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Timing & productivity guides
Practical writing on running meetings, classes, workouts and study to time: the ideas behind a shared countdown, and how to use one well.
How to put a timer on your classroom screen
The practical, device-by-device version: whiteboard, smart TV, projector, Chromebook, iPad. Plus why the screen goes to sleep mid-lesson and how to stop it.
Timeboxing: how to run meetings that actually end on time
Meetings overrun because time is invisible to the room. Timeboxing makes it visible. Here's how to structure one so it ends when it should.
How to run a fair timed exam or test
A timed exam is only fair if everyone sees the same clock. Here's how to run one so no candidate can reasonably dispute how much time they had.
The Pomodoro Technique, explained — solo and as a group
25 minutes of focus, then a short break, repeated. Simple, but the details matter, and doing it as a group needs everyone on the same clock.
How to run a daily standup that stays short
Standups balloon into status meetings the moment nobody's watching the clock. Here's how to keep the daily short, focused, and worth showing up to.
Using timers in the classroom: a guide for teachers
A visible countdown quietly ends the “how much longer?” questions and smooths transitions. Here's how to use classroom timers well, by age group.
Facilitating a workshop to time without herding people
For most facilitators the hardest part is the clock, not the content. How to plan timings that hold and keep breakout groups finishing together.
Interval training timing: Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds
Work hard, rest, repeat, but the exact work/rest numbers define the whole session. A guide to interval timing, from Tabata to boxing rounds.