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Everyone needs to prioritize their health and wellness, both physical and mental. So our team came together to send out a /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/few apps to help maximize our health with he help o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f our phones.

By听Katie Wheeler

Sayana

Sayana is a sel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f-care app that helps better understand your unique journey o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f thoughts and /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feelings. It contains a mood and activity tracker which provides di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ferent e/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fective tips, practices and explanations based on your experiences. Additionally, it includes a sa/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fe-space community o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f other Sayana users who can anonymously chat about what they are going through and receive meaning/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ful support. Sayana o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fers a /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free one-week trial or 29.99 /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for a /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/full year.

Katie W's听review:听Sayana encourages me to acknowledge my /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feelings and move through them. Be/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fore using this app, I journaled every now and then but overall avoided digging into my deeper /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feelings and pain. I thought acting strong made me strong and /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/focusing on everything that was going well would make the struggles lessen- I was wrong. Suppressed /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feelings will always make themselves known. By not /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/facing them, we give them the power to continue mani/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/festing in our lives. Recently I /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/found mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f enduring physical pain /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from injuries and going through a breakup, which spiraled me into overwhelming thoughts o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f anxiety and hopelessness. I didn鈥檛 /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feel like mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f anymore, let alone my best sel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f. With the support o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f the Sayana app, I was able to become educated on why I /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/felt those di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ficult sensations in the /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/first place and how to combat them rather than ignore them. The daily noti/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fication reminders and community o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f other individuals navigating similar situations have helped me remain a consistent user and I hope these /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/features will help you to be as well!听

By听Dr. Vernon

Productivity Challenge

Productivity Challenge Timer: This app lets you name up to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/four projects /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free (and many more i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f you buy the pro version /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for $5) and then time your work on those di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ferent projects. The app will prompt you to take a break a/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fter a time that you set and you will level up over time as you accumulate work time on the app.

Dr. Vernon's Review: This app helps me keep mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f accountable. When I turn it on and begin working on a speci/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fic project, I can watch the time count down and keep mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f working until break time comes. I can set di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ferent length work intervals /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for various projects. Instead o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f getting up to get another drink, a snack, looking out the window, playing with the cat, playing Lily鈥檚 Garden, or any o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f 100 distractions that tempt me, I tell mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f I am going to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/finish this work session /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/first. For some quick or wildly un-/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fun projects, I only set 10 minute work periods. For others, I set 25 or more minutes. I bought the pro version, /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/figuring that /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for $5 it would be worth it /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for even a small improvement in my productivity and it has been. A lot o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f the nudges, achievements, and levels are low-grade sarcastic tongue-in-cheek 鈥渆ncouragements鈥� and make me laugh. For example, my initial rank was 鈥渦nrepentant slacker鈥� and I slowly worked my way up to 鈥渄ead eyed drone鈥� and am now proud to be a 鈥渃ompetent operative鈥�. LOL. On a more serious note, I can see a percentage breakdown o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f where I spent my time /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for the day or week (and then be honest with mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f about what I am avoiding and why). In the past I have just used a kitchen timer (sometimes called the 鈥減omodoro technique鈥�), but I /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/felt like I needed a little more 鈥渮ing鈥� to get me over the unmotivated (well, unrepentant slacker) humps that we all experience.

By Aubrie Gibbons

Coursicle Schedule Maker

Coursicle is a completely /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free website that allows you to design your class and work schedule with the option o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f applying custom colors to each class/activity in order to make it visually clear what each activity/commitment is. The schedule maker allows you to put in exact times and adjust the repeating /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feature, i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f you have courses or obligations that have unique rules o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f repetition. Coursicle gives students the option to create an account that saves your dra/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fted schedule so it is easy to re/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fer to and change as needed. The times range /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from 8am to 10pm, which accounts /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for most obligations, and you can add details to the courses such as teacher name, class location, etc. The website is:听https://www.coursicle.com/college-schedule-maker/ 听(Links to an external site.

