Eat that Frog with a Pomodoro
By: Armughan Abdullah
Tags: Pomodoro Technique, Working Efficiently, Productivity, Efficiency, Productivity Tips

I always want to be more Productive which means doing maximum in less time but I have faced a lot of hurdles and distractions in my path. Amal has introduced me to Pomodoro technique. By setting a timer of just 25 mins I had to complete 4 jobs and note down all the distractions.

Pomodoro Technique

What I did first was to clear all the junk and all the extra useless folders I had in my Laptop and get an antivirus for it it took more than 25 mins (due to internet connectivity and checking all data thoroughly). What I did next was to do the same with my mobile to get things organized and remove all unnecessary data(deleted 1500 pictures, about 200+ pdfs and cleared all the contacts that were saved more than 1 time). Completed it in 23 min and 20secs something I was planning to do for days. Finally Amal helped me get it done. I tried to learn ROS basics which cant be done in 25 mins but I divided it in chapters and tried to complete the 1st Chapter on time. Next what I did was cleaning my room and organizing my tools and all the accessories(Cleaning them and placing them at the right place). This is a task the I usually do in 1 hour but with the Pomodoro technique it took me half an hour.

The biggest distraction I faced that the timer was continuously ticking in my mind and I was looking at it again and again. The second distraction was that I was worried that I don’t delete anything useful or important. The Pomodoro technique didn’t went good with my third task because I wasn’t able to focus and had to read a line more than one time to understand it. Cleaning my room was the most useful I didn’t faced any difficulty but did a mistake I broke my Soldering Iron.

Was this experiment difficult for me or not that difficult?

It was a little bit difficult because of the timer but it helped me doing multiple tasks in a limited time. I wanted to do all this but all credit goes to Amal they made me do it and the Pomodoro technique worked really well.

Did it help me accomplish more or about the same?

Yes! Definitely I accomplished more because of the Pomodoro technique I didn’t got distracted, didn’t checked my mobile once during those 25 mins except for the timer. I did all those tasks which I had in mind but wasn’t completing those because of not getting that much time.

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

I want to do this next time but it really depends on my mood :D. I will try my best to keep up with the Pomodoro technique as it saved my lots of time and also helped me achieve more than usual. One thing biggest distraction was the Timer next time despite of setting a Timer I would set an alarm so that I don’t look at my mobile again and again( Hopefully I won’t look on clock). There was a mistake I did that I took the learning task which required more time I guess that is why I spent more time on that and failing to achieve it on time I felt like a failure.

One thing that I relate to what I learned through the Pomodoro technique and also a quote.