Second, organize that list so that tasks are prioritized first. Third, pick the highest-priority task on your list and do it for twenty-five minutes. Fourth, take a five-minute break once twenty-five minutes are up to give your brain a break. That sequence of work and break is called a Pomodoro. Lastly, take a fifteen-to-thirty-minute break every four Pomodoro's. At the end of the day, review what is outstanding and what is still needed for the next day. That is the original and standard version of the Pomodoro Technique.
However, one stressed thing is that this should be adjusted to fit your needs. The timers can be adjusted for fifty minutes with a ten-minute break, or you can take your break every eight Pomodoros. Whatever works for you is what you should adjust to. This is reflected in most of the applications that promote the Pomodoro technique. I like the system's built-in flexibility and say it is worth a nod on that alone.
My goal was simple: I wanted to keep track of how I felt and how productive my overall day was, giving myself a score of zero to ten. There really isn't an objective way to measure my productivity due to my work at this time involving a much larger six-month project. I work as a software developer, and everything has to be kind of hush-hush as far as details are concerned, so my completed direct tasks are not going to be said. So, my feelings, while not objective evidence, are as good as possible within this experiment. For a timeframe, I did this challenge from November of 2023 to February of 2024. I planned on sticking with the full system as originally intended, with the exception of a break every eight Pomodoros for lunch... I can't just disappear from my desk for thirty minutes every two hours… that's just crazy. I discussed my feelings on this technique on my first day of doing the Pomodoro technique.
As said in the video, day one was a success. I was able to keep up with my work while still being able to take a break. I organized my tasks and day using a few different software suites with the Pomodoro technique. First is Todoist, which is my main Todo application. To keep track of my Pomodoro's, I tried many different apps. First, I tried Focusbooster, a web-based app with a free limit for the number of Pomodoros per month. After that, I tried Pomofocus, which has integrations with Todoist. However, I settled on a free Windows App called PowerPom. Zero ads and no premium subscription led me to this guy being the best option. Super sleek design and did everything I needed to keep track of when I should take my breaks....
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