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Brought to you by the United 30 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: States for Service and the AD Council. Good morning, This 31 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office podcast, where 32 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: we share strategies for thriving in the new world of work, 33 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: where location and hours are more flexible than in the past. 34 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to use a timer to define twenty 35 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: five minutes of work. When it's hard to focus, twenty 36 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: five minutes sprints can help you accomplish your most important tasks. 37 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: Don't get distracted by ruminating on your lack of time. Instead, 38 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: set your timer and get to work. Because you can 39 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: do a lot in twenty five minutes. The Pomodoro technique, 40 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: as this approach is known, was developed by Francesco Cerrillo. 41 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: The name comes from the classic kitchen timer that's shaped 42 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: like a tomato pomodoro in Italian, but any timer will work. 43 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: Here's how the Pomadoro technique works. Identify a task or 44 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: a component of a task that you need to do, 45 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: set your timer, and get started. When the timer goes off, 46 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: make a check mark to indicate you've completed twenty five 47 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: minutes of solid work on the task. Take a short break, 48 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: then repeat the process until you've completed for pomderas, that 49 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: is for five minutes sprints. At that point, take a 50 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: slightly longer break and start the process again. I think 51 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: there are a few reasons that this method works for 52 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: many people. First, you have a clear goal. You know 53 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: what you need to do. You don't sit down just 54 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: to work for twenty five minutes. You have a specific 55 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: accomplishment you're working toward. Second, you're focusing on nothing but 56 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: that goal for twenty five minutes. You're mono tasking. While 57 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: plenty of people take pride in their ability to multitask, 58 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: they are usually overestimating their abilities, And if we're honest 59 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: with ourselves, we probably know that we've all had days 60 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: when we've had multiple projects in play, plus a continual 61 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: stream of emails and texts and other interruptions, and we 62 00:03:55,640 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: haven't made progress on anything. Multitasking feels efficient, but it's not. 63 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I think. Another reason the Pomodoro technique works is that 64 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: you have a fixed amount of time available. Plenty of 65 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: tasks can expand to take up whatever time you give them. 66 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: When you know your time is limited, you work more efficiently. 67 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: Some people even like to use a mechanical timer. Hearing 68 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: the ticking and the movement of the dial makes the 69 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: time more concrete. You work with a sense of urgency. Now, 70 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: not all work lends itself to this sense of racing 71 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: against the clock. When I'm editing a book manuscript, for instance, 72 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: I like to wallow in time. I don't want to 73 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: chop it up into twenty five minute blocks. Anything where 74 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: you might achieve a real sense of flow might not 75 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: be the best choice for the Pomodoro technique. But even 76 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: for these flow activities, there's an upside to Pomodoro's Right now, 77 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: many of us are working with kids around. If you 78 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: don't have someone to care for your kids while you're working, 79 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: maybe the kids can learn to let mom or dad 80 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: work for twenty five minutes without interruption. Even a preschooler 81 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: might be able to understand the idea of a ticking 82 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: timer and might respect it if they get a parent's 83 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: attention for a while afterwards. That way, you at least 84 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: get some focus time, even if you'd prefer hours. If 85 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: you need a little bit of extra help entertaining the kids, 86 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: I'll point out that plenty of children's shows clock in 87 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: at about twenty two minutes. That's just about a pomadoro, 88 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: And frankly, we all have work that isn't about flow 89 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: and that really would benefit from monotasking sprints. If you're 90 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: getting up two hours before your household to crank some 91 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: stuff out, best not to get distracted during this time. 92 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: Aiming for four pomodoros might be your best shot at 93 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: using this time as efficiently as possible. So I think 94 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: through your days, what kind of work would benefit from 95 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: twenty five minutes of intense focus? When could you find 96 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,239 Speaker 1: twenty five minutes even just getting five or six twenty 97 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: five minutes sprints in a day might mimic a full 98 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: day of work in a distracted office, because when you 99 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: do absolutely nothing else, you can get a lot done 100 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: in twenty five minutes. You might be amazed at all 101 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: you accomplish in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening, 102 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: and here's the succeeding in the New Corner Office. 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