STING (productivity)

STING is a mnemonic describing a five-point method for the execution of everyday tasks.

The five components of STING are:

• Select one task
• Time yourself
• Ignore everything else
• No breaks
• Give yourself a reward

Further reading

• It's All About Mothers and Babies, a conference report which makes reference to STING's applicability for mothers
• Use the STING method to stop procrastinating, a blog article on applying STING to programming tasks