Productivity

99 Of The Best Motivational Quotes For Students

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Being a student can be overwhelming.

That’s why we want to offer some motivational quotes for students to support you through the journey of education.

You’re trying to juggle work, exams, homework, making it to class on time, and having a social life.

When you’re so busy, with so many demands on your time and energy, it’s hard to step back and assess everything that’s going on.

Only when you finally hit the wall with stress or exhaustion do you realize you may be burning the candle at both ends, making you wonder if it’s all worth the effort.

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103 Things To Do When Bored In A Class Lecture

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Bored in school?

Sometimes those lectures drag on and on, don’t they?

You wonder if you’ll fall asleep or lose your mind before your teacher stops talking.

Teaching is hard. Sometimes, listening is just as brutal.

So, here’s a list of things to do when you’re bored in a class lecture.

Most of them will allow you to do something you enjoy without anyone knowing what you’re up to.

There’s a time to be disruptive, but these tips are about helping you get through a boring class period without being rude.

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21 Surefire Ways To Stop Procrastinating

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Do you ever wonder why you procrastinate?

Well, stop wondering because it doesn’t matter.

Analyzing why we procrastinate is just another way of procrastinating.

For those of us inclined toward studying the “whys” of human behavior, this is one area where the why just gets in the way of the how.

I could list 100 reasons why we procrastinate, and they might be simply fascinating to study and dissect. But if we really want to stop procrastinating, we need to explore how to stop it rather than why we do it.

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7 Guaranteed Ways To Stay Awake At Work When You Feel Like Crashing

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You’ve had those days at work.

The boss is droning on in a meeting, and you’re struggling to stay conscious.

Your eyes are at half mast, and it takes all your willpower to keep your head from falling on the table.

You’ve stifled so many yawns that  your jaws are on fire, and you long to get back to your desk and crawl under it with a pillow and blanket for the rest of the day.

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5 Simple Ways To Make Your Day More Productive

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My philosophy on productivity is this . . .

It’s not about how much you can get done in a day. It’s about how you can become more engaged in what you are doing.

When I’m more focused on simply getting things done, I find myself feeling overwhelmed, scattered, and exhausted. And no matter how many things I’m able to cross off my to-do list, more to-do’s keep cropping up like bunnies. So I’m never released from the anxiety of unfinished business.

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How To Follow Through On Your Plans Right Now

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Note: This is a guest post by Roman Soluk.

At the beginning of every new year, we make a promise to change something in our lives.

We think about how to succeed in the coming year and have high hopes for becoming better people, for meeting the best expectations we have for ourselves.

Unfortunately, we don’t alwaysfollow through on our plans during the year. So many of them fall through the cracks, never to materialize. We start with a bang but end with a whimper.

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My Philosophy On Setting Goals

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I’ve not been much of a goal-setter in the past.

I’ve achieved things I wanted to achieve. And I’ve challenged myself to push a bit harder, to stretch myself, and (for the most part) to finish what I start.

But I’ve not been one to sit down at the beginning of the year and think, “OK, what do I want to achieve personally and professionally this year and how am I going to get there?”

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