This technique will assist us in managing our time on a daily basis or while working. This method acts as a timer for all tasks that must be completed within a day or several hours. We can gain more benefits by using the this technique because it allows us to accomplish multiple tasks, improve our time management skills, and train us to be more effective and efficient people. However, we must first determine what the POMODORO technique is.

What is POMODORO TECHNIQUE?

According to what I've read, Francesco Cirillo, a university student at the time, created the Pomodoro Technique in the late 1980s. Back then, Cirillo was having a hard time doing his assignments. So, he asked himself that he has to make a move to to complete all his assignments. He decided by committing to only 10 minutes of studying for him to be focused because as I say, he was feeling overwhelmed. At the moment he encouraged by the challenge, this was the day he discovered a tomato-shaped kitchen timer (pomodoro in Italian) and the Pomodoro technique was born.

This technique will serve as a guide for anyone who uses it to increase their productivity and accuracy when performing tasks. It also aims to give the user highest focus and creative quality, allowing them to finish tasks more quickly and with less mental exhaustion.

How does this work?

According to Cirillo's book, the method was simple, but you must be consistent in order to complete more tasks. The methods will be as follows:

• Make a to-do list and set a timer to keep track of your progress. You divided your time into short increments for each task and took breaks at regular intervals each day.

• Set your timer for 25 minutes and try to focus on a single task until the timer goes off. After the alarm rings, take a five-minute break. A "pomodoro," named after the Italian word for tomato, denotes a 25-minute work period. The method's name comes from Francesco Cirillo's personal pomodoro timer, which was shaped like a tomato.

• You mark each Pomodoro as you complete it with your progress and the number of times you accomplished it.

• After four pomodoro work session, you then take a longer break of 15-30 minutes.

Furthermore, while the 25-minute work period is the primary method, there are three rules to follow when practicing the POMODORO technique in order to get the most out of each interval.

1. Complex projects should be broken down. If a task takes more than four pomodoros to complete, it should be broken down into smaller, more manageable parts. If you follow this rule, you'll be able to make rapid progress on your tasks.

2. Combination of smaller task. Any tasks that will take less than one Pomodoro should be grouped together with other easy tasks.

3. A timer must ring once pomodoro has been set. The pomodoro is a time unit that cannot be divided, especially not to check incoming emails, group chats, or text messages. Any creative ideas, tasks, or requests should be written down and revisited later. We can also use a planner application for our to-do list, or we can write it down in our planner book, or on a sticky note in our phones and laptops, to remind us that we need to complete the next task.

The POMODORO technique was highly effective and life-changing. It is a time management technique that serves as a reminder and a planner because it also assists us in improving our planning skills. By listing our to-do list and planning how to complete them one at a time, we can reduce procrastination.

We all know that procrastination is a habit that we can't seem to break because we truly experience it. One of the reasons we procrastinate is because of the temptation we face from the gadgets we use. We spend several hours to browsing and watching videos on social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and even Tiktok. As a result, the time spent on social media apps has been fully consumed, and the things or tasks that you should be doing have been postponed until the next day. "Bukas ko na lang gagawin 'to", a Filipino once said. Lol!

The good thing about this technique is that we can use it by accepting the fact that technology is now a part of our lives, so we can use gadgets when the timer rings when we're doing pomodoros—the five-minute break—or after four pomodoros—the 15-30 minute break. We can now spend our break time browsing social media apps, then return to our work time, reducing procrastination.

The POMODORO Technique is beneficial to everyone, particularly office workers. I hope you learn something new and improve your time management skills so you don't waste it. Because completing a single task ahead of time gives you the satisfaction and happiness of knowing that you completed your work effectively and efficiently.

Always remember that Time is Gold, so stop wasting your time for nothing.

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