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Old Jan 21, 2015, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hankster View Post
Marie kondo talks about that in her book. Something about all the things asking to be put in their right place, but then why do they shut up when the deadline (like studying for a test) has passed? Im not used to kindle books yet, i need it on paper!!
I hope you can find that reference because I can't remember it either! Was it that we have to order our physical environment to order things in our head? I don't remember!!

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeChimi View Post
Have you ever heard of the pomodoro technique? Its a formula that you use to increase your productivity. The pomodoro technique sums up to working in cycles of 20 minutes work then 5 minutes rest. After 4 of those cycles you take a 30 minute break. If we look beyond the advertising and buzz words (like increase productivity), the pomodoro acts a schedule that helps you to not get completely burned out.

There are plenty of youtube videos that go into detail and phone/computer apps that provide a time set the 20 minutes and 5 minutes cycles.
The Pomodoro technique is great. I tend to do 15 minute bursts. I also do 5 minute mini bursts.

We've been more or less keeping up with the dishes. I spent some time today helping a hoarder's widow load up her fifth container. Hauling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of stuff into a trash container is a good reminder that I don't want to do the same thing.

Most of the stuff is neat, but because of the volume, no one has energy to go through it. I saved some newspapers from the 1860s today as well as a few photo albums and scrapbooks that had landed in the wrong pile.
Thanks for this!
Angelique67