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Five Simple Ways to Kill Distractions and Protect Your Focus
Picture this. It’s morning, everything is quiet around you and exams are approaching. You sit down to study, highly motivated. You open your laptop, start reading a few lines… and somehow end up checking messages, emails, or “just one” video instead. Distractions kill productivity, and none of us is immune…
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Mark and Reset: Train Your Focus using Distraction Index
You know that moment when you’re reading, your eyes keep moving, but your mind went on vacation three sentences ago? I’ve got you! In today’s article, we will explore a straightforward method to boost focus, lock in concentration, and keep flow of thought on track. It’s called the “distraction index”,…
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Goal Setting, the SMART way
Have you ever felt like you’re drowning under never-ending assignments, research deadlines, and an ever growing to-do list? In the academic world, this sense of overwhelm is all too common. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or faculty member, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters when tasks pile…
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Master the Pomodoro Method for Laser Focus
The Pomodoro Method is a time management method that helps individuals perform tasks more efficiently by sharpening focus, minimising distractions, and setting clear work intervals marked by breaks for mental regeneration. Developed by Italian student Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s, who used a tomato-shaped kitchen timer, hence the name…
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Meeting Steffie – Introducing the Wellness Cafè
Today we are meeting Stephanie Gehlen, one of the founders of Compass Mind, here at the University of Basel. Q. Hello Stephanie, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself and how you got into the topic of mental health? A. Hi, my name is Steffie. I work…