Eat that Frog with a Pomodoro

What is this Interesting technique actually?

It is a time management method introduced by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. (Wikipedia)

How I applied this technique to deal with procrastination?

I used this technique to complete reading a newspaper and to deal with procrastination actually. We can apply this technique to doing anything that requires your proper focus and attention.

So, I started reading the newspaper and set a timer on the mobile and tried to have my full attention to the newspaper until the alarm rang. Took a short break of 2–3 mins where I checked mobile. And again repeated this 4 times. After 4th time I took a long break of 20–25 mins and I took tea, and back to the technique again until I read the newspaper.

Sharing my experience of this technique by answering the following questions that might help you to apply this technique effectively.

Was this experiment difficult for you or not that difficult?

As I already have a similar kind of experience in life so it was not a difficult experiment I actually enjoyed doing.

Did it help you accomplish more or about the same?

Honestly, I accomplished more in this technique was my attention. We read actually in daily routine but that mindset of short breaks and starting it again by getting a refreshments was a true accomplishment.

Do you plan on doing this again regularly, and what will you do to improve the experience?

I’ll apply this technique again and will have more fruitful experience and to improve my experience I think avoiding all the possible distractions during this will be improving my experience and setting a small goal and motivating myself to achieve that.

Thank You

Sadiq Hussain