Decluttering your home can often be a daunting process especially if you’re dealing with numerous clutter piles.
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What Is the Pomodoro Method?
In case youre unfamiliar with this approach to productivity, the Pomodoro Method is fairly straightforward.
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Heres how it works:
As you’re able to probably guess, theres some wiggle room here.
For bigger tasks, you could give yourself longer breaks after a few consecutive work-windows.
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Why Is It Called the Pomodoro Method?
The method really only dates back to the 1990s and was coined by a man named Francesco Cirillo.
Otherwise, I can easily spend the first twenty minutes floundering, unsure of where or how to start.
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As soon as I did this, the answer was obvious.
My neck is certainly happier, but my aesthetic is suffering.
The Process
I set my timer for twenty minutes.
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But then I also have things that need to be truly filed rather than just stuck in a box.
On my desktop, I pulled off a few additional items I didn’t want.
As I list these items now, they sound small and pretty inconsequential.
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As I did this, my timer dinged, notifying me to take my break.
All the stuff I didnt want onmy desk was cleared and declutteredin less than half that.
Best of all, I love that there arent any constraints.
You dont have to do it at a certain time of day or a certain time of year.
There arent any clear rules at all, aside from using your timer to keep you on track.
For me, thats the easiest way to make something a habit.
