Focus is hard, and the internet is fun, so sometimes quick social media checks waste entire hours while we’re supposed to be studying. We’ve all been there. The trick is not to go there too often.
Experts say that self-control is a muscle that can be worked and strengthened. It follows that it must get tired sometimes too. So when you’re studying and you’re tired anyway, when self-control is an impossible ask, use technology to help you. You can use apps to help you block your biggest time wasters. Here are some apps to check out:
Habits and consistency are key differences between average students and high achieving students. Just as it’s possible to create a set of great habits, it’s also possible (and way too easy) to slide back into bad habits. If you feel the slide happening, then do something immediately. Ask for help. Use anything you can find.
Experts say that self-control is a muscle that can be worked and strengthened. It follows that it must get tired sometimes too. So when you’re studying and you’re tired anyway, when self-control is an impossible ask, use technology to help you. You can use apps to help you block your biggest time wasters. Here are some apps to check out:
- Freedom lets you block websites and apps, or the internet itself. When you need a hand with self-control, it can help you to create scheduled focus sessions.
- Self Control lets you create lists of blacklisted websites that you can’t access when you’re scheduled for study. It can also let you create a safe list of websites that you are allowed to access.
- Cold Turkey can block you from accessing certain websites when you should be studying, but it can also let you freeze yourself out of your computer entirely.
- Stayfocusd will block apps and websites, but can also allow you set a maximum amount of time to look at blacklisted websites.
Habits and consistency are key differences between average students and high achieving students. Just as it’s possible to create a set of great habits, it’s also possible (and way too easy) to slide back into bad habits. If you feel the slide happening, then do something immediately. Ask for help. Use anything you can find.