The Ultimate Guide to Pomodoro (Student Edition)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- We love the pomodoro technique, but it has limitations. After lots of iteration and research, we realized that we were using it wrong. By understanding the science behind why it works, we can improve it. We have 26 specific upgrades for the pomodoro technique to increase your productivity. For all Cajun Koi rookies out there, we take it a step further to target the ideal upgrades that will give you highest return in the fastest time based on your club.
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00:00 Introduction
1:47 Go with the flow
2:29 Prevent Burnout
2:59 Interval Experiment
3:38 Project Plan
4:10 Task Plan
4:35 Itinerary
4:50 Day timing
5:17 Work Life Balance
5:37 Supplies
5:57 Distractions
6:13 Cheat Sheet
6:33 Music
6:55 Ambience
8:47 Work Spot
9:12 Work Zones
9:43 Rituals
10:18 Structure
10:43 Electronics
11:10 Blockers
11:45 Gamification
11:59 Physical Timer
12:34 Body Double
12:55 Virtual
13:16 Breaking
13:40 Dopamine
13:59 Stopwatch
14:19 Kitsune
15:26 Tora
16:43 Kuma
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Hey Doc can I take Chlorophyll and Magnesium supplements together? I’m here from your Magnesium video
The best way to remove all distractions is by changing your environment. My study life has changed completely ever since i joined a library. I used to lag behind in academic tasks all the time. That has now changed to me completing every task much before the designated time.
It’s interesting, as I don’t think this works for everyone. In a new environment I’m more distracted as there is new stimulus. My entire student life I tried to work in a library and different spaces, but I daydream and look at the architecture, the design, the smells, the other people - all which take my brain down different tangents of distraction. All my submitted work has always been done from my room- either my desk or my bed. I wish I knew that about myself before I struggled through my degree wasting hours in the library only to come home and be most productive at home.
It’s incredible that you’ve found what works for you, but I think everyone has to experiment to find what works for them, like people have done with the Pomodoro method.
I hope this helps people who haven’t necessarily had luck focusing in the library. Keep trying different things, different setups and different places. You’ll find what works for you. Happy studying 🤍
@@Sereens Maybe you've read Atomic Habits. Behavior change is more alike to happen in a new environment once the cues that distractes us change, if you can study well in your bedroom/house it doesn't make sense to force in a library. The thing that you said happens with me, if there's anyone in the room i can't focus. There're those places in libraries where you have a chair and a desk directed to a wall for that reason
Bruh same, the library instantly became my favourite place to study
This method is not simple for someone with children, which is more than half of the world. You need to adjust to the environment. For many of us, trying to find the perfect setting is a big task itself, so it's more practical to rearrange and adjust to the current environment.
@@Sereensj
the fact that they are speaking from experience makes me wanna trust them more, we need to learn from ppl who tried things by themselves and learnt from it . thank u sm Mike and Matty for sharing these advices with us
Great points! When I started Pomodoro method, I found 25min was way too short. Personally, 50min focus and 15min break works best. After the second session, I find I don't have to stop for about 2 hours so, I take longer break of 30-35min; eat something, stand up and walk around.
Great video-love the editing and overall style. I’m trying to focus on studying for boards and I felt that pomodoro just wasn’t enough. Excited to try out these tips!
If you absolutely need to stay working on something urgent or are already running late, you might want to walk outside for 5 minutes, especially in the sunlight and or do some pushups to boost your blood pressure, which means better blood flow to your brain, which also means more oxygen and sugar for your brain (brain energy). Walking outside does wonders to boost creativity and by default a good exercise for your eyes. Being away from the screen relieves your eyes (eye strain), by focusing on outside surroundings at variable distances.
I love listening to you people, you have helped me fix up my study periods. I am grateful
These are some of the best study tips all in one place! Thank you Mike and Matty!
I feel so much gratitude for This channel. Learning how to study well also helped me in other areas of life.
