In any case, even if you don’t build your whole work life around it, it is a nice little trick to know, and something you can adopt in your own life, right now. Since then, it has become a very popular “lifehack”, and now there is an entire book by Cirillo about it 2, training courses and certifications, etc. The Pomodoro Technique (R) (yes, apparently it is a registered brand) is generally attributed to Francesco Cirillo, who developed it in the 1980s, as a university student looking for “a way to get more done in less time”. ![]() So no, not all posts will be depressing - and yes, productivity tips, tricks and routines will feature here from time to time.īut let’s get back to the Pomodoro… A bit of history Once I started looking at the current science of happiness (or “positive psychology”, as they call it), it seems that having a sense of self-efficacy (read, being and feeling productive) seems to play a large role in it 1. Here, I focus more on the preventive side: how to keep yourself effective and happy so that you finish the PhD and enjoy the ride as much as possible. In fact, once people are depressed, probably what they need is a therapist/specialist (not a blogger) to help them out of it. By far.īut wait, wasn’t this blog about PhD students and depression stuff? Well, yes and no. If somebody asked me which one productivity technique or lifehack I would take to a desert island with me for the rest of my life, it would be this one. What I just described may be quite familiar to some of you: it was me using “the pomodoro technique”. ![]() As I sit down to start writing this blog post, I go to my browser and click on the small tomato icon, which turns red, signaling that I have nothing else to do in the next 25 minutes, but write. I put my phone in silent mode, and keep it away from sight. The apartment is quiet and in semi-darkness (the winter sun still hasn’t gone up). Essential in this age of smartphones, social media and other constant distractions! ![]() In this post I come back to its origins, how to do it, and how I have combined it with other routines to keep me on track. I know many PhD students and academics that swear by it, but I am still surprised by others who do not know about it. This is one of the most basic, flexible and effective productivity techniques, which I’ve been using for many years. Productivity tip: the Pomodoro technique by
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