tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374335910040167876.post2311645617485523242..comments2023-06-08T08:30:23.704-04:00Comments on Write Every Day: Link of the Week: The Pomodoro TechniqueMichael Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374335910040167876.post-19361848560110431852012-09-16T12:54:14.263-04:002012-09-16T12:54:14.263-04:00Thanks for commenting, Deborah. I haven't give...Thanks for commenting, Deborah. I haven't given this a try yet, though I'm not sure it's ideal for me since I seem to do best when I can sit down and just dart right through something. Then again, since I haven't given it a try, maybe it would indeed work for me, especially on the days when I'm struggling to get going!Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374335910040167876.post-38412806138207197082012-09-16T12:48:48.993-04:002012-09-16T12:48:48.993-04:00I love my pomodoro. It really works. I love my pomodoro. It really works. Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374335910040167876.post-62581969318244601082012-08-28T13:44:51.107-04:002012-08-28T13:44:51.107-04:00Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth! I may have to g...Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth! I may have to give this a try sometime, especially if I'm feeling particularly unmotivated. 20 or 25 minutes really isn't *that* long, after all. :)Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374335910040167876.post-21946537707872159342012-08-28T12:13:26.733-04:002012-08-28T12:13:26.733-04:00When I was trying to complete my thesis - the most...When I was trying to complete my thesis - the most tedious and high-intensity, high stakes writing task I've ever done - one of my mentors told me that generally speaking we are capable of focusing on a task for twenty minutes. After that we take a break to reset, even it it's just a few seconds of staring off into space. He suggested a twenty minutes on, ten minutes off pattern of work. When I was really stuck, I used it to cajole myself into writing: twenty minutes and then you can play a video game for ten minutes! It worked. Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.com