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Hi Everyone,
I don't know if this thread exists but I thought I would make one. I am really into apps that help me stay productive, organized, allow me to see the tasks I am working on, as well as how long I have stayed productive in a day. Please feel free to suggest any apps that help you all stay effective and focused on LSAT. :)
1. Trello: This is my #1 site. I have a board for LSAT and Habbits (LSAT) that I like to implement. Because LSAT can have so many components,LR,LG, RC, drills, PT, etc, it was hard sometimes for me to know the different things I was working on. I used to feel pretty stressed about keeping tabs on everything I need to work on and scheduling those things. This helps me visually see everything, schedule key drills on days, etc. Plus you can color code things. It's pretty damn good. The only drawback is that somehow my google and apple calendar don't automatically update when I make changes to my Trello calendar. This makes it hard for me to see everything LSAT related on a calendar unless I am logged in to Trello or I manually re-post my link on my calendars. P.S. I have the free account, and it works great. Anyone can make it.
2. Pomello: This keeps track of the hours I study on LSAT. This helps me see clearly the hours I have been productive in a day. The best thing about it is that you can log in Pomello your Trello account and you can access your boards. So you don't have to enter everything twice, and you can see how long you worked on something. It also schedules break for you, etc. I have only recently started using Pomello, so I don't see any drawbacks yet.
3. Stay Focused: I love this website. I have a hard time with staying off facebook etc. So I use this site to block it. You can just google this, and add it to your chrome. The best thing about this is that you can set the time you allow yourself on these websites. I have basically allowed myself 30 minutes total in a day surfing the websites. But you can change it. So its not a complete withdrawal from social life, but it is helpful in setting a limit for myself the time I am allowed to waste on them. :)
4. Productive: I have this app on my phone. It helps you develop a good habit. On a free account, you can have upto 5 habits that you would like to work on, which I think is plenty. I think one habit at a time is the best way to go because its hard to change as a person. It's extremely simple, gives you notifications, you can mark it complete, skip it, take notes etc. For example, I wanted to make it a habit to read an article from Scientific American before going to bed every night. It wasn't easy, but wanting to see my habit in the app go green helped me develop the habit of reading at least an article per night.
5. Flux: I thought I would add this, even though it's not a productivity app. You can download this app from google and it basically uses your location to adjust the brightness of the screen. So in the morning or at night you are not facing this harsh blue screen. It makes looking at the laptop any time of the day easy on the eyes and I think it helps in my eyes not feeling as tired. This is particularly helpful because I am always on my laptop, 7 sage or anything else. So I recommend it.
If you have any other apps or sites that help you stay productive please let me know. I am sucker for them because they are so helpful :)
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Puh-puh-puh-puhlease don’t check fb or the bad man will hurt me:(
@476 hey just started using pomello, pretty cool kinda loving it, thank you ;)
F.lux is great as long as you're not an artist! Just remember to disable it if you do indeed partake in the arts.
aww yaaaay. I am so glad you are loving it @476.rizeq . I feel the same way. My eyes actually used to hurt after a couple of hours on the lap top but now, its soo much easier to look and do stuff on my lap top especially early in the morning and at night.
@476 Guuuuurl, you da bomb.com! I'm loving the flux app...I've used it for 2 days now and I'm loving how the screen looks when it's night. I used to feel pain in my eyes at night after looking at the screen even after dimming but with flux I feel none of that. Thanks :D
@jhaldy10325 of course. :) Your welcome.
@476.rizeq aww lol You may be right, but it could be the app as well. But if it's draining too much battery see if deleting the application might help :) :)
Thank you for sharing
Hmm ok. Maybe I'm just being paranoid haha. I'm in need of a new laptop. I told myself once I get accepted into law school I'd get a new one as a gift to myself haha! But so far I like the app, you're right it's super convenient :D
@476.rizeq; honestly I never noticed it. :(
@476 , have you noticed your battery draining faster when using Flux?
My life.
@ngir1293288 lol. Me either :DDDD
@476 When I first read that I thought you meant actual self-control and I was like " but I have none" lol. I'll do that.
Me too. I would love to know how to use it more efficiently, especially for LSAT.
@ngir1293288. Yaay. I hope it works out for you. BTW instead of "Stay Foused" try "self control". @476.rizeq recommended it and I am seriously in love with it. I have a mac and "stay focused" would not block Safari.
I love Trello! I use it for everything really, but it was especially helpful for LSAT studying and law school applications. I feel that I only use it in a basic way though, if anyone has favorite features I would love to hear how you use it.
Super helpful, thanks! I just downloaded trello, and im going to give Stay Focused a try too.
Yeah, I just assumed everyone was thinking it. I’ll embrace the darkness within so that the rest of you don’t have to, lol!
Haha! That is so funny because I was also thinking of kittens for a parody account. I didn't want to say it though because I was scared people would think I'm a monster, lol.
@476.rizeq yaaay! Let me know how it goes.
Ok, this "dark room' feature is too real lol @476
I'm going to install it now!
@476.rizeq aww. I totally understand. I think it works better than manual, for ex if you open your laptop in the morning, it adjusts it automatically because it knows what time of day it is without us facing a single blue glare. Also, it constantly adjusts your screen light depending on how much light is in your room. I would suggest giving it a go, you'll like it :)
uses your location to adjust the brightness of the screen.
Hm, does this work better than manually adjusting your screen? and does it sometimes mistake a low light environment for an environment you'd want more lighting in? See this is why I'm old school with technology sometimes lol.