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I am doing this course during the summer when I stay at school with no kids! It's great to have a chance to develop myself, as during the semester there is very little time for this.

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I plan to follow this course in the evenings because I have busy days, I'm not familiar with the Pomodoro technique but it seems funny to work with.

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I take the course just in time.
I will do my best, because it interests me particularly, not only for my students but also for myself and future courses.

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I am not good at this... I will try to improuve myself and my work...

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I am not good at this... I will try to improuve myself and my work...

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Planning is one of my weakest areas, and procrastinating is the other one. After the course I´d really like to be able to improve in those two areas.

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Planning is one of my weakest areas, and procrastinating is the other one. After the course I´d really like to be able to improve in those two areas.

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I was planned to finish this course until beginning of next week.I will separate the moduls and try to complete one modul in few hours and one modul for one day.

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I'm going to participate in this course in the evening after completing the daily tasks I have at school. Since it is a busy period since in Italy we are towards the end of the second term, I will follow the course when I manage (as I said at night) hoping I won't be too tired and I will be able to keep up. I won't use the Pomodoro Technique but I will note down the most relevant information in my learning diary as a sort of summary and revise each time I resume work before going on.

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Being on holiday, it is very easy for me to manage this course. I plan to spend as much time as I need, with no stress at all. It was my decision to participate, I am motivated to finish it and complete all the tasks. I am not going to use the Pomodoro Technique this time.

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I plan to follow this course in the evenings and in my holidays. I have some language barriers and I need time to finish tasks.
I my opinion Pomodoro Technique is useful. I will try to apply it. I can say time management is one of my shortcomings.

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I plan to follow this course mostly in the evening hours when I have most of my free time and least of the distractions. It's also difficult for me to estimate how much time I'd need for this course primarily because of the language barrier.
I found that I'm able to learn more efficiently when reading the course materials several times and taking notes of the key concepts.

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Actually, I have busy days, but since I am motivated beforehand for this course, I definitely plan to set aside time every day. I can comfortably attend the course at home at the computer with my coffee in my hand. I continue by taking notes.

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1-I do not have a scheduled time to take this course
2-I follow this course from home.
3-I can’t be exact about how much time I’m going to need because of language that makes it difficult for me
4-I do not have any special technique but i will try to learn about Pomodoro technique.

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I do not have a fixed schedule to take this course. It depends on other professional activities and my free time. I am following this course from home. It is hard for me to say how much time will I need for this course because the language is a little barrier for me and I never attended MOOC before. I do not have any special technique, I am not familiar with the Pomodoro technique.

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I do not have a fixed schedule to take this course. I can do it early in the morning or in the evening, depending on how I feel at that moment. If I'm on vacation, I can study all day.

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Organizing my learning on MOOC depends on how much free time do I have through the day. I always try to find time for this course, at least half an hour a day but sometimes I do not have this possibility. I always do it from home. I plan to spend 3 hours per module. I have never used the Pomodoro Technique, but who knows what the future holds.

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Voicu Corina, Romania, How are you organising your own learning on this course? I try to connect and learn many usful things to be a better teacher for my students! When and where will you follow the course? I follow the course from my home. How much time do you plan to spend on it? 1-2 hours per week.  Will you use any specific study strategies such as the Pomodoro Technique? Yes, I will use the pomodoro technique.

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Voicu Corina, Romania, How are you organising your own learning on this course? I try to connect and learn many usful things to be a better teacher for my students! When and where will you follow the course? I follow the course from my home. How much time do you plan to spend on it? 1-2 hours per week.  Will you use any specific study strategies such as the Pomodoro Technique? Yes, I will use the pomodoro technique.

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I will be studying continuously during my holiday. I always choose to study as much as possible when I have time and thus benefit and use it up wisely. I expect to finish the course in 2 weeks. As for the strategies, I will take notes and save them in my computer, so that what I learn can be easily accessed at any time.

