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kuttithevangu:

You know how study tips are always like “set a timer!”, well… knowing I only have a certain amount of time freaks out Professor Jiggly, the cat who drives my brain. So I have never been able to do that

But keeping track of time is useful

So here’s my solution: instead of setting a timer to count down, set a stopwatch to count up. You can have an approximate target amount to work before taking a break, but the timer won’t interrupt you if you’re focused and you won’t be distracted by the thought that you only have 20 mins or whatever

You just look at the clock when you feel like taking a break and it will maybe say “that was five minutes” at which point you can go argh! I will force myself to keep working! Or it will maybe say “that was 25 minutes” and you can be like “I am a powerhouse”

Also if you have the stopwatch on your phone, it discourages using your phone

I have NEVER BEEN ABLE TO USE TIMERS but I discovered this trick recently and it helps …… a lot

Another variant: get a pocketwatch. Solid front face if you don’t want to glance between natural stopping places. Claire’s often sells little necklace ones. If you can’t find one anywhere else look at the bottom row of the men’s watches at Walmart.

Set it for midnight when you start and let it run.

Same story if you need an ‘at least X minutes’ timer, only set it to that long before midnight.

It’s a small item that fits into a study bag or backpack easily. And you get the advantage of the analog passage-of-time display, which some people find more helpful than numbers.