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Hi everyone! My name is Asha, I'm a second year Psychology student and Skills Co-Creator. I wanted to share the most useful digital apps and websites that I\u2019ve used over the past two years to support my studies.<\/p>\n

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Covid-19 has changed the way we all work, and I found it more difficult to focus and stay organised working from home! (I\u2019m sure many of you feel the same way!) So I went on a hunt for apps that could make my life any easier \u2013 let\u2019s get straight into it!<\/p>\n

1. Weava<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Weava<\/a> is in fact a chrome extension that can be added to your browser. It allows you to highlight journal articles\/websites and add notes to them as you go. It then collates all of your notes in one place, and you can even categorise papers into folders for different assignments.<\/p>\n

I really struggle to stay focused during a long reading session so being able to highlight as I go has really helped me understand long and complex papers.<\/p>\n

Here's a quick demo of how you can use Weava for your assignments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Forest<\/h2>\n

\"Forest<\/a><\/p>\n

The Forest app<\/a> is a great tool to keep you focused and is available on both mobile and desktop on apple and android devices.<\/p>\n

You set yourself a timer for anywhere between 10-120 minutes and can\u2019t leave the app for that duration. If you do, your beloved tree dies!<\/p>\n

This stops me from getting distracted by social media every ten minutes when I'm trying to focus.<\/p>\n

Here's a little video of what the app looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Connected Papers<\/h2>\n

This is one of my personal favourites, but admittedly it can be hit or miss depending on your assignment.<\/p>\n

When writing an essay, it\u2019s really important to be critical and have a general understanding of the research field you\u2019re writing about.<\/p>\n

A great way to do this is to use connectedpapers.com<\/a> \u2013 once you\u2019ve found a useful source, just copy and paste it into this website and it will provide you with lots of related sources.<\/p>\n

4. Mendeley<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Using<\/a><\/p>\n

Mendeley<\/a> is a great reference managing tool. Like Weava, it allows you to highlight and make notes on sources, but it additionally keeps track of all of the source details (names, dates, journal etc) in an easy, convenient location.<\/p>\n

This might be my personal favourite as I always struggle to reference everything at the end of an assignment \u2013 Mendeley helps me keep track of them as I\u2019m writing!<\/p>\n

5. Be Well <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Be<\/a><\/p>\n

Last, but certainly not least, is the Be Well app<\/a> provided by the University of Bath.<\/p>\n

It has a range of different features that could be of use to you!<\/p>\n

It has a pomodoro timer, that works in a similar way to Forest, but also has a series of podcasts on many different topics like mindfulness, exam stress and resilience \u2013 all of which are useful when exams are approaching.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s available to download on the app store and play store.<\/p>\n

So those are some of the apps that I\u2019ve used in the last two years that have really helped me stay organised and manage my studies.<\/p>\n

Of course, this isn't an extensive list and there are a range of other tools out there to explore! Comment down below if you have a great app that you\u2019d like to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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