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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">I am talking to a colleague about a project I just can't get off the ground. It requires me to spend a lot of focused time at my computer, but I keep getting distracted. She asks me if I know about a very simple
productivity strategy called <b>The Pomodoro Technique®.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">The idea of this method is to <b>
set work time with built-in breaks</b> and<b> strict deadlines </b>to get your work done -- so that you will have a highly focused mindset. Working for longer periods, without breaks, actually decreases your overall productivity. So
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">The Pomodoro Technique® was created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980's (based on his book of the same name).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">The structure of this technique is fairly simple.
<b>1) Plan your work in 25-minute sessions,</b> separated by a short, five-minute break.
<b>2)</b> <b>After you complete four "Pomodori"</b>, you take a longer break (about 30 minutes).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Before starting the project, make sure you have everything you need. Close your door, and silence your phone if it is an intrusion. Remove possibilities of distractions if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Set a timer for <b>25 minutes</b>. You can use a simple "old school" egg timer, an app on your desktop, or one of these free online tools:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">There are many free and low-cost smart phone apps that work as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">It is explained that the physical setting of a timer helps you to "commit" to the technique. It may take trying a few different timers before you settle on one that works for you. For example, the sound of a
ticking timer may be encouraging (or annoying) to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Take notes at the end of the time period that you may need for your next work segment. Allow yourself to get completely "in the zone."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">You can bundle smaller tasks to fill the 25 minutes. For example, your first Pomoroi for the day could be time spent responding to email. If a single email will take more time, schedule a 25-minute segment for
it later in the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Just let your brain shut down for a brief time to re-charge -- but keep it to 5 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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