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I will be working on this course mostly in the evenings, but as I am on holiday I expect to finish it in about 2 weeks. So far I like the course, and that's the best strategy, learn what you like.

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Being the first course of its kind I started it late and expect to finish it in two weeks as I am on holiday.

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I plan to do this course in my free time, after dinner and in my holydays, as now. I think I will spend 4 or 5 hours a week for this course. My strategy is to take a break when i lost my concentration.

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I can follow the course when I am at work. I have a private room for myself and some freetime therefore it is possible to follow the course during work. I can spend about 3 hours weekly.

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I have no fixed timing in order to follow this course. I can do it in the early morning or evening , depending on how I feel in that particular moment. Always at home in my room and I could study a variable number of hours depending on the mood of that day.

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I have been trying to follow my course schedule everyday .This generally happens after I finish all my work and just before sleep. A  kind of theraphy to refresh my mind.45 minutes shift is enough for the beginning .However , I must admit that there are interesting articles and sharings about the course that take time to think on.Today , for instance , I have been thinking on Pomodoro technique . I would use it most of my works before pandemy especially about school and also used at university period for my studies.It works really well.

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I will participate in my free time, in the evening. I plan to study for an hour every day.

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I plan to do this course whenever I have time to do it in a relaxed atmosphere. I'll do it at my own pace because I do not intend to rush through it, but give it a little thought.

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The organization of learning depends on my daily obligations at work and in private life. Sometimes it is very demanding. I believe this course will offer me an insight into technicques of SLR that will improve my organizational skills.

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Working with students with special needs is a blessing. First of all, the parents are very interested and they work with the teachers as partners because they want their son/daughter to suceed as much as possible; secondly, and remembering some exceptions, the students are more tolerant, more resilient, more assertive and they tend to be curious and to make the utmost effort to absorb what we intend them to learn. So, it's easy to plan our work with them. We have to prepare the themes, which we try to approch to their interests, considering the method we have to use for each of them, as no one learns in the same way. Here is the point where I remember Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences, first presented in Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983) and subsequently refined and extended in Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice (1993), Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century (1999), and Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons (2006). Gardner’s theory inspired many teachers, school leaders, and special educators to embrace the notion that there are many ways to be intelligent and to learn.
However, I think that, unfortunately, only a few took advantage of this Theory . Before Gardner, Confucius taught us that “When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps.” — adjust the way, the steps, the methods, thats what I do everyday with my pupils. And, some days, I enter the classroom with a plan and, half an hour later,  just for accident, I have to change the coordinates and Keep on adjusting and improvising a lot.

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I do it in the evening
I do it from home
I complete the module and i do the tasks

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Look for self-development courses in these areas..different fields..
I watch from home on my laptop.
Different times according to what is available to me. Open one to two hours daily..

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I have a four year-old son, so I can find time only after he sleeps. Moreover, I attended the course after a while it had started. I'm trying to compansate for the gap. Thus I try to go futher as I can do while studying. I prefer keeping notes while working

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I try to do it in my spare time. Our school is currently on vacation, but I've been to a few more practice sessions and I'm trying to catch up on each one in turn. I also prepare various projects and their reports. We fast during Ramadan. I also do charity work. I devote my free time to training and reading books. I love education. I was using the Pomodoro technique :) but I learned your name with you, thanks :)

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The organization of my own learning on this course depends mostly on my daily timetable at school.

I usually do it during weekends, or during Tuesday mornings. I do it at home, where I can work more peacefully and so I am more focused.

The time I plan to spend is 2/ 3 hours per module.

I have never used the Pomodoro technique.

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I'm interested by this topic, the task value is high and goals orientation too but this MOOC comes in a very busy moment and I can't spend all the time I want in here. I open the course frequently (five times a week, more or less) and use to take notes about what I read for simplify to stay focused on the task and topics. Moreover I love plannings so I use to make "do it" lists with tasks I have to complete and I'm also using the learning tool "Sutori" to build a summary presentation of my work that let me keeping a track of my learning.