Great video, it's done very well both in terms of explanations, how you structured it, and editing!
Definitely would want a Cajun koi pomodoro timer or even a stopwatch. Love these videos and the amazing Information and personal experience backed advice.
Thankyou
for the amazing tips. I really appreciate it. As someone who is preparing for college entrance examination, these are very helpful. I hope you guys keep making videos like these. Stay healthy!
This is so good. I mean, it is concise, informative and entertaining! I mean, I usually get distracted 2 minutes into a video but this kept me entertained all along. I also got motivated. Thanks!
Also, the timer sounds amazing. Your videos are gamified and if the timer is gamified too, I am going to swear by it!
That means a lot, glad we can help. Will def consider the timer haha
Great
@@CajunKoiAcademy I think I don't belong to any of the 3 clubs (Kitsune, Tora, Kuma). I'm stuck not knowing which one to follow
I might have adhd, I get distracted easily, work on a slower pace and I like studying in morning (my most productive hours).
So which club should I follow?
@@SCARLETTE. it's the same for me.
My family sometimes call me turtle because i do everything "slow". I plan that something is going to take me a few minute because when i see other people is like that(or at least that's what I think), but when i do those things it can take me hours.
I get distracted all the time and when i try to do something my mind is the one that starts distracting me, i start daydreaming.
I recently realized these things since i just enter to college after these years of pandemic. I feel bad because i can't or don't feel like studying, and my mom gets angry about that because she's working really hard so i can be able to "have a degree and live a peaceful life".
I think it may sounds stupid if i try to tell her about my problems, like "mom, I'm sitting in front of the expensive computer, while eating things you bought also, with your effort you paid for and can't put myself to study". She's talking all the time about how she used to work at my age, and that other students work while they are studying and still get good grades, but also don't want me to start working.
I have been watching a lot of video about adhd and adhd in women, there are a lot of things that doesn't happen to me and make think it might not be that. I know were my things are all the time, it's deficult to lose something because i know the only possible places that i should have left them(mainly my desk, i put everything on it). Sometimes i feel like time pass too fast, sometimes too slow.
I don't know, should i talk yo my mom about going with a psychologist?
Sorry for writing too much. I wouldn't read it myself tbh.
Thanks if you give yourself the time to read it 😊💕
@@yaelg1474 hey buddy! having ADHD does not mean that you are lazy or have deficiency of focus, it's just that ADHD patients can't regulate their focus properly. It's sometimes to less or too much (hyperfocus). It's a hereditary disorder so you are not at fault. Speak up about this issue to some adult you trust. And if you can't, then there are many videos on TH-cam on how to treat ADHD without medication. It might be helpful to you...It'll help you get out of the rut so i'll suggest just give it a try!! But still, diagnosis is very important. One should be certain whether they have ADHD or not. So it'll be better if you consult a doctor.
I can totally relate coz I have same issues. I can't tell my parents about it coz they don't give much importance to mental health...so I am trying to fix everything on my own..
Learnt a lot from this, thank you and keep doing what you do
I'm pumped to try these alternative Pomodoro techniques. Thanks for sharing.
Love this I was having problems with pomodoro like i was not able to focus but this just fixed all my problems
00:00 Introduction
1:47 Go with the flow
2:29 Prevent Burnout
2:59 Interval Experiment
3:38 Project Plan
4:10 Task Plan
4:35 Itinerary
4:50 Day timing
5:17 Work Life Balance
5:37 Supplies
5:57 Distractions
6:13 Cheat Sheet
6:33 Music
6:55 Ambience
8:47 Work Spot
9:12 Work Zones
9:43 Rituals
10:18 Structure
10:43 Electronics
11:10 Blockers
11:45 Gamification
11:59 Physical Timer
12:34 Body Double
12:55 Virtual
13:16 Breaking
13:40 Dopamine
13:59 Stopwatch
14:19 Kitsune
15:26 Tora
16:43 Kuma
you're a saviour
thank you
Thanks
This was amazingly helpful! Thank you! This was the most helpful video on productivity ever! I’m part of the Tora club.
