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The art of timing yourself to be more efficient

The art of timing yourself to be more efficient

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The art of timing yourself to be more efficient

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- Most people have a skewed sense of timing. You know the type they say, "Oh, I'll meet you in just five minutes," and you're still waiting there 20 minutes later. Oh wait, is that you? Well, don't worry, I can help. As a television producer, I became very aware of exactly how long 30 seconds is or a minute and it's helped me to be more efficient in everything that I do. Now, I realize most people don't think in seconds, but I want you to try. It will help you be realistic about what you can actually get done in a day. Time yourself as you do tasks this week. Saying you're going to work on a task for an hour is just too long in my opinion. There are too many distractions around you that could throw you off course. However, if you use something called the Pomodoro technique, you can cut up your tasks into 25 minute intervals. Francesco Cirillo created this technique and used a tomato timer when he did it. Pomodoro…

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