Category: add
07/13/09 06:30 - 68ºF - ID#49279
Pomodoro Technique
I love this, have been using it for a couple months to pace myself, even out the manic over-doing it bursts and the can't-seem-to-get-started lows.
Pomodoro Technique Site
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that can be used for any kind of task. For many people, time is an enemy. The anxiety triggered by "the ticking clock", especially when a deadline is involved, leads to ineffective work and study habits which in turn lead to procrastination.
What do you need to start?
- A kitchen timer
- A sheet of paper
The basic unit of work in the Pomodoro Technique can be split in five simple steps:
- Choose a task to be accomplished
- Set the Pomodoro to 25 minutes (the Pomodoro is the timer)
- Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings, then put a check on your sheet of paper
- Take a short break (5 minutes is OK)
- Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break
Permalink: Pomodoro_Technique.html
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Location: Buffalo, NY
07/13/09 12:56 - 71ºF - ID#49278
Yay Rock Salt
Beef on Weck
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Words: 8
Location: Buffalo, NY
07/12/09 02:12 - 69ºF - ID#49275
Watching out for squirrels
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Words: 5
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: internets
07/11/09 09:30 - 70ºF - ID#49267
Surfboard 4100 Modem, j'accuse!
For two years we've paid for the highest tier of TWC cable internet, and usually had max download speeds of around 200kbs. Then the last month or so it's declined down to about 20kbs for every download, which was ridiculously painful. As in, I could download stuff faster on my phone over cell data networks then I could at home.
That's when I started doing research and found out the problem. I bought a new modem, and we're getting 3mbs average downloads now, and scoring at 14mbs on the speed test sites.
SO MUCH BETTER. We could have had this along :/
CURSE YOU SURFBOARD AND BROADCOM, YOU INTERNETS SPOILING WRETCHES. YAY CISCO/LINKSYS CM100!
Very angry/happy now. I want two years of premium service payments back from TWC. Plus the $3/month rental fee for the TWC-supplied modem. But, OK, I no longer have third world internet access at home.
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Words: 175
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: music
07/11/09 10:51 - 74ºF - ID#49262
Auto-Tune The Jim
I might try again later, but it was so bad I'm not going to post any snippets of my singing like I'd planned to.
So much for technology!
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Words: 50
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: lulz
07/10/09 04:35 - 81ºF - ID#49253
YOU GOT ME RIBBONS
Permalink: YOU_GOT_ME_RIBBONS.html
Words: 10
Location: Buffalo, NY
07/10/09 12:41 - 80ºF - ID#49248
So hungry
Yay lunch.
Permalink: So_hungry.html
Words: 7
Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: politics
07/08/09 04:52 - 70ºF - ID#49235
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
We beat that dude to his left by a pixel and a half. That was close!
Permalink: PROUD_TO_BE_AN_AMERICAN.html
Words: 19
Location: Buffalo, NY
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As a perennial procrastinator and worrier, this has been great. I set the timer and it's kinda freeing - I don't have to worry about anything else for 25 minutes, and if I picked the wrong 'most important thing' to work on, oh well, I get to reassess priorities frequently while still making measured progress.
It makes the clock feel like an ally instead of a limitation. :)