Pomodoro Technique
What Is It? The Pomodoro Technique was developed in the late 1980’s by Francesco Cirillo, an Italian college student struggling with the typical student concerns of managing distractions and combatting mental fatigue and procrastination. Francesco realized that breaking down assignments into more manageable chunks and focusing intently for more frequent but shorter periods of time...Continue reading→
Metacognitive Cards
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Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
Wait But Why Tim Urban pro-cras-ti-na-tion |prəˌkrastəˈnāSHən, prō-| noun the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination. Who would have thought that after decades of struggle with procrastination, the dictionary, of all places, would hold the solution. Avoid procrastination. So elegant in its simplicity. While we’re here, let’s make sure obese people...Continue reading→
What Is Our Attention Really Worth?
New York Times Carl Richards Pay attention! We hear this command a lot, often from parents and teachers. People want to remind us to focus on what we’re doing. But I’ve been thinking about a more literal meaning: paying with our attention. Attention is a currency. We choose how to spend it, just like we spend...Continue reading→
