The Pomodoro technique to increase productivity

The Pomodoro technique to increase productivity

The Pomodoro Technique is an amazing method that allows us to organize our time and helps us stay focused on a specific task in order to achieve maximum productivity.

This technique was born in the 80s, its inventor was a young Italian, Francesco Cirillo, who was perfecting this technique to be able to concentrate as much as possible during his study hours.

The young university student worked with a tomato-shaped timer, one of those used in the kitchen to warn about cooking times, whose translation into his language is “Pomodoro”, which is why the technique bears this name.

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When you sit down to study or work on a project, it is normal that after a few minutes your mind starts wandering or you start thinking about all the other activities you would like to do instead of work, such as: walking, watching a movie or It’s normal to suddenly feel drowsy or exhausted.

It’s amazing how our mind seems to completely suppress our energy when we need to focus or undertake an activity that requires patience, dedication, and engages our sense of analysis or creativity.

No matter how hard we try, we can’t seem to concentrate, but luckily there’s the Pomodoro technique.

What is the Pomodoro Technique?

It consists of periods of study or work of 25 minutes, after which it is possible to have rest periods of 5 minutes; after completing 4 tomato bouts you can continue to take a longer break of about 20 minutes.

How to improve your Pomodoro technique?

In the following lines I will explain how to put the Pomodoro technique into practice, however, reaching that state of maximum concentration requires other aspects:

Make a faithful decision to be a productive person.
Free yourself from all kinds of distractions.
Forget about perfectionism, get to work.
Respect the timing of the technique and if at any moment you break your concentration and get distracted, remember that you have to start over.

Benefits of the Pomodoro Technique

Reduce anxiety
Strengthen your motivation and decision-making power to undertake your goals
Improve your study process

The Pomodoro technique increases productivity and helps correct time management; and is ideal for those who need to put their lives in order and want to achieve their goals.