also pomodoro technique. Work for 25 min, break for 5, do this 4 times and take a 15-30 min break. Do something that isn’t scrolling during the breaks ideally
I’m a freak with calendar blocking from working corporate America for this long so color coding and categorizing the time is somewhat exciting
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My solution to this has mostly been setting aside specific time to work on specific things. Because essay due in a week is kinda like this vague thing I don't want to start and won't start. But Wednesday at 4pm can be my essay writing time and then I am forced to start then. I usually keep these blocks an hour long, but once I get rolling I do more or less based on how it goes. This also helps me not be worried or dread tasks because I don't have to worry about things until it's time to worry about that thing.
I also sometimes block in time for the fun stuff I want to do that I know will distract me from doing the things I need to do. Like ok I know you want watch TV and phone time but after this one hour thing you can do snacks and TV for the rest of the evening yayy. And usually just knowing I have down time planned soon makes me feel better about working until times up.
I'm not going to lie and say that this works all the time and I'm a perfect machine that follows my schedule or anything. But I've found that as long as I am realistic about how many tasks I'll do in a day it tends to work okay. I move things around when I miss windows or things come up and sometimes I have to move things to a different day. But the main thing I've found is that if my tasks are spaced out I do usually get them done.
(Shout out Google Calendar)
Mar 23, 2025
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dude I'm doing computer science coursework and using a pomodoro timer so I don't get bored out my mind (I'm on my 5 mins break rn) and it really works and this is coming from someone who really struggles with motivation to work!!!!
Apr 17, 2025
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I like to put a time frame of when I want to get the task done by, writing it down: “do [thing] by 4pm”. I don’t always actually do things by that time but then that encourages me to speed up if I’m going over since it does make me feel guilty so pushes me to complete it.
Also download one of those apps like flora where you grow a tree when you don’t check your phone. Or One Sec which stops you for a second whenever you open a certain app, to make you think about what you’re doing.
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