Damn the quality is on fire 🔥 tbh
Keep up this great work
Awesome information. Thanks a lot!
Wow, just great and super helpful video, Thank you💪🏼❤🙏🔥
game-changing information! thanks!
Greater and Greater. I mostly lose focus while studying, thats the part I need to work on. Amezing.
Interesting style of video. I love it there's, always a new video that is very different from the last one awesome 😁
Personally I love the 25-5 pomodoro. Because the real reason I use it is as an excuse to stay away from my phone. It takes less than 5 min to respond to all my friends texts and stuff, and then even if they respond immediately after I began a 25 (which most of the time it doesn't) I will be back to it within 25 min. This makes me not even touch my phone, which is the source of all distractions, so that during the 25 min I can stay fully focused.
Great as always👌🏼
Yes to cajun koi timer!!! 🦊💕
I listen to self-help audio book before study section, for some minutes .it will give me the motivation to study and get things done
Very useful,thank you for this video.
I can’t say but this is a great video that i got a lot of useful tips of it ,so good job and thanx for your effort 👍🏻
Awesome. The thing is, from someone from Tora club, it’s hard for me to take on difficult task first as i’ll be anxious as there’s so much other things that needed to be done and there’s always this thoughts of ‘What if this difficult task going to take so much time, even those easier task ended up to be postponed’. So for me, i’ll be going for easier task which motivate me to focus on getting it done ASAP & felt accomplished with a lot of those easy task done earlier. Ended up with difficult task on the last one like fighting the last stage boss for the day with a lot of extra time but knowing it’s the last one makes me relax a bit. If it makes sense. Love your videos btw.
Thanks for sharing! Great perspective
Thanks , i learned alot.
Amazing Video!
I love this channel!
Interesting classifications. I immediately resonated with kitsune. I get distracted really easily, but when I get into something I can do it for hours. I just wish my work didn't have to get in the way.
i want that spinning tomato, i couldn't take my eyes off it during the video...😂😂😂
Seems like this is the only most realistic video on the pomodoro technique I've ever come across 😌
These videos are like a gold mine of gold nuggets of wisdom, very useful. I give it 6 tomotoes out of 8 tomatoes.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR OWN TIMER THAT WOULD BE SO COOL
Thank you!
I like the 5 minutes work and 45 minutes break split
You should do a podcast! 💗🙏
50-10 works wonders for me.
yea so i think im team kitsune. i do make plans but ALWAYS fail to follow through, even a blank wall is enough to distract me 😂 thank u for these well thought and organized tips (and... for the timestamps) study with me lives has helped me quite a lot tho so i would recommend that!! also, im trying this dopamine detox thingy nowadays to eliminate most of my distractions, hope it goes well
one question,, whats ur guys mbti?? (if u have taken the 16 personality test)
INFJ!
@@SCARLETTE. cool!! my best friend is an INFJ too...im an ENTP myself :P
INFJ
intp
ENFP
This is exactly what I needed yall! Thank you!
About 10:43 I find it useful ( if working only on a device) to create a different account on my browser where I have things only about work or study.
What Work Time + Break Time is best for ADHD learners with short attention spans and new to learning (haven't studied really before)? Keep it up guys, I recently discovered your channel and have been listening to the different ways to study which I have never bothered to actually learn.
idk the answer to your question but I wish you all the best for your learning journey 💪
(I'm also new, so dw you're not alone) 🤝
Shii Mike and Matty be balling hard. I'm legit listening to an audiobook based on pomodoro and M&M proving em wrong 😈😈😈🔥
by Francesco Cirillo?
@@CajunKoiAcademy Try Barbara Oakley - "Learn Like A Pro"
This is exactly the video i needed -
No matter what ....pomodoro just wudnt work for me but i think ill try it once again-,
Mike and Matty really be saving our lives tho 😂❤️
hope it finally works. whats your club?
