How to manage time using the Pomodoro technique.

A few days ago I got to know about this amazing technique called the Pomodoro technique, so basically it’s a time management technique. Developed by Francesco Cirillo, Pomodoro literally means Tomato but now it’s more associated with time management. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks.

So I have midterms coming up and there’s a lot of course work to cover up, to effectively cover up the course in time I decided to give the Pomodoro technique a go. I set the timer in my smartphone to 25 mins, opened the lectures, the goal was to cover System Programming subject course, after 25 minutes I got up and went out for a break, repeated the same practice 3–4 times taking short breaks after 25 minutes respectively and before I knew it I was at my last lecture, the course completed.

The technique sounds a bit difficult to apply, 25 minutes working straight without distractions sounds a bit much but once you engage, you’ll find it’s a lot easy and effective. It’s a great technique against procrastination and I wouldn’t have completed my course in a single day if I hadn’t used this technique.

To get the most out of this technique I believe one should be in a quiet place, without any distractions to help you focus, personally I plan to make it a habit of using the Pomodoro technique to complete bigger tasks easily and quickly.