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| Books Atomic Habits: An Easy And Proven Way To Build Good Habits And Break Bad Ones: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results, Clear, J (2018) Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World, Newport, C (2016) The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Covey, SR (2015) Thesis Whisperer, How To Tame Your PhD, Mewburn, I (2018) |
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| Podcasts How to beat digital distraction podcast (19:10) How to PhD – The Art Of Goal Setting (17:14) |
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| Tools Evernote – used for note taking, project planning and syncs across devices. FocusMate – virtual coworking for getting anything done. Focus To-Do helps you to manage tasks and perform them efficiently. Forest – Whenever you want to stay focused, plant a tree, your tree will grow while you focus on your work, leaving the app halfway will cause your tree to die. Listening.com – upload a PDF and it will read it out loud to you. StayFocusd – A productivity extension for Google Chrome where you can block distracting websites, set working days and focus on what’s important. Story Toolz Word Count Meters. Study Along With The PhD Life Coach (45:00) This is a study along video for PhD students and academics (although anyone else is welcome to use it too!) Great to help you overcome procrastination and get work done. Use Trello to create and manage lists to plan your work and your life. |
| Videos Angel Productions – The Good Doctorate Video (30:48) – you must be logged in to Panopto using your usual Sheffield Hallam username and password to access this video. ATOMIC HABITS – Tiny Changes that Create Remarkable Results – James Clear – YouTube (09:04) TED-Ed: Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad | TED Talk (05:26) |
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