Aubrie G's Review:听I have used Coursicle every semester o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f college thus /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/far and even made schedules /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for my /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/friends using the webpage; everything is user /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/friendly and visually pleasing. Because they give you the option to save your schedules as images and easily change things, I have been known to set my schedules as my phone background so I never miss an obligation (this might even be more help/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ful than this website speci/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fically). The /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fact that they allow you to schedule things to the minute is a huge help when I have to try to balance two jobs, multiple courses, and a social li/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fe. I also usually color-code, so a class that is coded as 'yellow' will have a corresponding study hour set into the schedule maker that is also coded as 'yellow' so I can see how much total time is devoted to each activity a week, making it easier to make adjustments on the /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fly i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f I have a heavier/lighter week /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for a certain class/job. Overall: /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/five stars

By Karla Matinez Ochoa

Flora

Flora is a /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free time management app that allows you to use the pomodoro technique to complete a task in a set amount o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f time. At the same time, it blocks apps like Instagram and Snapchat /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from sending you noti/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fications while the timer is running. Once you complete one session, a tree will grow in your garden /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feed.听

Karla M鈥檚 review:听I have been using Flora /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for over 2 years now. It /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/follows the pomodoro technique which has helped me /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/focus more during study or homework sessions This app is great /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for us students that spend hours on end on social media. Another great /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feature is growing trees every time you complete a pomodoro session, you can upgrade to the Premium option /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for real trees that will be planted around the world or use the /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free version. Either way, you will have a beauti/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ful looking garden at the end o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f each day. Moreover, the 鈥渟tats鈥� section allows you to see your overall progress weekly, monthly and yearly. In short, Flora is great /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for time management and productivity.

By Elizabeth Escuage

Change o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f听Screenery

To keep /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from getting zoned out or distracted by /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/family members while you鈥檙e in class, opt to do class in an unconventional place. Whether it鈥檚 in your backyard, at the beach, or a park, opting /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for a change in scenery can help keep the mundaneness o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f online class at bay. We know vitamin D is good /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for the body and soul, so why not get your /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fill while you work? Note: i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f the WiFi outside is i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fy, try hooking up your phone鈥檚 personal hotspot /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for the duration o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f class.

Elizabeth E鈥檚 review:听Opting to attend online class in my backyard makes a world o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f a di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ference. Being in the sunlight helps me to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feel more at peace and can make it easier to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/focus on what is happening in class. Changing my 鈥渟creenery鈥� makes me /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feel less stressed and more productive. O/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ften, my /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/family will be a distraction inside my house, but locking mysel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f in my room /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feels isolating. A happy medium has been outdoor spaces (weather permitting) as I鈥檓 /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from distractions but not isolated

By Aubrie Gibbons

Flipd (app)

Flipd is an app that locks apps on your phone /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for a set amount o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f time, allowing you to completely avoid temptations and distractions during set hours that you decide on. While other apps may be circumvented by turning the /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/functions o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f or turning your phone o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f, Flipd requires users to be care/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ful with their selections because it WILL lock the apps until time is up - no i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f, ands, or buts about it. The app comes complete with study-/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/friendly tunes and a social accountability /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/feature and incentive that lets you know who else is 'unplugged' - so you are aware that people can see your activity, too.

Aubrie G's Review:听I have a hard time with controlling my screen time unless I have lots o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f nudges set up. Placing my phone a long way's walk away /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/from my desk is a 'trick' that typically just results in me spending the extra 5 minutes walking over to it more o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/ften. With in-app nudge settings, like the ones o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fered on Instagram, I usually end up scrolling the app when I open it to set the nudge in the /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/first place! Flipd does a great job o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f keeping those controls in one external place without /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/forcing me to risk missing major phone calls or commit to a music-/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/free study session (while also providing a good enough selection o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f sounds that I am not spending study time adding music to my Spoti/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fy queue). I am a /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/fan o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/f the app, but it is not an everyday tool /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/productivity/for me.