An anxious mind can work against you. If you find that your brain has become chattery, has started to flit from subject to subject, has already starting worrying about the next task before you’re finished your current project, then you need to give it a rest. Focused work requires a ready brain and a relaxed and open mind. Chilling out is hard to do, however, especially if you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of to-do lists, lectures, study groups and study sessions.
Oddly enough, technology can help. Your devices don’t just have to add stress; they can also help you work through it.
Here are some apps that can help restore your calm, focused mind:
Use Headspace for meditation and mindfulness. This app has a 10 day plan to get you started on a mindfulness practice. It’s loaded with videos, audio and music, and can walk you through mindfulness practice and guided meditation.
The Mindfulness app can help you to start a daily meditation practice. It can give you pop-up reminders to help you start your practice, and it can even track, time and analyse your meditation sessions.
The Time Out app can remind you to take breaks, and stretch your legs. You can program this app to remind you to take periodic long breaks, and even just to take small micro-breaks, to keep you from burning out while you study.
You don’t have to burn out. You don’t have to work so long and so hard that you lose your focus. Use everything in your arsenal to keep your mind working efficiently, even your phone.
Oddly enough, technology can help. Your devices don’t just have to add stress; they can also help you work through it.
Here are some apps that can help restore your calm, focused mind:
Use Headspace for meditation and mindfulness. This app has a 10 day plan to get you started on a mindfulness practice. It’s loaded with videos, audio and music, and can walk you through mindfulness practice and guided meditation.
The Mindfulness app can help you to start a daily meditation practice. It can give you pop-up reminders to help you start your practice, and it can even track, time and analyse your meditation sessions.
The Time Out app can remind you to take breaks, and stretch your legs. You can program this app to remind you to take periodic long breaks, and even just to take small micro-breaks, to keep you from burning out while you study.
You don’t have to burn out. You don’t have to work so long and so hard that you lose your focus. Use everything in your arsenal to keep your mind working efficiently, even your phone.
