Your Weekly Challenge:

REMINDER: You don’t have to do the challenge! See it as an idea on how to spend your week more productively.

Identify the ‘sources’ of your procrastination. This week, commit to identifying at least 5 apps\tools\places you have procrastinated with, and also 5 apps\tools\places that your using to get productive and rate their practicality from 1 to 5.

Your Weekly Inspirational Story:

“Hey there! I'm Jamiul, a student at the University of London, where I'm enjoying my distance learning BSc Computer Science programme.

In this blog, I'm going to be sharing how I have managed to stay productive and motivated as an online, distance and flexible learner.

[…]

I had tried a few different study planning apps like Notion and Evernote, but TickTick ended up being my favourite because of its simplicity and focus features.

Initially, I plan my day after waking up and making my bed. After that, I usually start writing down whatever comes to mind.

Yesterday, I wrote about how, when I look in the mirror, I can see my dad’s eyes in my own. It's like a snapshot of all the moments we've shared together.

According to Julia Cameron, the author of the book The Artist Way, writing three pages of long-handwriting as quickly as possible after waking up can help tune out your inner critic.[…]

Writing in the morning has been a game-changer for me. It helps me process my emotions, gain clarity and can also unravel my creative side.

Other than that, based on my reminders, I use the Pomodoro and Focus feature on a specific task to balance my productive time with my rest time.

After a week, TickTick allows me to view a chart of my focus sessions.

This helps me to identify the times when I was most productive and energetic compared to the times when I was procrastinating.

Based on this information, I prioritise my tasks into three levels: high, medium, and low. When creating a note, I flag the priority level. “

source: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/blogs/tools-use-be-productive-when-studying

!!!- I advise you to write the answers down on paper, as they help you figure out stuff about yourself, which you might find useful later on!

Reflective-thinking question:

-From your own experience, which productivity app worked the best for you?

Critical-thinking questions:

-Would you consider copying Jamiul’s routine into your own life? Why are why not?

Your Weekly ‘Food For Thought’ question

Why are there so many productivity apps and tools in today’s world?

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