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 == Inspiration ==
-Anything, & I do mean anything should & could be used as inspiration. A loose thought that pops into your head. A conversation you had with your friends, or overheard. Something you saw, heard, read or was told about. A favorite book, movie, TV show or song. A life experience. Hell! it could even be a mish-mash of all the things, that I just mentioned.
+Anything, & I do mean anything should & could be used as inspiration. A loose thought that pops into your head. A conversation you had with your friends, your family, or  just something you overheard. Something you saw, heard, read or was told about. A favorite book, movie, TV show or song. A life experience. Hell! it could even be a mish-mash of all the things that I just mentioned.
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 Trying to focus on the task at hand can often be quite hard & daunting; especially when you aren't in the right frame of mind. It's easy to fall into a routine of sitting around doing nothing, or vegetating in front of the TV, & once you numb your mind & your body starts to relax, it's very hard to break away & begin working on something productive. Long lunch breaks - or long breaks, in general - are real focus killers, as you have given your body & mind time to relax, which makes it all the harder to resume working on something productive again. Large dinners, may also leave you feeling tired & sap the energy & enthusiasm straight out of you, so it's better to eat light or just snack small portions in general, while you are working.
-Phones, social media, IM chat windows, & the internet in general is a large focus killer, because it's a hard habit to break, when you are constantly checking your phone, emails, facebook, or replying to chat messages, etc. '''<span class="vsyellow">Unplug!</span>'''
+Phones, social media, IM chat windows, & the internet in general is a large focus killer, because it's a hard habit to break when you are constantly checking your phone, emails, facebook, or replying to chat messages, etc. '''<span class="vsyellow">Unplug!</span>'''
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 == Focus ==
-Trying to focus on the task at hand can often be quite hard & daunting; especially when you aren't in the right frame of mind. It's easy to fall into a routine of sitting around doing nothing, or vegetating in front of the TV, & once you numb your mind & your body starts to relax, it's very hard to break away & begin working on something productive. Long lunch breaks - or long breaks, in general - are real focus killers, as you have given your body & mind time to relax, which makes it all the harder, to resume working on something productive again. Large dinners, may also leave you feeling tired & sap the energy & enthusiasm straight out of you, so it's better to eat light or just snack small portions in general, while you are working.
+Trying to focus on the task at hand can often be quite hard & daunting; especially when you aren't in the right frame of mind. It's easy to fall into a routine of sitting around doing nothing, or vegetating in front of the TV, & once you numb your mind & your body starts to relax, it's very hard to break away & begin working on something productive. Long lunch breaks - or long breaks, in general - are real focus killers, as you have given your body & mind time to relax, which makes it all the harder to resume working on something productive again. Large dinners, may also leave you feeling tired & sap the energy & enthusiasm straight out of you, so it's better to eat light or just snack small portions in general, while you are working.
 Phones, social media, IM chat windows, & the internet in general is a large focus killer, because it's a hard habit to break, when you are constantly checking your phone, emails, facebook, or replying to chat messages, etc. '''<span class="vsyellow">Unplug!</span>'''

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 == Focus ==
-Trying to focus on the task at hand can often be quite hard & daunting; especially when you aren't in the right frame of mind. It's easy to fall into a routine of sitting around doing nothing, or vegetating in front of the TV, & once you numb your mind & your body starts to relax, it's very hard to break away & begin working on something productive. Long lunch breaks - or long breaks, in general - are real focus killers, as you have given your body & mind time to relax, which makes it all that harder, again, to resume working on something productive. Large dinners, may also leave you feeling tired & sap the energy & enthusiasm straight out of you, so it's better to eat light or just snack small portions in general, while you are working.
+Trying to focus on the task at hand can often be quite hard & daunting; especially when you aren't in the right frame of mind. It's easy to fall into a routine of sitting around doing nothing, or vegetating in front of the TV, & once you numb your mind & your body starts to relax, it's very hard to break away & begin working on something productive. Long lunch breaks - or long breaks, in general - are real focus killers, as you have given your body & mind time to relax, which makes it all the harder, to resume working on something productive again. Large dinners, may also leave you feeling tired & sap the energy & enthusiasm straight out of you, so it's better to eat light or just snack small portions in general, while you are working.
