The Easy Time-Management Trick I Use to Stay on Top of My Work and Self-Care Routine
Whether you're juggling your job duties and family ones (in the same space) or just working from home solo for the first time , it's going to be an adjustment. Trust me, I feel you. When I first starting working from home as a freelancer, I found time management to be one of the most challenging aspects to master, from the pressure from "just one more email" to the siren song of a nearby couch and TV. However, in addition to my actual job (which I've done remotely for a while now), I've also appointed myself unofficial spokesperson for the Pomodoro Technique . Named after the creator's tomato-shaped timer, its premise is fairly simple: you block out 25-minute chunks of work time with four five-minute breaks in between each before a longer 15-minute break. I personally use it to set goals to write, edit, or research for 25 minutes straight (and repeat as needed), but it can be adjusted for many different professions (or even nonwork tasks like cleaning).