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students way

Useful phrases

procrastination

avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished

Willpower

e.g. “He did it only using his power of will”

Useful phrases

distractions

things that prevents you being focused

no free lunch

Economic theory:
impossible to get something for nothing

Useful phrases

habits

e.g. the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street

Mental Health

psychological well-being

Measure distractions

How much time have you spend on Facebook last week?

or on computer?

RescueTime

RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive.

Pareto principle

The 80-20 rule

  • reducing 20% of distraction makes you 80% more effective

The 80-20 rule

in bussiness

  • 80% of problems can be attributed to 20% of causes.
  • 80% of a company's profits come from 20% of its customers
  • 80% of a company's sales come from 20% of its products

Facebook news feed

  • strongly addictive
  • you want to check something
    and wakes up 1h later

How to avoid it?

News Feed Eradicator

Organize your stuff

TODO lists

  • Don't need to remember everything
  • Arranging your work
  • Prioritization

Trello

managing your life

Trello

managing your life

Calendar

managing your time

  • Facebook calendar
  • Work calendar
  • Trello calendar
  • Private calendar

Sunrise

calendar

  • Integrates with other calendars
  • overview of your whole week

Questions

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By Piotr Lewandowski

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