Creative Process

My Creative Process

During the creation of this project, I learned a lot about my creative process. I had never done a long-term project like this before so learning how to split up my work was a new skill for me. I had to plan out a schedule and tried my best to stick to it. In class, we learned different types of time management techniques. One that I found most helpful was the Pomodoro technique. I often found myself doing work for long periods of time and then taking even longer breaks which ended up taking most of my day. The Pomodoro technique takes what I do naturally but makes it more efficient. I set a timer for 25 minutes and worked then after the timer went off I took a 5-minute break. I repeated this as many times as necessary for whatever task I wanted to complete that day. When doing this with my creative work I found that with each break I would come up with new ideas during that time and add them during the next work section. I found that cutting back on the amount of work done at once made me want to take shorter breaks which made me finish my assignments faster. 

"The science behind the pomodoro technique and how it helps supercharge your productivity." Masooma Memon. April 2019. https://www.focusboosterapp.com/blog/the-science-behind-the-pomodoro-technique/