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The Pomodoro Technique  is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It uses a timer to break work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks.     1. It helps you stop procrastinating and get started So often we can get trapped in procrastination because the task we’re about to start is daunting in some way. Perhaps it’s a big project, like a major essay, or a long test prep programme, or perhaps it looks hard, like a set of tough math problems. But the Pomodoro Method switches your focus from accomplishing a task to simply going through the process. All you need to do is work the task for 25 minutes and you’ll have achieved what you set out to do.   2.  Strengthens your determination to keep on trying … … even when you don’t feel like it , or the work is tough! You can’t quit while the timer is ticking. In other words, the Pomodoro Technique doesn’t only help you start, it also keeps you going ...
The Feynman Technique is a  learning method  named after Richard Feynman. In this technique, a person explains the concept they're learning to themselves in a simple way to find gaps in their knowledge. The Feynman Technique is a mental model to convey information using concise thoughts and simple language.   The Feynman Technique doesn’t let us fool ourselves into thinking we’re masters of a subject when we’re really amateurs. Each step of the process forces us to confront what we don’t know, engage directly with the material, and clarify our understanding. Choose a concept to learn . Select a topic you’re interested in learning about and write it at the top of a blank page in a notebook.  Selecting a concept to study compels you to be intentional about what you don’t know. It also forces you to choose a topic that’s small enough that it could reasonably fit onto one or several pages. Why this step works:  You face what you don’t know . By writing a topic dow...