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Antonella Lombardi Ottavo Circolo di Piacenza

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Antonella Lombardi Ottavo Circolo di Piacenza

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I’m taking this course in my free time at home. With some colleagues of my Institute I am part of the Study Group for Erasmus Mobility and I will share with them my reflections.

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Organizing learning on MOOCs in general dpends mostly on my daily obligations andresponsibilities.
1. I usually do it during weekinds, but sometimes I have to reschedule it due to some unexpected situations.
2. I regularly do it from home in the evening when I am alone.
3. The time I plan to spend learning depends on the module, I spent less time on introductory modules, more if we have tasks assigned to be done, 2 - 3 hours
4. I have never tried the Pomodoro Technique, but it might be a challenge

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I am planning to set aside time 2/ 3 times a week to focus on the material provided in this course. I plan to carry out the tasks in the order presented and to fit them between other ongoing tasks. I might spend an hour at a stretch each time.

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I do not think I will use timers, but usually I complete MOOCs in my short morning coffee breaks and at night. I usually complete 1 module as it starts and do not let it unprocessed as the next one begins.

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During this course, we are going to have a lot of tasks to quantify and complete... In fact, I will be a nocturnal learner, with no particular study time and I would like to work in my own pace. I´m not sure if a time managment method will be suitable for me (I hate watches, timers ...) . This idea seams to me as a race against time , something to control my thinking flow. I´ve not already tried Pomodoro Technique on my own live, but I use such a way, in my classroom, in order to ask students to do simple exercices, in a short period of time,  and ask them don't be out of focus.
I maybe must learn changing my mindset about time...

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I hope I  have time during the wekend, at sunday, at home, to learn and to share my point of view and reflexion to fullfil the  goals of the course.

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Our daily life is always so busy that it becomes necessary to organize time, tasks according to the priority factor. Fortunately, diaries are great aids for our task management, and the colleagues I work with in this course help us keep track of the different steps to be taken. So we set aside Wednesday mornings, about one or two hours at our school, to meet, discuss the themes to be developed and share our work over a cup of tea.

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Selena Botti - D.D. 8 Circolo Piacenza - Italy

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Selena Botti - D.D. 8 Circolo Piacenza - Italy

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I follow and carry out the course partly with my School Study Group, partly at home in my free time.
I think it will be about 1 hour every day.

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I spend two hours a week. I use self learning and keep diary. Try to approach course. I follow the course.

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I usually take notes (yes, handwritten notes) of what I believe is more relevant; I also use checklists and set priorities!
As said before, I'm following this MOOC within a school study group and, as such, on my own, I first have a general look at the module's goals, its content and assigned tasks so that I'm able to support my study group. I've arranged to work with some colleagues on Wednesday mornings and, with others, on Thursday afternoons. Whenever we can't meet F2F or questions arise, we meet online. The allocated time will surely vary weekly, depending on the groups' availability, on the workload/tasks and doubts.
When working alone, I do use the Pomodoro technique, but with my colleagues, we also have breaks - even if it's just for a cup of tea or a dose of caffeine!

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• How do you organize your own learning in this course?
To be honest, not very well, I'm late. It's Sunday afternoon and I'm going through this activity.
• When and where will you take the course?
I will work from home, because during the week we have classes in physical format.
• How long do you plan to spend with her?
Most likely, I will work on weekends, I think it will be about 3 hours every day.
• Will you use specific study strategies, such as the Pomodoro Technique?
I used the Pomodoro technique, that's not what I called it. I use pauses for reflection with students, they are small and oriented

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How are you organising your own learning on this course?

Frankly? Not very well, I'm running late. It is Saturday afternon and I'm at this activity.

When and where will you follow the course?

I'll be working from home since we are working on a basis of hybrid classes.

How much time do you plan to spend on it?