@@CajunKoiAcademy Team KUMA!!!
Yay you guys changed the pronunciation for Kitsune! Sounds much better, I appreciate it, even though I know it ruins the two-syllable thing you guys were going for.
Also, as someone with severe ADHD I really appreciate that there's a club that doesn't really pathologize the way our brains work, but rather sees them as a unique strength/challenge combo. I love Cajun Koi and this makes me feel included 🦊
Love this
loved it...
I dont use a pomodoro but this will definitely help..btw club matches!? What would they be about?
I personally use the animedoro by Josh Chen 1 hour of studying and 20 min break I'm in 8th grade so 3 hours is enough
Treasure trove of tips!
My favorite one is the distraction sheet.
Thanks for sharing guys! My timer study styles do vary depending on the work I’m doing. I find myself ignoring my timer when I have to write a paper because I can deeply focus on my work, whereas when I watch lectures from my professors, I really tend to get distracted so that’s when I need the timer the most. But I actually recently ditch the lectures from my professor (cuz a little boring) and just mix my learning through online meded, osmosis, and youtube. Been getting A’s-A+ so far on my exams! Lol! One question, what are your thoughts about getting a light exercise in while studying, or any type of exercise? I have a desk bike and I use it while watching study videos. You mentioned about not multitasking so just curious what’s the research out there. Also, I know some people study while they’re on their peloton. Thanks again!
Science says don’t multitask and even low level activities like listening to music or pedaling a bike can be distracting. But self experimentation is more practical than studies so if you have the motivation then give it a shot. And congrats on the achievements :)
Any suggestions/experience on/with manual timers that have a bell or chime sound instead of the traditional dinger/ringer sound? I have a timer for my daughter that is the old time ringer sound, but it derails her when it sounds off and is not helpful, so I am looking for something less disruptive. Sadly, no one has the sounds they make as a feature to sell by, only the look and function details are given.
Yeah bro I really like that promodora timer
Yeah we need cajun koi timer
Totally disagree with suggestion 2. Focus is a skill, a “muscle” to be developed. Those who struggle with procrastination will never develop if they give up each time they struggle to focus.
I really wish eat the frog would stop being advocated as obvious or unilateral - it's far from it. Particularly anyone with significant aversions/challenges with focus, building momentum through early wins in study then tackling the hardest parts can be far more effective. That is to say, for some absolutely eat the frog first - for others, consider building momentum first through getting early wins
Kuma club
Methodically and deep. Hard to start.
Keep moving on breaks, keep momentum
Usually night owls, do light work in the morning and demanding work later on
Use routines
Check to do lists
Use rituals
Have multiple dedicated working spots
Love u all.
What timer is that? That floating tomato is cool.
Do you have URLs to these pomodor studies?
Great ideas💞💞
Im an online university student studying BBA ....i have to take lectures on time , submit the assignments etc. Can u guys suggest me how to focus completely in studies cuz i lose my focus everytime i sit to listen to lectures ? 😭
Empty stomach, sit relax and palms up, try it, it makes different.
But doesn't taking breaks interrupt your focus and then affect your activation energy?
I actually disagree with not taking the break when you’re supposed to. Supposedly if you are going with a longer work time pomodoro, taking that break prevents you from burning out and getting in more timers. If you were to go past the timer on one, after that you are essentially more burned out if instead you were to take a break and you kinda lose more time instead. Something like workout out and the myth that going until failure, in the beginning, is good for you.
Thanks for the insight man
So say I wanted to try the beeminder method of pomodoro, work for 45 min, then break for 15. The traditional pomodoro method has short breaks of 5 min then long breaks. Does the beeminder method have short and long breaks? Or do you just work for 45 break for 15, then rinse and repeat for the whole day?
