Learning Challenge: Pomodoro Technique

Since I did a tech tip for the google timer this week, I thought I would do the pomodoro technique for my learning challenge. This technique has you select a task to work on and set a timer for 25 minutes. You then work at the task until the timer goes off and then take a short break (I chose 3 minutes). Every fourth time you take a longer break. This is actually really helpful for me and I really love it! So glad I tried it! Sometimes I found that I needed to shorten to 15 minutes because I was having trouble focusing, but it was okay because after my break I got right back to work. So great!

Pomodoro Technique

Learning Challenges: Looking at Learning by HEART

I am bad at decision making and thus choosing just one part of HEART that sticks out to me is quite the challenge. Health and happiness, attention, and time all seem like areas that are both important to me and that I could improve in greatly. However, since I feel like I already work on health and happiness and time quite frequently, I suppose focusing on attention through this class would not be a bad idea. I have tried mindfulness and meditation before but always give up on it so maybe this time I will try it and stick with it. I also liked the idea of the pomodoro technique and may try implementing it.

As for the other two areas, I am discovering this semester that forcing yourself to wake up at the same time every morning is both good for your sleep health and productivity. I started a job this week that makes me wake up at 7:30 every morning. While waking up that early is not something I particularly enjoy, I have noticed that I have been more productive during the day because I know I must be in bed by 11:15 pm every night if I am to get a good night's sleep. This means I am sleeping more consistently and getting more done which is pretty great. It might even make up for the fact that I am a college kid asleep by midnight and up before 9 am.

(meme by Laura Gibbs)

All in all I am excited to try some of the different HEART challenges this semester. I hope that at least one of them truly improves my school or home life or both!