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Timeboxing

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Description

Timeboxing is a well-known time management technique. You can apply it to your personal tasks. To practice it, you must focus on a single task for a period of time, without stopping and avoiding distractions.

Possible Benefits

May improve focus
May increase productivity
May decrease stress
May improve mood
May boost motivation

Required Equipment

A timer

How to Do It

Just follow these simple steps:

Choose a task.
Set the time you are going to work on it.
Set up your workspace.
Plan the duration of your breaks.
Work on your task.
Evaluate the results.

Why it works

The attention span has a limit, given the cognitive resources. For this reason, it is better to plan periods of focus and relax.
Each period of time allows us to reach a goal, so the level of stress decreases and the motivation increases.
Avoiding time-wasting behaviors increases productivity.

Time Commitment

As needed.

Suggested Frequency

Daily

Time of Day

Any

Possible Side Effects

In highly goal-oriented people it may cause anxiety.

Tips

This technique is a little more flexible than the Pomodoro technique. The goal is to adapt to the tasks, not to the time.
Each task needs different "timeboxes," so don't worry. Set the time you think is necessary.
If you work for long periods of time, your breaks should also be longer.
Evaluate the results at the end to know how much progress you made on the task.