For students, by SBF

Meet one of the most effective study techniques out there.

However you like to study — in silence, flashcards, rewriting notes, mindmaps, teaching someone else — this makes whatever you already do work harder.

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Three quick screens. Then you start.

Your brain leaks focus after 25 minutes.

This is real. Scientists call it attention fatigue — the longer you push past your focus limit, the worse your work gets.

You're not being lazy. Your brain is doing what brains do.

This is the Pomodoro Technique.

Invented in the 1980s by a university student who was failing his exams. He used a tomato-shaped kitchen timer — "pomodoro" is Italian for tomato.

25 min focus. 5 min real break. Repeat. He went from failing to top of his class.

Why it works.

Your brain can't concentrate hard for hours. But it can concentrate hard for 25 minutes. The breaks aren't lost time — they're what lets your focus reset.

Four sprints can do what three hours of grinding can't.

Okay. What are we doing?

Two things and we're off.

What are you working on?

Be specific. "Study" won't cut it — your brain needs a real target.

How many sprints?

Go lower if you're tired. Higher if you're fresh.

Arrival · 45 sec

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Look for 5 things you can see.

Take them in. No hurry.

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Arriving

Focused on

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25:00

Sprint 1

Notifications off. Focus mode on.

Break · 5 min

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5:00

Recovering

No screens. That's the whole point.

Nailed it.

You put in the work.

What's your reward?

Pick something specific. Then actually take it.

— min focused

Well done.

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Reward: —

One quick thing.

Who are we locking in with?

First name

Surname

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