So in my new bent to discover all things productive, I have found the “Pomodoro” technique for time management.

And ironically, I’ve elected to write about it on a day that I have no time (I am writing this from an airport lounge – my flight boards in… *checks time*…twenty minutes).

Which is almost enough time.

The basic idea:

• Housewives everywhere use this device:

• It’s a timer.
• You should use it too.
• Work on a task for 25 minutes
• Then take a break.
• Repeat thrice.
• Take a longer break on the third time.

 
A diagram:

Why it works:

• Most tasks tend to be ambiguous.
• And the deadlines not immediately pressing.
• So you tend to work slower. And do quizzes on Buzzfeed. And get coffee*.
  *I know this because I recently downloaded the Hours app to test my attention span.
• But if you isolate the time period with a timer, then you create deadline-like conditions.
• Also, it’s habit-forming (there’s a routine of working for 25 minutes, followed by a reward of 5 minute breaks).
• I like habits.

 
For more, read this article: “Get Unstuck”.

The flight is boarding. Happy weekend, all!