Top 10 Sites to Boost Student Productivity

By Jane Hurst

As a college student, there is so much going on in your life that sometimes it can be difficult to maintain a good level of productivity. But, there are a number of ways that you can boost your productivity, and get a lot more done. Here are some of the best websites that will help anyone, including students, learn how to relax, get their lives uncluttered, and be more productive.

1. Rescue Time – This is a package that lets you know how long your computer sessions are, and how productive you are while you are spending time on your computer. You can also use it to track specific activities, as well as block sites that keep distracting you from what you are supposed to be doing.
2. Unroll – This is really going to help unclutter your life. It will see all of your email subscriptions, and gives you the option to unsubscribe to any that you no longer want. This is a great way to see how many subscriptions you have that you don’t really need, and clean out your inbox.
3. Nature Sounds for Me – You need to take time out to relax and recharge, and what better way than to listen to the peaceful sounds of nature. You can choose from all kinds of sounds, from waves to thunder to birds chirping and more. Getting into a more relaxed state is going to help boost your productivity.
4. Mind Bloom – This is another relaxation app that will give you the musical sound of birds singing, but it offers so much more. You will enjoy an interactive experience that allows you to consider the things that matter the most to you, so you can figure out what actions you need to take in order to achieve all of your goals.
5. Custom Button Co. – If you are involved in fundraising activities for your college, team, etc., buttons are a great way to let people know what you are doing. Let Custom Button Co. create buttons for fundraising and other events.
6. Pocket – This is the best tool you can use to get information, links, images, and more from the Internet. You can store everything you find, and search for it when you need it. There is a browser plugin, as well as more than 300 supported apps that will help to increase your productivity.
7. Calm – Did you know that you can actually meditate while you are working? Check out calm.com to learn how. This website offers a completely guided meditation session that you can do online, any place and at any time. It only takes two minutes of meditating to change the way you look at what you are doing.
8. Cold Turkey – This is an app that is going to help you to kick the habit of surfing when you should be studying. With Cold Turkey, you can set controls that will keep you from accessing non-productive sites at certain times of the day. Simply download the app, and then start adding websites to the block list and the times when you shouldn’t be looking at them. This is going to help create more discipline in your life.
9. Away Find – One of the biggest time-wasters in a student’s day is checking their email all the time. Away Find will alert you when you receive emails that are important, so you don’t have to keep checking. If you add a contact to the alert list, you will be notified each time that contact sends an email.
10. Simple Note – This app syncs up with Notational Velcity to give you a great way to keep all of your daily tasks organized. The more organized you are, the more productive you will be. This is extremely popular with Mac users.

Byline:

Jane Hurst has been working in education for over 5 years as a teacher. She loves sharing her knowledge with students, is fascinated about edtech and loves reading, a lot.

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