 Phones, social media, IM chat windows, & the internet in general is a large focus killer, because it's a hard habit to break, when you are constantly checking your phone, emails, facebook, or replying to chat messages, etc. '''<span class="vsyellow">Unplug!</span>'''

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 ! colspan="2" | Lack of interest in project
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-| Feeling tied down? it's not your project & you don't really believe in, nor do you care much, for the idea behind it, then how can you possibly feel motivated to work on it? || There's no real solution to this issue. If you aren't happy & you aren't bound by contract or money, then try to look for work elsewhere.
+| Feeling tied down? It's not your project & you don't really believe in it, nor do you care much for the idea behind it, then how can you possibly feel motivated to work on it? || There's no real solution to this issue. If you aren't happy & you aren't bound by contract or money, feel free to look for work, or a new project elsewhere.
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 ! colspan="2" | Bored of your current task?
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-| Sometimes tasks can become quite repetitive & cumbersome, which can quickly begin draining away your motivation. || Well, this is an easy solution. As long as it's not vitally important, that you have to finish the current task all in one go, then you should consider switching over to another task for a while. Switching around often helps increase motivation, as it prevents your brain from going numb out of sheer boredom. Besides, you can always go back to each task, as & when it suits, you.
+| Sometimes tasks can become quite repetitive & cumbersome, which can quickly begin draining away your motivation. || Well, this is an easy solution. As long as it's not vitally important that you have to finish the current task all in one go, then you should consider switching over to another task for a while. Switching around often helps increase motivation, as it prevents your brain from going numb out of sheer boredom. Besides, you can always go back to each task, as & when it suits you.
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-| ''Quick note: if you finish your current task before the timer ends, stop the timer, jot down how long you have worked for, then take a short break or quit for the day if you have no more tasks left to do, or if you've   done enough work for the day.''
+| ''Quick note: if you finish your current task before the timer ends, stop the timer, jot down how long you have worked for, then take a short break or quit for the day if you have no more tasks left to do; or you just can't be arsed to do anymore work & would rather sit down & vegetate in front of the tv or play some pew! pew! games - no judgement, eh!''
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 == The Pomodoro Technique ==
 The [http://pomodorotechnique.com Pomodoro Technique] is actually relatively straight forward, & all you need is a '''timer'''. It could be an egg-timer, a digital timer, a watch with a timer function or even an app on your phone or computer.
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 What you need to do is create a task list somewhere; a [http://www.gamepitches.com/game-designs/ GDD] or online task service, such as [https://asana.com/ Asana]. Mindmap applications, such as [http://www.yworks.com/en/products/yfiles/yed/ yEd], [http://www.mindmaple.com MindMaple], or [https://www.nevigo.com/en/articydraft/overview/ articy:draft] are great for quickly getting down ideas; or you could even go down the more traditional route, & just use pen & paper...
-Once you have your timer & your task list in hand, you should decide how long you want to work on the current task for (in time chunks). A chunk of time could be anything you like, from say 1 minute to 60 minutes. Ideally a time chunk should last for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
+Once you have your timer & your task list in hand, you should decide how long you want to work on the current task for (in time chunks). A chunk of time could be anything you like, from say 1 minute to 60 minutes. Ideally a time chunk should last for approximately '''25''' to '''50''' minutes.
-Once you have decided on the time, you should set the timer going & get cracking until the timer stops, rings or whatever it happens to do. You should then take a short break for about 5 minutes. Use this time to freshen up, take a walk, get a drink, stretch, or grab a bite to eat. Ideally you should spend this time away from your work area (if possible).
+Once you have decided on the amount of time, you should set the timer going & get cracking until the timer stops, rings; or whatever it happens to do. You should then take a short break for about 5-10 minutes. Use this time to freshen up, take a walk, get a drink, stretch, or grab a bite to eat. Ideally you should spend this time away from your work area (if possible).
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-Once the break is up, either set the timer going again, or quit for the day, if you have had enough. With this method, you should soon start to build up focus & productivity.
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 The [http://pomodorotechnique.com Pomodoro Technique] is actually relatively straight forward, & all you need is a '''timer'''. It could be an egg-timer, a digital timer, a watch with a timer function or even an app on your phone or computer.
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