College info geek playlist - Focus and motivation by Kylie Thrailkill

kyliethrailkill — 2024-09-06 20:32:45 UTC

I chose this video because I spent too much time online. I get caught in procrastination loops where I can't focus and get distracted by everything. I watched it because I wanted to learn some tips for not procrastinating. I liked the recommendation of using a website that blocks websites until a certain time because it can prevent wandering to different websites when you don't want to work. I also use his advice of having a home and work account and it works well for me. I also liked that he talked about breaking down work into small tasks, which I've found makes it easier to do.

kyliethrailkill — 2024-09-06 20:38:19 UTC

I chose this video because I often struggle with motivation. I find it hard to do work and am very easily distracted. I both agree and disagree with some of his points. I don't think that people are unmotivated because they intentionally are not setting up systems to help. I think that it can be difficult to build those systems and not as easy as he makes it seem. I do like the systems he listed though. Specifically, I give myself lots of small rewards for doing tasks, which makes me want to get the tasks done.

kyliethrailkill — 2024-09-06 20:40:05 UTC

I chose this video because focusing is difficult for me. I am easily distracted, which he talks about in the video. During online school during the pandemic, I struggled severely to get any work done because of all the distractions around me. One thing I like that he covered was the "AIDA" framework, which is attention, interest, desire, and action. It describes how the human brain works and why it can be easy to lose track of the current task. Removing potential distractions is helpful to a degree, but some people (like me) can get distracted even with nothing around.

kyliethrailkill — 2024-09-06 20:42:40 UTC

I chose this article because it's about motivation and ways to get around a lack of motivation. It fits in with the overall theme of motivation and focus of the playlist.

kyliethrailkill — 2024-09-06 20:50:47 UTC

I chose this article because it will be helpful to focus on work, which can be hard, especially for homework that is just busy work for a class I've already taken 4 times. It fits in with the theme of working with your brain to focus instead of against it.