For sure, I'll be working on weekends, it'll be like 3-4 hours each day.

Will you use any specific study strategies such as the Pomodoro Technique?

I'm reading about it in Wikipedia. I might try it but I'm not sure...

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Marisa Badini Ottavo Circolo Piacenza. Italy

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Marisa Badini Ottavo Circolo Piacenza. Italy

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When starting a new online course, I usually look carefully at the goals and planning, just to consider when and how to manage the different materials  and.tasks. this time the MOOC is in a buzy time for me , so I'm planning to use the Commitment Inventory first, (just to consider priorities and say "Not right now" to other possible engagements) and then to think in checklists rather then  "to do" lists, to positively plan my activities. Moreover I' ll share reflections with the School Study Group, in order to activate mutual support and implementation of what we are learning. I definitely think I will improve my own way to work , getting things better done.

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I've tried pretty much every productivity method out there - the Pomodoro Technique, David Allen's ever-popular Getting Things Done, the Eat That Frog approach, to name a few. My bookshelf overflows with productivity books: Organize Tomorrow Today, The Power of Habit, and It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys.

(The last title no doubt gives me away: I wasn't exactly born color-coding my wardrobe.)

But I find trying out new productivity methods to be a lot like dating before I met my husband. The methods sparkle at first. I'm getting things done, eating my frogs, feeling like a happy, productive, totally capable human being. The strategy du jour works, at least temporarily. But after a month or two things start to fizzle.

Some people are naturally organized, productive, and efficient; they can see the big picture and not drop any of the thirteen balls they have up in the air. But not me.

I become so enamored with ball number three - like this article, I'm writing, I'm all in on productivity methods right now - that I forget to pick my head up. Days go by before I realize I'm behind on areas of my writing business like sending invoices, marketing outreach, or editing the third draft of my novel.

I'm not alone in my struggle to keep up with it all. A 2015 global study by Ernst and Young revealed that our modern working lives are increasingly complex - we work longer hours and we typically have more varied responsibilities. Not to mention, of course, we've added a slew of options to our distraction arsenal: a buzzing smartphone, cat videos begging for clicks on social media, and the internet offering a 24-hour news cycle. It's no wonder many of us feel distracted, overwhelmed, and unable focus.

Mark Forster, a British author best known for his books on productivity, is like me. He tried endless productivity methods. But eventually, they all fell short. And as he points out, it's not time that we should focus on - there are 24 hours in every single day, no matter how we slice and dice them. Instead, we need to learn to manage our attention. Life presents us with an infinite number of possibilities to pursue, but we can't choose them all. It's far better to select fewer things and do them well. This advice sounds familiar and straightforward enough, but few of us actually manage to practice this precise level of prioritization and focus in our lives.

I picked up Forster's book, Get Everything Done - and Still Have Time to Play, from my local bookstore in Marin County. After reading it, I decided to give his productivity method a try. As I describe Forster's technique, you'll see that it contains elements that are similar to other productivity methods, but what I found is that this technique not only covers how to get the work done, but also gave me a systematic approach to decide what should be on my to-do list in the first place.

It's a system that forced me to (finally) grapple with the time and energy constraints I'm working with and ensures that I'm giving each important area of my life the attention it needs. If you're like me and have dozens of projects going at once but don't feel like you're making progress on any of them, this may be the system you've been missing too.

Try Forster's Commitment Inventory if you:

Are stretched too thin to make meaningful progress on anything

Don't feel like your daily to-do list lines up with your bigger priorities

Have a hard time saying no to new projects and commitments

Want to be more focused and intentional in what you take on

Step #1: List out all of your commitments

Forster's initial advice sounded familiar: prune your list of commitments and ruthlessly say no to projects that aren't a top priority. It was an exercise I hadn't done in awhile, and I found Forster's approach invaluable. The key to his system is ensuring that none of the commitments listed will fall off your radar.

