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K.L. Robinson's avatar

I first heard about this in an ADHD video series. I tried it but can never seem to get it to work for me like it does most people.

It might be because I can only really get into the task on off days from work. I couldn't specifically pinpoint but I'm glad it's working great for you.

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Ramon Salinas's avatar

Have you heard of 'clear the calculator'?

If your next task is different from the last, you need to switch your brain, but even after the 5 minute break we are still thinking about things from the last activity/meeting/etc., and takes time to reset.

Enter the AC button on the calculator.

In a calculator, if you don't 'clear' with the C or AC button, your next calculation will use the last result and thus be wrong.

But all is good after pressing C or AC, your next calculation is perfectly right.

Same when we switch tasks, as part of the 5 minutes after the Pomodoro alarm goes off, consciously think and do the hand movement of pressing C or AC, even say it out loud or in your head: Clear the calculator.

Simple and works wonders for refocusing with a fresh mind onto the next task.

Cheers from a fellow productivity nerd 👊

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