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Effective note-taking techniques
Test-taking strategies
How to create a study schedule
Schedule Procrastination Breaks
During this allotted break, give yourself permission to do time-wasting activities (social media scrolling included) until you got bored and want to move on to your next task.
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Write A Stop-Doing List
Remind yourself of items that don’t bring you joy, and contribute very little to your long-term goals.
This way, you’re unlikely to spend a lot of time doing time-sucking, non-rewarding work, freeing you up to do the work that does make you happy in the long run.
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Focusing On One Task At A Time
Think about how many times you wasted time worrying about something that’s completely unrelated to what you’re working on.
A wandering mind is not always a happy mind. The ability to think about what is not happening is a cognitive achievement that comes at an emotional cost.
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Divide Your Day Into Themes
And if your job isn’t ideal for focusing on one thing per day, you can dedicate your morning to one focus area, your early afternoon to another, and late afternoon to another.
This way, instead of being overly restrictive about finishing a task in that time period, you have the flexi...
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Tackling Small Tasks
Do the things that make you feel most accomplished.
You might feel even more productive when you're confident. And you can gain confidence by crossing off the little tasks that are easy to do and take little time.
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Schedule time for reflection
Incorporate 20 minutes of "thinking time" into your daily schedule. During that time period let yourself worry, ruminate, or mull over whatever you want. When your time is up, move onto something else.
When you start overthinking things outside of your scheduled think...
Brain Focus & Productivity
- Eliminate the Distractions: If bored, go for a walk instead of scrolling social media. Use regular breaks to your advantage by giving your mind time to relax by not engaging in any activities.
- Create a System: Plan the day to avoid postponing the ta...
Mini breaks throughout the day
Plan and schedule breaks into your daily schedule.
Let your brain know that within a relatively short amount of time, you will have a clear break to check social media, walk around, respond to texts, or do whatever nonwork habit you want.
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