First, make a long list of all of the areas of commitment and activity you have in your life, work as well as personal responsibilities. Your list should include all the things you have to complete and all the things you do for fun. It's important here to note that our daily errands and basic needs must also be accounted for: housework, meals, commuting time, etc. all take up a portion of our day.

Here was my initial list:

Step #2: Add up the percentages, trim your list, repeat

My initial list looked long, but I didn't think it was too long. In the spirit of simplification and focus, I decided to combine some categories and eliminate others.

Writing a blog and teaching a weekly yoga class went first. I also cut out volunteering at my kids' school (for just this year) to focus on volunteering with Family House, a cancer organization I care deeply about. Then I combined some of the categories that overlap (like marketing and pitching for new business).

Here's my new list:

Have a list your happy with? Great! Now it's time to get real about how much time you actually have for each area of your life. Mark each category with a percentage: what percent of your day/week/month do you devote to that category? Remember, unless you've figured out how to clone yourself, your total must add up to 100%. In my first version I scheduled 110% of myself 🙃 It can be helpful to visualize your breakdown as a pie chart to drive home the point that every category you add takes away from another.

Here was my initial percentage breakdown:

Step #3: Make sure each category has enough time to do it well

Forster points out that you need to apply enough time to any one category to do it well. It's not worth dedicating yourself to a project if you can only spend a teeny amount of time on it. I decided that I wanted to give each category at least 10% of my time. Volunteering is important to me, but it's not something I can do in a meaningful way in the same year I'm trying to finish my novel, in addition to the freelance writing work I already do, all on top of raising children. I trimmed my list again to narrow down what I want to focus on with my limited time and attention.

Now I have a focused list of priorities. "Our circumstances reflect what we have been paying attention to," Forster says. If I pay focused, regular, and sufficient attention to the seven categories I've selected above, then I will see meaningful progress in each of those areas.

Step #4: Set up categories and projects

A lot of people get to this point and think their work is done. Not so! This is where the hard work of translating your priorities into your day-to-day actions starts.

To help keep my commitment categories top of mind, I used Todoist projects. Each of my seven categories is a top-level project - Novel, Articles, Pitches, Paperwork, Kids, Personal, Fun - with relevant sub-projects nestled underneath each one. For example, the category of "Writing/researching articles" would include a sub-project for this guide, as well as for the other pieces I'm working on.

Now every time I open my to-do list, I have a visual reminder of the categories I've committed myself to and I can only add sub-projects that fit under each of them. Whenever I add a new task, I'm forced to decide which project to put it in. If it doesn't fit into my current categories, I have to ask myself if it's worth doing right now.

Step #5: Think in checklists rather than to-do lists

Forster recommends using checklists instead of creating to-do lists. It may sound like mere semantics, but there's a key difference: A to-do list usually includes a set of unrelated tasks that need to be completed within a certain time frame, usually in one day. The problem with to-do lists is that often you look at them and think, ugh. (Resistance!)

Checklists, on the other hand, break a project down into smaller, sequential tasks, which reduces resistance. Vauge, open-ended to-do's become concrete, manageable action steps that you can check off your list

Let's say that for this article, I've come to the task to "revise draft." If I didn't get enough sleep last night, I might look at that task and again think, ugh. But, if I've created a checklist for that task of "revise draft," the task becomes more bounded, concrete, and doable. The resistance melts away.

Todoist Tip

Now, when I look at what I have to do, what I immediately focus on is the first item on my checklist: "read comments from editor." Easy! (Resistance: 0 Jackie: 10 points!) I win.

Step #6: Work in "bursts" aligned with your categories

Inner resistance isn't the only problem you'll face when trying to get things done. Sometimes you'll lag behind simply because you don't have a particular time constraint (other than the deadline) for a task like "research relevant studies." As soon as I get frustrated or bored, Facebook or Twitter would love to entertain me - for free. On the flip side (which tends to happen more often for me), I can sometimes get so engrossed in the research I'm doing that I lose track of my larger goal to revise the article.

