LibGuides: Night Against Procrastination: Productivity & Motivation

Productivity & Motivation

Forest
If you want to temporarily put down your phone and focus on what’s more important in real life, you can plant a seed in Forest. As time goes by, this seed will gradually grow into a tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation of using your phone and leave the app, your tree will wither.

Cold Turkey
Having a hard time disconnecting from social media in order to focus on studying? You're not alone! You can download a website blocker that will force you to focus!
Freedom
Blocks the sites that waste your time but also keeps you away from the task, working across your many devices. Those who have used the app have reported that they added at least 2.5 hours towards being more productive.

Beeminder
Helps the user visualize goals and set measurable targets. It also helps you minimize distractions.

Written? Kitten
The most adorable write/reward system on the internet! All you have to do is write! For every 100 words you write a picture of a very cute kitten will pop-up.
Eternal Sunshine
This app gives daily inspirational messages, meditation exercises and inspirational podcasts.
Habitminder
Helps form and track daily habits and goals.
Plant Nanny
It is also important to remember to stay hydrated while studying! This app helps you make sure you are drinking enough water while feeding a cute plant.

Any.do
An all-in-one productivity solution that combines the calendar, tasks, lists, and reminders to let you plan your schedule accordingly.
Evernote
Allows users to capture, organize, and find your information across multiple platforms. You can add to-do lists, images, web pages, and search your information.
Todoist
A great resource for creating to-do lists and getting them done. Cross-platform with excellent features.
SimpleMind
A mind map creating tool to help organize and structure thoughts.
Trello
Assign tasks to people for group project asignments.
Google Keep
A to do list organization app that lets you add things directly from your Google home.

My Study Life
This app acts as a digital planner including scheduling, tasks, and reminders.
Exam Countdown App
Helps keep track of exam dates and deadlines

RescueTime
Monitors a user's computer usage and time spent on a site.
Toggl
Helps you keep track of the time you spend on different tasks and review if you've spent your time wisely. It can work on various devices and help you keep track of the number of hours you worked on a specific task/project.
Alarmy
An alarm clock app that gives you different challenges in the morning to wake you up and ensure you don't sleep through class or exams.