The problem I found with sticking to using Pomodoros or longer periods (90 minutes) per work is that they work for a short while. After a couple of days or max. a few weeks I plunge back into my old self.
Using self-discipline techniques help in the short term, but in the long term I find them harmful. Because after a while of dedication, I feel exhausted and kinda burnt-out.
It's true that working for the time you allocated removes guilt. It's true that setting aside a fixed amount of time for working makes you more efficient.
If I could only find a way to sustain this kind of movement.
One thing I've seen working is listening to easy-listening music. After quieting down my brain, I have much more self-discipline and focus.
I find the Pomodoro technique much too confusing and detailed.
Whenever I'm in an impossible procrastinating mood (and I feel that this is what is: a mood) I put e.ggtimer.com to the minimum amount of time I really think I can put together. Usually by the timer is gone I have to reset it and keep working. If I'm really getting into a good place, I increase the time, if it seems I'm going to be done soon, I decrease it.
Reasonable expectations.
> Using self-discipline techniques help in the short term, but in the long term I find them harmful.
Using self-discipline techniques help in the short term, but in the long term I find them harmful. Because after a while of dedication, I feel exhausted and kinda burnt-out.
It's true that working for the time you allocated removes guilt. It's true that setting aside a fixed amount of time for working makes you more efficient.
If I could only find a way to sustain this kind of movement. One thing I've seen working is listening to easy-listening music. After quieting down my brain, I have much more self-discipline and focus.