Productivity Boosters
Lo-fi Beats and other Focus Music & Timers on YouTube and Spotify
Listen now: Cozy Coffee Shop with 25/5 Pomodoro Timer
Listen now: Best of Debussy (classical piano)
Listen now: Taylor Swift Reputation 1 Hour of Calm Piano
Listen now: 10-Minute Classroom Timer with Waves
Listen now: Deep Focus Lo-fi Hip-hop Beats
Listen now: The Best of Piano - 30 Greatest Pieces
Listen now: Cozy Jazz Music & Bookstore Cafe Ambience
Spotify collection of focus playlists
Watch now: 5-minute Lava Lamp Timer with No Music
Listen now: Cozy Rainy Day Lo-fi Beats
Listen now: Kygo Piano Jam For Studying
Listen now: Deep Focus 24/7 - Ambient Music For Studying
Body Doubling
- Having another person present, either physically or virtually, helps you focus and stay on task because you get a sense of accountability and companionship.
Find a coffee shop or library you like.
Search up “study with me” on YouTube.
Try platforms that offer body doubling.
Do work in a more public part of the home.
Make your own video.
Join a physical coworking space.
Set up body doubling with a friend.
Decrease Distractions
- Apps like One Sec or Opal can interrupt your habitual social media use (you can also use One Sec on your computer browser)
Download now: One Sec browser extensions
Download now: Opal for Chrome
Download now: One Sec iOS app
Watch now: Colorful Lava Lamps Video with Relaxing Music (put this in the corner of your screen for you to look at when you get bored so you don’t look at your phone)
Download now: Opal iOS app
Download now: One Sec Android app