Focus and Productivity
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Staying Focused
On this page, you will find strategies and tips to help you stay focused and productive.
Designate a Workspace
Your brain picks up cues from your environment, so designate a specific area as your workspace and only go there to study. Going there will help your brain get into work mode.
Focus
| Resource link and type | |
| Tackling PSET Heavy Courses (YouTube) | I Got Distracted: Now What? (YouTube) |
| Focusing in Zoom Lectures (Remote Learning) | Concentration Strategies (Remote Learning) |
| Taking Breaks (Remote Learning) | Improving Focus (PDF) |
| Challenging Unhelpful Thinking in College (PDF) | Challenging Unhelpful Thinking in Graduate School (PDF) |
| BeeLine Reader |
Productivity
| Resource link and type | |
| Tips to Improve Productivity (YouTube) | Set up for Success (Remote Learning) |
| Designing Your Workspace (Remote Learning) | Finish Strong (Remote Learning) |
| Create Meaningful Motivation (Remote Learning) | Sleep Smarter (Blog Post) |
| Making the Most of Office Hours (PDF) | Managing Your Email (PDF) |
| Tackling Burnout (PDF) | End-of-Quarter Reflection (PDF) |
| Organizing Your Digital Workspace (PDF) | Organizing Your Emails (PDF) |
| Organizing Your Physical Workspace (PDF) | Improving Productivity (PDF) |
| Creating Meaningful Motivation (PDF) | Productivity Apps & Tools (PDF) |
Working Effectively with Your Advisor in Graduate School (PDF) | Wheel of Academic Life (Google Doc) (PDF) |
| Dissertation Resources |