Having a time limit, especially a tight one, forces concentration. Forster suggests working on your checklists in timed "bursts." When your flight is about to take off, and you only have five minutes left on wifi, you can crank out more emails in those five minutes than you've written all day. Forster calls this the "end-effect" and says that the most effective work is usually done at the very end of the cutoff. And once you start moving, sometimes even after only a few minutes, the resistance begins to weaken and often disappears entirely.

Timed bursts are used in the pomodoro technique and time blocking too, but Forster's commitment inventory method ensures that you rotate among the different categories you've made a priority. Without that big-picture perspective, you could (and I did) spend your whole week (or month) on writing and editing bursts, forgetting to circle back to ones that include invoicing, marketing, and networking tasks.

There are several different ways of setting up your bursts - which you can read more about in the book - but I will show you what worked best for me. The nice part about the burst system is that you can change the sizes of the bursts to suit your needs.

My writing work pretty much falls into two distinct areas: there is focused, deep work (researching, writing, editing, planning) and quick, busy work (emails, calls, paperwork, etc.). I've found that I work most efficiently when I do my " deep work" in the morning and my "busy work" in the afternoon. For my "deep work" that requires sustained focus, I use a longer burst - usually 50 minutes. I don't want to be interrupted every 5 minutes while writing. I follow each burst by a 5 or 10-minute break and then, if I need to keep going, another 50-minute deep burst. For busywork (like doing paperwork, sending pitches, etc.) I use a shorter burst.

Important: When the timer goes off, start the next item right away, even if you haven't finished. Otherwise, you'll get distracted, and your attention will lag. And never stop at a clear stopping point. Instead, go ahead and move on to the next thing. If you leave something unfinished, your brain wants to come back to complete it. It's like an opened car door; your brain wants to come back to shut it. [Note: my timer just went off, and I had to stop here.] But, since I work through a systematic set of categories throughout the day, I will come back to this article when I come back to the "articles" category, and I will pick up this task where I left off.

Each morning, I write out my bursts on a post-it note and place it by my keyboard. The bursts keep me on track for working systematically in between each category, and the tasks and sub-tasks keep me on track to meet my overall objectives. So here's what my work day of bursts looks like. All I have to do is open up my category project to view my tasks and sub-tasks, set the timer, and go.

I'm now working within a 50-minute "burst" and I have 9:56 left before I have to move on to a different checklist within Pitches, so I am cranking out this draft much faster, and with more focus, than I otherwise would.

If your resistance is high, start with a short burst, then add five as you go up. Forster recommends keeping it under 40, but when I'm writing, I use 50-minute bursts. Adapt to fit your needs. When you lose momentum, go back to 5 minutes. You can use bursts for your breaks too. In 8 minutes when I finish this burst, I will get a cup of coffee, stretch my legs, pet my dog Duke, and maybe read a quick news article. Forster recommends being strict with the timer, or your attention will drift.

That's it! It's a deceptively simple system. Yet where other systems left me feeling overwhelmed and guilty after a few weeks, Forster's system leaves me feeling confident that I'm making measurable progress on everything I've decided is important to me right now. There's no nagging guilt over areas of my life that I'm neglecting.

Of course, your priorities will change over time - your system needs to be flexible enough to reflect Set time aside on a yearly, quarterly, or even monthly basis to reassess your commitment inventory and keep it relevant. Review your progress in each category as part of a weekly review. Over time, your commitment list will become a heuristic that lightens the cognitive load of deciding which tasks and projects you'll say yes to and keeps you focused on what's important to you.

After a few months of working with this system, I found that my productivity improved tremendously. I felt lighter, more in control, as I'd let go of several projects and categories - teaching yoga, volunteering - that I just wasn't able to accomplish in a meaningful way. I hope to come back to these items down the road when I have more time. But doesn't it make sense to tackle finishing my novel first - making it the best it can be? And then, when that time slot frees up, I can take on another project. The constant variety, cycling through the categories regularly, keeps my mind fresh, and keeps me from getting bogged down in my email, or finding myself on Twitter when I'm supposed to be working.

