{"id":42817,"date":"2020-10-27T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=42817"},"modified":"2021-03-29T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:59:28","slug":"how-i-create-boundaries-between-studying-and-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/10\/27\/how-i-create-boundaries-between-studying-and-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Create Boundaries Between Studying and Breaks!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With online schooling, studying and social time has just become a constant blur. Just yesterday I was studying for my midterm and was constantly distracted by the quicksand of texts and social media. What may be most difficult about effectively managing my time is that when I\u2019m either studying or with friends, I feel like I should be doing the other. And the mix between the two, when studying turns into extended social time, I feel so sidetracked from my schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here are a few tricks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. .<\/span>AHHHH (Studying Mindset, away from procrastination)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it's just me but sometimes when I try to study during times I want to be doing something else (ie watching Netflix), I won\u2019t do either and simply won\u2019t get anything done. I saw somewhere that going into a task with a perfectionist mindset makes you procrastinate because you don\u2019t want to start if it\u2019s not perfect right away. So, it\u2019s better to do it terribly than to not do it at all<\/em>. I\u2019ve started to take this on, and afterwards, I\u2019ll find myself either: in momentum and continue studying or, if I lose focus after 5 intentionally-mediocre minutes of work at least I can look at it later and have something already started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edit: this is what my screen looks like as I'm writing the post!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Pomofocus\/Focus Tomato<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes with friends one of us will screen-share a 25\/30 minute timer on Pomofocus and work until we get to a 5-minute break! This one works well because the extra pressure of other people working with you can be really motivating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/pomofocus.io\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Focus Tomato is the same method as Pomofocus, but I use this when I\u2019m working independently. The bonus is that when I get tempted to reach for my phone I\u2019ll see the timer and try to refocus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n