Pomodoro Technique

The main problem we have isn't an issue of actually doing the work. It's just starting. Starting is the hardest part. So how do we make it easier? Take your large task and break it into something small. Once you think you've made it small, make it even smaller than that. Do the same with your time commitment. It's great that you blocked out the next three hours to do work, but guess what, studying for three hours is incredibly daunting. You do not want to do that. You want to watch Med School Insiders YouTube videos instead. Here's how you get past that - you're not studying for three hours anymore. Instead, you're studying for only 25 minutes, which is a lot easier than 3 hours. After those 25 minutes are done, you're getting a break, guaranteed. Seems simple enough. This is the Pomodoro technique in action, and it is one of my favorite study hacks. Early on in the day, I generally like to knock out the difficult tasks first, since it makes the rest of the day a breeze. But I don't always get the luxury of doing that. There are instances where starting is so difficult, that there's no way I would be able to tackle the most daunting task first. In those instances, I start with something easy. That can be something as simple as doing my laundry or washing dishes. Once I've built the momentum of getting something small done, having a small victory, it becomes much easier to step it up to something a little bigger.