Look, in study/work it's also important to follow the flow and listen to your body, if you feel you need a longer break that's fine, if instead you feel you can continue, do it
Hahaha I actually just read two three lines about pomodora and didnt know much detail and started studying and guess what I found a better version of pomodora for my ownself 😂. " I studied and whenever I felt tired I divided the time I studied with 4 and took a break about that time and it actually works for me.
This is also a technique that can be valid, it's called flowmodoro, you study until you are in the state of flow and you take a break equal to the time spent studying divided by 5
Hey, Mike and Matty. I have a desperate request for you to upload a new, unique video. One that talks about how we can not get tired during the day. I swear I try implementing your methods but I feel tired after 11am like its been going on for months now. Should I take a blood test or something? Like this is very frustrating now. Also, could you involve the food we should eat as I think that's the main thing - our diet.
Yes, definitely check your diet and sleep. Two most important factors for energy. But if you think there is a health concern please see your doctor, we cannot diagnose you on the internet lol
@@CajunKoiAcademy ok thanks
This is the place where toppers can learn more about STUDYING!
Yes to timers, plz
i WOULD 100% BUY a kagen timer
Where did you get the tomato?
Can you buy this pomodoro tomato timer ?
Hey what is the song starting @ 7:23 ?
You say we should do difficult tasks in the morning when we’re more energetic, but what if I’m more productive at night?
Yes.
yes pleasee make a timer
could you please tell me where I can get this levitating tomato??
What's the lamp at 12:39?
Whe is remnote coming to ios?
make the timer!!!
bro could you start the merch that you've told the kuma clock promodora clock
please tell me about that watch
This seems to be a video about practice not pomodoro. The technique is a way of practice and changing the way of practice changes the technique...
Tora ♥️
Ok side question, is that floating tomato real or CGI?? If real where can I get that?🍅
I would disagree with just the first and second tip, but not in majority, only because they don’t apply to gifted kids/ people who have great trouble studying in general or with motivation it’s important to actually stop and take a break where you set it, of course priory founding the best time for you, if the timer goes off and you’re in the flow (of something you normally can’t bare yourself to do not if you’re for example timing your passions or smth) and you think “why stop now when it’s easy and I feel good doing it?” That’s exactly why, while it’s hard or nearly impossible for you to even start because you don’t FEEL like it it’s important to base it off some exterior factor, like time so that it doesn’t matter if you want or feel like studying because you have to anyway, because it becomes a habit and not a wanting, when you already have a habit you can modify it but not too much and not to often because it’s very easy to regress in something you don’t like to do, even tho I’m a kitsune and for majority the tip “go with the flow” would be really good this is also and more importantly coming from a troubled with study kid and pomodoro is a HUGE help for me but it IS really important to stick to it, so obviously it don’t have to work for you and those tips can be the best way for you not to come to eventually hate the technique but I feel it’s relevant to those who struggle with work to hear it to progress, also all the other tips are absolutely valid and very helpful, I loved them:)
I would like a kitsune timer please 🥺
Timers for each study type would be great!
I use Linux on my laptop for Studying Only, then Windows 11 is for playing games.
I'm never tempted to switch OS, because I'm aware it's a hassle to move back to Linux + there it takes several minutes before I'm in windows so I just stay on Linux.
(I'm not addicted to playing videogames so this may not work for those who spend alot of time on games)
Me, Before clicking on the video: "26 tips! That's too much!"
After watching the video: " I want some more tips!"
Plan everything in first session
Hardest first
Why is the thing levitating?
I am not a tora kuma or a kitsume i cant study my teachers always tell me to show my work cant complete work help
i use my phone where i need to flip my phone to start the device and break the cycle when i switch to other apps!
I think the problem with most of these is they assume we're able to wake up and go to sleep at consistent times without being tired most of the time, never seen this issue adressed in the productivity community.
I think I don't belong to any of the 3 clubs (Kitsune, Tora, Kuma). I'm stuck not knowing which one to follow
Do the quiz and after that you can easily say that you are part of a group
What about when jotting