F.O.C.U.S.
FOCUS. As the famed personal finance guru and author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad” defines it: Follow One Course Until Successful. FOCUS.
In this era of technology, it has become increasingly difficult to focus.
We all love to claim that we are “great” multi-taskers…but in reality we all suck at it.
In fact, there is no such thing as multi-tasking. What we are really doing is switching back and forth between tasks really quickly.
Now granted, some people may be better at managing this. But at the end of the day, we only have a certain amount of attention that our brain can put out at one time.
What if multi-tasking is actually holding you back and killing your productivity?
What if you could accomplish as much in a day as you sometimes do in a week?
Well, guess what? You can!
Pomodoro Technique
Using a method called the Pomodoro Technique, you can break your days into smaller chunks of time with intense focus followed by short “refresher” breaks.
The Pomodoro Technique is a a time management method that was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980’s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks.
Of course you aren’t required to do 25 minute intervals. If you wanted you could do 45 minutes on and 15 minutes off.
It is best to test what works best for you and adjust your productivity sessions to whatever works best for you.
What’s great about this method is that the only thing it requires is a timer and your determination to focus for a specified amount of time.
Applying the Pomodoro Method
If you decide to follow the original Pomodoro Method, you would set your timer for 25 minutes, work on the task until your timer goes off and then take a short break (5 minutes).
Every four sessions you should take a slightly longer break (15-30 minutes) to refresh yourself and keep yourself productive.
Implement this and you will increase your productivity. You will get more done in one day than you do all week.
Remember that regular breaks are important for your productivity.
I for one NEVER struggle with taking breaks or multi-tasking and am a master of productivity!
HAHA…yeah OK Luke, keep telling yourself that!
I struggle and fail at this often, but the more I implement this in my daily routine, the more productive I become.
I like to use The Mastery Journal (not an affiliate link) to document my sessions. The Mastery Journal is a journal created by John Lee Dumas of the podcast Entrepreneur on Fire.
You can use any type of journal you want, but you just want to make sure you are documenting your success and writing down your goals daily.
As Fitzhugh Dodson said “Goals that are not written down are just wishes.”
Luke Shankula
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