The virtual study session hosted by GRF Sam was a surprisingly very productive co-working “space.” I loved his implementation of the pomodoro study method where we worked for 45 minutes straight and then had 5-7 minute stretch breaks. Since this study session took place right after all of my semi-final examinations, by that point I only had one more project left to do and this co-working session was the perfect balance of productivity and socialization I needed in order to get the motivation to get my project started. Moreover, I plan to implement the pomodoro technique more often because I realized that if I’m able to get work done for 45 minutes straight- with full focus and no distractions it’s a lot more productive than dragging an assignment out for 2 hours, that can easily be done in 1 hour. All in all, this was a lovely study session and I’m glad I learned a new studying strategy!