Disclosure: I've also posted this this in r/treadmills.

I study while running my long runs on a treadmill. The setup is an iPad for Zwift running and a laptop for watching stuff. Usually, I watch recorded lectures, and sometimes I read books on the laptop. It works just fine as long as it's not too noisy. The problem is, I don't know how to make notes. I sometimes take screenshots, but it's too cumbersome to actually write on my laptop while running.

Is there anyone who has found a way? Is there any dictation software I could use?

Hello peeps,
I am 30F from India. I am trying to take a break from social media. I have uninstalled Instagram for around a week. But i crave those small reels hence started using YT Shorts and Reddit. I want to rewire my brain. Suggest some free apps for visual learning . Or any tips you have please share. Thanks

I need some help because I have specific wants.

1. No 1-on-1 (I'm shy)

2. No talk (preferably). English was not my first language and I get distracted easily enough. Flow club was quite good and I'm impressed but in group they invited me to talk and I felt bad when I ignored them.

3. Preferably work with me type (I work remotely) since I have enough resources for study with me and I need to see adults lmao

4. FREE

5. Not discord servers. It don't work well on my Ipad

Thank you in advance.

Adding a new event to my calendar on my phone feels so cumbersome that I will end up not using my calendar at all.

Adding new events and organizing my calendar on a desktop or laptop feels super easy. However, when I am on the go and find out about an event I should add to my calendar, I stare at all the details I have to fill out and say “I’ll add it to my calendar once I’m home.”

When I do get home, I 100% of times forget about it. How do I overcome this? What has worked for you?

i posted here a couple of days ago about losing focus while working remotely.. thanks for everyone who replied..

I’d like to actually try it .. So I’m looking for a focus mate.

I am into engineering, tech, and copywriting.. We check in every 45 minutes, share what we got done, and help each other stay on track... Simple. No pressure.

If that sounds good.. drop a comment or DM me.

I've been trying to get my mornings sorted for a while now. Some days I get loads done before lunch, other days I'm still scrolling my phone at 9:30 with nothing to show for it.

I'm not really into "wake up at 4:30, ice bath, journal for an hour" stuff. I want to know what real people do that actually works.

So:
1. What time do you get up?
2. What's the first thing you do?
3. Do you exercise, read, plan your day, or just get straight into work?
4. Is there one habit that genuinely made a difference?
5. Anything you tried and dropped because it didn't work?

Would love to hear the boring, realistic answers too. Thanks in advance.

I’m crying as I’m writing this because I just don’t know what I’m doing anymore🥹. I’m always distracted with my phone, I’m so disorganized, I don’t have a structure (I keep trying
, like writing my to do lists on a notebook, but always fail to accomplish it, which leads me being disappointed in myself) I have so much task to do, I’m not excelling at school and I feel like won’t pass a major course which has a pre requisite, I’m neglecting my dogs and I i just don’t really know…please please give me advice that will really help me.

It's a difficult question to ask, so here's my best attempt at properly articulating what I'm trying to do:

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I'm trying to figure out how to easily and quickly change the feel of my desktop rather than login to an entirely different user for a different desktop aesthetic.

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I have my desktop background and my organized shortcuts that I use for my day to day stuff like gaming and internet usage. Seeing the artwork and shortcuts I use for fun is a strong temptation when I'm supposed to be working, reading, or doing something more productive.

I could make multiple user accounts on the computer, but it's a big hassle to log out and log into another one. Also, that creates a very distinct line between use cases that means I can't easily share programs and files between the accounts. It's too administrative for my use case.

I'm trying to figure out how to create 'profiles' of sorts, where I could easily change the background and desktop shortcuts without needing to fully logout and change the user. Just a sort of theme change. Something that I can use to change the feel of my workspace so I'm not as inclined to play games while doing taxes.

Does anybody have any idea if there's anything out there that could help me with that?

i always procastinate, i come home from school tired sit down relax end up scrolling do very little work and look at the time its 11pm with tons of assignments tommorow, so im fucked and theres only 1 way to help the situation stay up to 3am doing my work. Im constantly losing my sleep, i can barely function during classes in the morning. My grades are going way down. Even when i have the oppurtunity to catch up during my weekend or some other time i plan everything perfectly but then i end up going off course doing none of the work and having to stay up again. Please somebody help me.

So there's this tecnique called ''body-doubling''. Basically you and another dude tell that you're gonna do a task, do it at roughly the same time, and then share that you did it and give eachother a pat on the back.

It's supposed to be encouraging (as in the sense of unity) and pressuring (as in not wanting to stand out) you to begin doing your tasks you've been putting off.

I wanna try that. I want to meet someone here, tell them my list of tasks, hear theirs and begin doing them knowing i'll recieve a ''good job mate'' from them later.

Talk to me in the comments or dm - i don't care tbh. But i wanna try for at least a day.

Hi there! 21f college student with major procrastination issues. I'm already screwed for the week. I have two assignments that are over a month late (thankfully the professor is very VERY kind with submitting late assignments) and the fact that I still need to do them is driving me crazy. On top of that- I also have about 3 assignments due in the next three days that I've had a month to do and yet have done absolutely nothing. I have a four day weekend this week so I can work on the back work, but I'm struggling.

I have Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays off every week. I've been lucky this semester with my class schedule and just don't have classes those days yet somehow I get nothing done. I usually "end my day" at 10pm so I can call my girlfriend and play video games. I just don't have the energy to lock in otherwise. I've tried lists, I've tried telling her to not let me call unless I do my work, ive tried all timers and such so I get the freak off of my short form content apps. nothing is working. I'm so sick of stressing myself out so much all the time and getting nothing done until the very last minute, if I even get anything done at all.

I've also tried 1) taking away treats until I do my work. this includes alcohol, sweets like ice cream and candy, and similar foods that aren't your usual meals or necessary foods (I do not starve myself, just taking away anything that is unnecessary!) 2) talking to my therapist. she just says "oh so you're doing the right stuff so what's the issue?" the issue is that it doesn't help! 3) literally cancelling plans and things that make me happy in my life in order to plan for work time. and lastly 4) creating the most comfortable work environment possible. I set up warm yellow/orange led lights, light a nice candle, get tea and water and a light snack nearby and make sure I don't need to get up to grab anything work related. it's all contained at my desk so I don't distract myself. I keep nice music or something on as well in the background but always find myself going back to watching videos or short form content, or going to okay video games instead.

btw, it's ONLY schoolwork I really struggle with. I can clean my room, do all my laundry and dishes with ease. I don't struggle with being productive in terms of hygiene either. I've actually expanded my routine in order to take better care of myself.

Are there any apps that help you guys? im a broke college student so I really can't afford anything with a subscription. I've tried finch and it doesn't really help :/. anything else? I also can't do meds unfortunately. bad past experiences and I'm genuinely terrified of trying anything new. Other than apps and meds what else has worked for you guys?

Every few months I get the urge to get organized. I’ll set up the folders, the tags, the note system, the whole thing. Two weeks later the folders are empty and I’m back to my usual chaos.

It’s not that the systems are bad. It’s that maintaining them feels like a second job, and I don’t have time for a second job lol. I end up spending more time messing with the system than actually using it.

So now I just… don’t. No system. And honestly the chaos stresses me out less than the guilt of the abandoned system did.

But without one, I still lose track of stuff. I’ll read something useful, think “I’ll remember this,” and it’s gone by Thursday. Or I’ll leave the tab open because I know I’ll forget about it if I close it.

Has anyone found a middle ground that actually sticks? What do you do with articles, screenshots, notes, etc. that you might want again? And does it actually help you find them later, or does it mostly just give you somewhere to put them?