Pomodoro Countdown Timers for Long Work Sessions

Want to stop ping-ponging between procrastinating and hyperfocusing? Pomodoro timers keep me accountable and on track when I know I need to stay focused on a task for a long block of work. It increases my awareness for how long it takes me to finish a project so I can get better at planning for it in the future. It can also keep my multi-tasking at bay until the break markers pop up. I know the breaks are coming and […]

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Galaxy Countdown Timers to Use in the Classroom

For timed assignments and work blocks, using timers can help relieve some of the anxiety about finishing the task. They give me a tiny sense of control about the task and, like making lists, they take the stress of tracking the deadline off of my plate. I can just peek up at break points and see if I need to speed up or if I can take more time for something. The timed countdown allows me to focus more on […]

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A bitter account of living with misophonia, sensory scientists develop a taste test that can measure sensitivity in preschoolers, and different brain areas have been identified as critical in temporal processing

“Misophonia is a troublesome disorder. My sensory issues go far beyond the grasp of sights and sounds. I feel it every time I touch water that is too hot or cold. I feel it when velvet touches my skin and makes me cringe. If I step out into the hot summer heat after my blissfully air-conditioned atmosphere I can feel the hold on my body. All of my senses are subject to sensory overload and under-load. If I do too much I feel my body pull out from under me. My back crumbles under the pressure.”

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Artist duo Semiconductor makes the invisible visible, Justyna Kopania stops time in her textured paintings, and photographer Dylan Hausthor tells a story questioning manic visual memory

“You have expressed an interest in capturing ‘the quick passage of time.’ How do you evoke this concept in your paintings?

Time…Man is looking at time constantly. He looks at the clock, he lives from hour to hour. It scares me. That’s why I try to capture time in my paintings. Stop time, a snippet of a second. I’m painting fast, I’m racing against time. A surreal challenge.

The concept of time irritates me. Man was born and has only a certain amount of time. That is life, unfortunately. This is reality. I have a big imagination. Sometimes I think it’s too big. I sometimes stop the time in my imagination. And I feel totally free, like I was the ocean. And this feeling I paint on the canvas.”

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