Learn more about career with this collection
How to create a strong portfolio
How to network and market yourself as a designer
How to manage time and prioritize tasks
Discover 62 similar ideas in
It takes just
10 mins to read
The 2 Steps You Need to Multiply Your Programming Skills with Fo
- Removing distraction is the foundation of focused, deep work.
- Work for a 25-minute block (a Pomodoro) and then take a 5 minutes break.
43
444 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Code is Art
Programming is very much a creative pursuit. You’re creating something out of nothing, not with paint or words, but with code.
If you have any desire to produce at a high level, then you have to practice. You can get a lot better, in less time, if you make your practice mo...
42
297 reads
Yes, You Can Be a 10x Developer (But 5x, 2x and 1x Are Great Too)
This ability is not a natural gift. You aren’t born with it and it’s not something you can “turn on.” It’s a skill that you can, and must, practice and train.
There are more open developer jobs than there are qualified developers to fill them
36
192 reads
Learning to Focus is HARD
The first thing to realize is that learning to focus isn’t easy. You’re not going to be able to start producing novels of quality code from the start. Especially if you’ve never dealt with the reality of how easily distracted you are.
Learning to focus requires pra...
38
195 reads
Don’t Confuse Busyness with Productivity
Just because you’re doing something doesn’t mean it’s worth doing. You need to figure out what’s important and what’s not.
If you’re going to spend the time learning how to focus, then do it on something that has a high return for the effort involved.
38
195 reads
Related collections
More like this
The Pomodoro Technique
Is all about working in short, massively productive, intensely focused bursts, and then giving yourself a brief break:
- Choose a task
- Set your timer for 25 minutes
- Work on the task until the timer ends
- Take a short break (around 5 minutes)
- Every 4 ...
5. The Pomodoro Technique
Doing deep work, you should never forget to take breaks. Tomatoes can remind you to take your breaks.
The idea of Pomodoro is very simple.
- You should break down your daily work and complete it in intervals separated by short breaks.
- You work for 25 minu...
The Pomodoro Technique
It's about working in short, productive, focused bursts, and then giving yourself a brief break. It only requires is a timer:
- Choose a task
- Set your timer for 25 minutes
- Work on the task until the timer ends
- Take a short break (around 5 minutes)
- Every 4 ...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving & library
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Personalized recommendations
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates