Learning and working style
![Light bulb with idea bubbles](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2021-01/learning-working-style%20%282%29.jpg?itok=VUa8oyTC)
Organisation and Time Management
![To do list on phone and a watch](/sites/default/files/styles/card_image/public/2021-01/getting-organised-3_1.jpg?itok=a477CGSu)
Top Tips
Know yourself
- How, when and where do you study best?
- What motivates, rewards and distracts you?
Priority Matrix
- Put tasks into a ‘Priority Matrix’.
- Know the difference between 'important' and 'urgent' tasks.
Use calendars and planners
- Colour code your week and allocate slots for studying.
- Break big projects into smaller tasks, each with a deadline.
Try the Pomodoro method
- Working in 25-minute bursts (with a 5-minute break in between) helps with concentration.
Use technology to help you
- Calendars, productivity apps, reminders and to-do lists such as Drop Task and Wunderlist.
- Get started by looking at 'No DSA software? No problem'.
Routines are more powerful than willpower
- But they take time to establish. So get started!
Resources
![Forest screenshot showing trees growing after a productive studying session](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-03/forest.jpeg?itok=eDQKUXSe)
Forest
Available as a mobile app for iOS and Android and also a Chrome extension, Forest helps you put down your phone and get productive!
![Screenshot of a Trello board with cards in lists](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-03/trello.png?itok=he_1BxJo)
Trello
A free online tool to help you manage tasks and projects, using visual boards. Create lists with draggable cards, then add links, colour coding, checklists, reminders and more.
![Screenshot of Tomatoi.st, a simple Pomodoro timer, counting down.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-03/Tomatoi.st_.png?itok=d4WqvjLM)
Tomatoi.st
A simple online Pomodoro timer, which counts down from 25 minutes, or shorter break times. Find out more about the Pomodoro technique.
![Screenshot showing how OneTab extension cuts down memory use by combining open tabs in one page](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2020-10/one-tab.png?itok=PucHUySk)
OneTab
If you have lots of open tabs, OneTab extension for Chrome and Firefox will convert them into a single list, freeing up memory and speeding up your computer. Click to reopen tabs or save and export.
![Screenshot of Stay Focused showing site blocking options](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2020-10/stay-focused.png?itok=C3M4HYF4)
StayFocusd
Chrome extension which helps you limit or block distracting websites.
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Skills for success: The personal development planning handbook
This book will help you to think about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path to success.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/teamgantt_logo.jpg?itok=YxIDwW-q)
teamgantt
Teamgantt is a simple online software for creating gantt charts via drag and drop.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/tomato-timer.jpg?itok=e00gLoR0)
Tomato Timer
Free online Pomodoro timer.Organising yourself - University of Sheffield
Interactive, audio-led guidance and information from the University of Sheffield. Learning styles, time management and memory are covered. Contains drag-and-drop practice exercises.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/youtube-logo.png?itok=0QUA1Tgt)
Procrastination and the Pomodoro technique
YouTube video about how to beat procrastination using the Pomodoro technique![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/lifehacker.png?itok=IDC3AIn6)
Productivity 101: A Primer to The Pomodoro Technique
Great guide to getting organised with the Pomodoro method.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/focus-keeper.png?itok=CHNWPcgH)
Focus Keeper Free
Free Pomodoro timer for iOS.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/focus-matrix.jpg?itok=fA73Vo0d)
Focus Matrix – Task Manager
Free Priority Matrix app for iOS.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/footnotes.jpg?itok=ivRR2cGf)
Footnotes VMT
Footnotes is a Visual Multilayered Thinking process developed by Oliver West.Get focused - 13 tools to eliminate distractions today
A round-up of some of the most useful tools and apps for cutting down on distractions.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/ted.png?itok=wKEWrJo4)
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
TED talk by Tim Urban – inside the mind of a master procrastinator.![](/sites/default/files/styles/media_list/public/2021-01/most-productive-people.png?itok=pFd_tNgv)