One task. One timer. 25 minutes.
Work grows to fill the time you give it. Give yourself less time, pick one small task, and see how much you get done before it rings.
Pick ONE small task
Write your one task first. Small and specific works best, like "Do 6 questions on topic 34".
Type what you're counting next to the number.
Set your timer
When it rings, take a 5-minute break. After 4 rounds, take 15 minutes.
Space pause or carry on · + tally one more
Only this task. I'll tell you when it rings.
- 1Stand up and stretch
- 2Drink some water
- 3Look out of a window or step outside
- ✕Don't open other apps. Five minutes of scrolling rarely stays five minutes.
Time's up!
Cover your notes. Write down or say out loud everything you can remember from this round. How much came back?
Testing yourself is what makes it stick.
Check these in your revision guide or ask your teacher.
Break's over!
Today
No rounds yet today. Each round you finish shows here, with your tally and how much you remembered.
Send to your teacher
Save a PDF report of your rounds, then send it to your teacher by email or Teams.
Why a timer works
In 1955 the historian C. Northcote Parkinson noticed that work expands to fill the time available. This is Parkinson's law. Give yourself a whole evening and one small task takes the whole evening. Give yourself 25 minutes and you focus, because the finish line is close.
- Pick ONE small taskNot "revise biology". Try "make 10 cell flashcards".
- Set the timer25 minutes is the classic Pomodoro length.
- Work until it ringsOnly that task. Stuck? Park it and keep going.
- Take a short breakStand up, stretch, drink water. Then go again.