And speaking of that, my burst is coming to an end. Time to get started on the next thing!

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I've tried pretty much every productivity method out there - the Pomodoro Technique, David Allen's ever-popular Getting Things Done, the Eat That Frog approach, to name a few. My bookshelf overflows with productivity books: Organize Tomorrow Today, The Power of Habit, and It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys.

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I am a preschool teacher in a kindergarten. My school is on break for a week. I want to complete the course this holiday. Note taking is necessary for self-regulation and follow-up.

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I've already planned the time and place of my study. I know how much time I can spare from my other obligations and I always use the Pomodoro Technique. Notes-taking is of course absolutely necessary.

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Acest curs voi urma în zilele de odihnă, atunci sunt odihnită și pot lucra mai mult timp. Tehnica Pomodoro am folosit, nu așa am numit. Pauze de reflecție folosesc cu elevii, ei sunt mici și sunt orientați

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I’m trying to work every day. I’m writing the most important information on my diary and I to remember the relevant details for me. I studying at home, from Spain, after the classes. It’s not easy, because the Easter break is almost here and the final countdown is quite complicated, so… I’m trying to do my best. I’m really interested and motivated, so this will be great for sure.

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I try to organize my own learning on this course in the afternoons or evenings.
. Classes are held from home, with my tablet 1 hour - two hours with a 10 minute break every 50 minutes worked.

I have been using the Pomodoro Technique for several years with my students in the classroom with good results in most cases.

I will try to repeat the self-directed learning experience at home this term and I will see the results before the end of the course, to try to compare them later with those of previous years.

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Željka, Croatia                                        I like to work in the morning, when I am fresh and creative. Since, during the week I have things to do related to my work in school, I will work during the weekends and holidays.  I will do it from my living room, while having my morning coffee. I think, I will need 3 hours as indicated in the description. I am not going to use any specific strategies related to time managment. 

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Željka, Croatia                                        I like to work in the morning, when I am fresh and creative. Since, during the week I have things to do related to my work in school, I will work during the weekends and holidays.  I will do it from my living room, while having my morning coffee. I think, I will need 3 hours as indicated in the description. I am not going to use any specific strategies related to time managment. 

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we are not on Easter break yet so the most suitable time for me to follow the course is from Friday to Sunday, from home and mainly at noon. I will tryto systematically use the pomodoro technique even though I didnt know the name I did follow it many times based on experience.

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I am planning to directly work regualry on mondays (after the new moduls are opened) on the course. So I won´t get sloppy :)
I have a short time frame of 2,5h at home to do so. I hope that will be sufficient.

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Holidays start tomorrow, that means I am free to concentrate on this course every day. I will spend one Hour learning at Home, very comfortable.

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Two-four hours a week to do at home with The Pomodoro techinque.

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Maria Cristina Cella Ottavo Circolo Piacenza, Italy

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Maria Cristina Cella Ottavo Circolo Piacenza, Italy

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This course is part of those selected from our "European Professional Development Study Group" as preparatory activities for the Erasmus mobilities and for a better implementation of shared educational actions.
I'm teaching in Pre-Primary School, I'm Headmaster Deputy and Kindergarden Schools of my Institution are coordinate by me.
Despite my business engagement I think actually that take part to this course is very important for my training.
As soon as possible I spend my time following my new knowledge experience.

