The Perfect Trick You Need

Hello, Dia mi!

It has been such an awfully long time since our last conversation. August was a crazy month for me but I'm really sorry I left for a while. Will you accept my apologies🤗?

As always, I didn't come empty-handed. I came with some goodness I'm sure you will love. You won't believe how excited I am to tell you what I just discovered. I feel that you'll also be excited to try this out once I reveal it.

Credit: Tetiana Shyshkina

I recently discovered a productivity trick that allows you to take spurts of energy while working and still achieve maximum results. It gives the chance to text a friend, take a shower and relax without disrupting your productivity. Can a trick be this amazing? Well, the Pomodoro technique has all the sauce, as we say🤭.

The Pomodoro technique is a productivity and time management trick developed by Francesco Crillion in the late 1980s. He created this technique in his university days when he used to study in his kitchen with a tomato-shaped timer. Crillion would set the timer to ring every 25 minutes and focus on one task for that period. After the 25 minutes of intense work, he took 5 minutes break. He would do a Pomodoro(the 25 minutes period of work) 4 times and take a 15 or 30-minute break before returning to his work.

If you want to use the trick, you simply have to focus on one task for 25 minutes with a timer in the background. After 25 minutes, you would take a 5 minutes break and later take a longer break after four Pomodoros. This amazing trick gets even better. There are custom apps that can help you easily slide into this habit.

I've been using this trick for a week and it's been working wonders for me. Results have shown that it helps you to avoid multitasking, finish your tasks faster and assimilate better. However, if you get interrupted mid- Pomodoro, you can always postpone the other task or start your Pomodoro all over again.

If you're someone who hates working in short intervals, you can make your Pomodoro 45 or 90 minutes and take your 5 minutes break after it. I also compiled a list of Pomodoro inspired apps you can download for free. They include:

1. Focus to do
2. Pomodone
3. Good time
4. Brain focus
5. Engross

I'm sure you must be wondering what to do with your 5 or 15 minutes break. You can make a cup of tea, stretch, relax, text a friend, take a quick language class or practice mindfulness. You can also use your Pomodoro for any task you want to accomplish.

What intrigued you about this trick? Would you love to try it out? Let me know in the comments section.

With love, 

Peperempe.