1 Tomato, 2 Tomatoes, 3 Tomatoes, 4 . . . How Much Is Your Time Worth?

October 6, 2022

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It’s Friday and my mind is wandering. Do I really want to finish up this article today? Really–who sets deadlines for a Friday?

“We need it by Friday at 4,” she said. Why? I thought. Is she really going to take my 2,500-word article home to read over her weekend? Fat chance. And the article isn’t even going to go to “press” for two more weeks. Why should I waste a beautiful Friday afternoon wrapping it up?

This, my friends, is just one of dozens of examples of procrastination I could share with you. But I won’t, because I have to move on to the next thing and the next thing and so on.

The Free Dictionary defines procrastination this way:

To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
To postpone or delay needlessly

Please notice the “tone” of each definition. I think the word-definer was probably a pointy-headed nerd who never had a date.

But back to procrastination. Are you scouring through Google looking for ways to deal with your procrastination?

Scour no more

Let me introduce you to the Pomodoro technique.

This get-‘er-done-now (thank you, Larry the Cable Guy) approach uses tomatoes and a timer that looks like a tomato to help you break your day into manageable chunks that you will actually accomplish on time.

I’ve looked at a lot of how-to pieces on the Pomodoro technique over the years. I think this one by Laura Scroggs for todoist is the best I’ve seen. Check it out and let me know what you think.

What catches your attention?

You’re only reading this blog post because (a) you wanted to figure out what a Pomodoro is or (b) you’re looking for more juicy ways to spice up your Friday. Check out these interesting links.