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I’m trying to work every day. I’m writing the most important information on my diary and I to remember the relevant details for me. I studying at home, from Spain, after the classes. It’s not easy, because the Easter break is almost here and the final countdown is quite complicated, so… I’m trying to do my best. I’m really interested and motivated, so this will be great for sure. I’m spending 3 days on a week and I have not idea about the Pomodoro Technique. Are you using it? Can you help me? 🤬

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I try to organize my own learning in this course in the evening. The classes are done from home, in front of the laptop, 1 hour - two hours with a 10 minute break every 50 minutes worked. I will use the Pomodoro Technique with my students in the classroom and encourage them to repeat the self-directed learning experience at home.

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I will try not to disperse the activities too much throughout the week because I don't want to be hindered by forgetting things. I will also try doing it in the afternoon because if I put things towards the evening I end up not doing them at all because I'm too tired.

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I' m thinking about working on this course on wednesday mornings with my colleagues that are also working on it. Later, on weekends, I'll spend also about one hour , it depends on the work I have from school.I already use the Pomodoro technique in simple tasks at home. So I'm going to use it also in this course and with my students.

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I will try to devote enough time to this course to be able to perceive all the concepts that will be developed.
From 24 to 30 April I will be in Dublin for the Erasmus mobility with some colleagues, so I will have to try to make the most of the remaining weeks using the Pomodoro technique.

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I organize my own learning in this course in the evening. I take the class at home, in front of the laptop, for two or three hours with 5-minute breaks every 30 minutes worked. I don't draw tomatoes every break, but it's a good idea. I will use the Pomodoro Technique with my students in class and encourage them to repeat the self-directed learning experience at home.

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I intend to give my students a projects about foresst without any help from me in a self-regulated work the students.

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I´m currently studying to become a Master of Early and Preschool Education but the topic of this course was just too interesting to pass on. In the past year, I´ve found a way to organize my work, education, and professional development. I love the Pomodoro technique, I often listen to music and it helps me stay focused. When I´m in different situations (work, education, etc.) that require focused work I change settings: somectimes I learn in a cafe, sometimes at home.

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I will take my course at tuesday morning, alone at home. I will spend 2hours. I tried to apply some Pomodoro Tecchiniques. I use a PC, and usually I watch all the videos, more than once.

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I normally work in intense bouts, especially when the topic is of interest to me, as is the case with this course.

I prefer to set aside a longer period of time, like a whole afternoon or morning, when I can have my sketchnote app or notebook by me and the computer open with several tabs to read and absorb information and then summarize main points or takeaways in a sketchnote and can then take a look at later or share with others.

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I am sure I am a nocturnal learner. There is no interruption by a delivery man knocking at the door, by kids playing hide&seek in the house, or by the noise of the cars on the street. I am used to reading and watching all the content in the module at once. Then I revise all the content with more attention. I think one should not limit herself/himself with exact study time. We are not machines. If I feel good, I keep studying but if I feel tired I pause. By the way I discovered that I spend about 20 minutes and then have a 5-minutes-break. And I can say that I spend about 80 minutes a day.

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My desire is to continue this course in the night hours when I am done with office. This will give me more time to attend to the various sections and read through enough resources. I intend to spend up to 2 hours each day to meet up with the set time.
I am not using any particular technique but I follow my learning style which is to read when everywhere is calm to help my concentration.

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I intend to take this course in the late afternoon, at home and alone. I think I spend about 2 hours a day ( monday), and there may be a need to take breaks if there are a lot of videos. My self-regulated learning competence will be reinforced if the course is taken from the computer, and not from a tablet or smartphone, and eventually with some notes on paper.

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I plan to dedicate weekly time to read and study. I shall switch off the devices, so that I will not be distracted and allow myself reflection time.
I shall follow the course at home, preferably on Mondays (when I have fewer classes at school).
I plan to spend 3-4 hours per week, or more if necessary or applicable.
I am not a big fan of the Pomodoro technique because, generally, I do not prefer to be rushed or time-imposed in any way, when it comes to studying. I allocate differentiated time to diverse contents according to their difficulty, degree of interest to me or will to investigate more.

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I am confident I will learn ways to improve classroom learning.
Expectation is high.