18 Effective Time Management Strategies & Techniques - Upwork
1. Start your day with a plan · 2. Prioritize the most important tasks · 3. Divide larger projects into smaller tasks · 4. Limit distractions · 5.
Pomodoro
There are many different time management techniques designed to maximize your work time by injecting specific breaks within a pre-planned work structure. For example, the <anchor>Pomodoro</anchor> time management technique splits work time into 25-minute blocks of time with a 5-minute rest between each work block. This time management strategy can be an easier way to force yourself to work on a task through pre-planned breaks. The 52/17 technique follows a similar structure, except the work period is 52 minutes, and the break time is 17 minutes. This time management option provides a longer sustained work time so that you can get into a practical working state with fewer interruptions.
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Time management method

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s.[1] It uses a kitchen timer to break work into intervals, typically 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro, from the Italian word for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used as a university student.[2][1]

## Description

The original technique has six steps:[4]

1. Decide on the task to be done.
2. Set the Pomodoro timer (typically for 25 minutes).[1]
3. Work on the task.
4. End work when the timer rings and take a short break (typically 5–10 minutes).[5]
5. Go back to Step 2 and repeat until you complete four pomodori.
6. After four pomodori are done, take a long break (typically 20 to 30 minutes) instead of a short break. Once the long break is finished, return to step 2.

For the purposes of the technique, a pomodoro is an interval of work time.[1]

A goal of the technique is to reduce the effect of internal and external interruptions on focus "Focus (cognitive process)") and flow "Flow (psychology)"). A pomodoro is indivisible; when interrupted during a Pomodoro, either the other activity must be recorded and postponed (using the inform – negotiate – schedule – call back strategy[6]) or the pomodoro must be abandoned.[1][4][7]

After task completion in a Pomodoro, any remaining time should be devoted to activities, for example:

1. Review your work just completed (optional)
2. Review the activities from a learning point of view (ex: What learning objective did you accomplish? What learning outcome did you accomplish? Did you fulfill your learning target, objective, or outcome for the task?)
3. Review the list of upcoming tasks for the next planned pomodoro time blocks, and start reflecting on or updating them.

Cirillo suggests:

The stages of planning, tracking, recording, processing and visualizing are fundamental to the technique.[1] In the planning phase, tasks are prioritized by recording them in a "To Do Today" list, enabling users to estimate "Estimation (project management)") the effort they will require. As pomodori are completed, they are recorded, adding to a sense of accomplishment and providing raw data for subsequent self-observation and improvement.[1]

## Tools

The creator and his proponents encourage a low-tech approach, using a mechanical timer, paper, and pencil. The physical act of winding the timer confirms the user's determination to start the task; ticking externalises the desire to complete the task; ringing announces a break. Flow "Flow (psychology)") and focus "Focus (cognitive process)") become associated "Association (psychology)") with these physical stimuli.[1][8]

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