Week 1 — Day 1: Pomodoro Technique

The Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s, is a time management strategy designed around working in intervals called pomodoros and taking breaks in between. A break can be anything from watching a short YouTube video to doing a small household chore. In order to use the Pomodoro Technique, you will need a clock/timer, a piece of paper, and a task to complete.

Here are Wikipedia’s steps to complete the Pomodoro Technique:

1. Decide on the task to be done.
2. Set the timer to your desired pomodoro time length (traditionally 25 minutes).
3. Work on the task.
4. Stop working when the timer rings, and put a checkmark on the piece of paper.
5. If you have accumulated fewer than four checkmarks, take a short break (3–5 minutes), and return to step 2. If you have completed four pomodoros (accumulated four checkmarks), take a longer break (15–30 minutes), reset your checkmark count to zero, and return to step 1.
6. After the task is complete, use any remaining time for over-learning.

Studying for hours and hours will exhaust anyone’s brain to the point where they cannot process any new information, which is why the Pomodoro Technique is so famous and effective, especially for students: the breaks that are instilled into the schedule give people more breathing room while studying.

This week, I will use the Pomodoro Technique in order to study the history and effectiveness of the Pomodoro Technique. My resources that I will use to study the Pomodoro Technique will span from Medium articles and YouTube videos (which will always be linked at the bottom of the article).

Thanks so much for reading, and I will see you all tomorrow!

Sources:

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique