The blog
Notes on focus, breaks, and revision that survives contact with an exam.
PomoLife is built on a few ideas about how attention works and what actually helps people remember things. These pieces set out what those ideas are, where the evidence is strong, and just as usefully, where it is thinner than people claim.
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Method
What the Pomodoro technique actually is, and why 25 minutes
Where it came from, what the rules are, and the honest answer to whether the number matters. About 6 minutes.
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Attention
Why the break matters as much as the work
Attention wears out in a measurable way. What a break needs to contain to be worth taking. About 7 minutes.
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Revision
Revision that works: test yourself, space it out
Re-reading feels productive and mostly is not. The two techniques that consistently come out on top. About 8 minutes.
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Planning
How to build a revision timetable that survives contact with reality
Most timetables fail in week one. Working backwards, leaving gaps, and planning topics rather than hours. About 7 minutes.
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Getting started
Why you procrastinate, and what actually helps
It is not laziness or time management. It is mood repair, and that changes what works. About 7 minutes.
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Sleep
Sleep and memory: the revision you do with your eyes shut
Why an all-nighter is a bad trade, and what happens to the day\u2019s work while you are asleep. About 6 minutes.
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Notes
Note taking that is worth the time
Most notes are transcription, which is the least useful thing you can do with a lesson. About 7 minutes.
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Focus
Your phone, and why face down on the desk is not enough
The cost of switching, what the research on a phone\u2019s mere presence does and does not show. About 6 minutes.
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Motivation
How to revise a subject you cannot stand
The one you avoid is usually the one you are worst at, which is why it deserves the first round. About 6 minutes.
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Exams
Exam day: the practical bits
The morning, the first five minutes of the paper, running out of time, and what to do between papers. About 7 minutes.