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By Afif Uddin
The Phoenix Student Media
We students always have something to study for, but the distractions get to us. As more technology is and distracts us from getting our schoolwork done, we always want to know what that text was from our friends, or what's new on our Instagram feed. But whenever students try to reach for that phone, sometimes the immediate feeling of guilt comes in, and inside of us say, “I should really study but I can't. I need to know what is happening.” It also might be sometimes that you just don't feel like studying and your procrastination has caught up on you. That's where the Pomodoro Method kicks in, one of the best methods to balance your play and study.
The Pomodoro technique is a technique that helps students who want to play but need to study. Students will start to decide on what they want to study. After that with a 25-30 minute timer, start studying during that time. When it ends, take a 5-10 minute break from getting on your phone and doing whatever, but be mindful after that time you have to go back to your studying. After doing that 2 cycles over again 3 or 4 times, you can now have your needed break of 20-30 minutes. You earned it! After that it's your own choice to go back, I can't tell you not to.
Materials that you may need:
You may need your:
Study materials
Pen/Pencil and Paper
Or Computer
And your brain to focus on the subject.
And possibly a timer such as a YouTube video that helps you time it or a physical Amazon Product.
History of the Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique was made in the early 1990s by an Italian college student named Francesco Cirillo, a developer and entrepreneur to works smarter not harder. He used this technique to track his 25-minute intervals of focused work time to get his studies done in college. He got the name from the Italian word Pomodoro, which translates to Tomato.
An Example of the Pomodoro Technique schedule would be such as this:
Select a Task to work on
Set a time for 25 minutes
Work until the timer makes a noise, or dings and make a mark of where you left off
Take a 5-minute break- do anything grab a coffee, stretch, eat, phone
Every four Pomodoro's, which is steps 2-4, take a longer break - closer to 15 to 20 minutes.
The Pomodoro helps many people from different occupations and reported increased levels of productivity during these 25-minute spans. Also being less fatigued and having less exhaustion at the end of the day. It is such a confidence booster of accomplishment when the tasks are completed on time Those who try the Pomodoro Technique® reported.
A study about the Pomodoro Technique in 2020 reported that if the student does procrastinate, the Pomodoro Technique does help delay and warns the student to take immediate action to do the work. It also manages the time of students, such as this study
While writing this I am using the Pomodoro method only just adjusting the time to 30 minutes of each Pomodoro rather than 25. It's a great study method and I am using it right now, it helps me as a writer and a student of PSA to get focused. If you struggle to stop procrastinating try the Pomodoro method, I highly recommend it.
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