The first app we are going to talk about is called Memorigi and it’s a really easy to
use time management app where you can log in all of your tasks for the day, week and
month.
You can use a color code to track your tasks by theme or by subject so you can understand
what your workload will be for the next few days.
I really like this app’s simple layout and the fact that you can chose between different
views, namely between a daily view or a three-days view.
It also lets you set an alarm to remind you that your tasks and events are coming up.
Other similar apps to consider are google calendar and evernote.
Duolingo is an app that lets you learn languages through an array of mini games and exercises
that you can complete daily, increasing your fluency and mastery step by step.
Each language comes with dozens of different themed levels that teach you different aspects
of vocabulary and grammar so you can build up your knowledge on that language.
Each level recycles what you’ve learned in past levels to make sure that you still
remember that you have learned before.
You can also use the training icon to get a personalized lesson with your weakest words,
so you can really tackle whatever you are having a difficult time with, before moving
on with the learning process.
I also enjoy the fact that the levels are short and you aren’t required to speak or
listen, so it’s the perfect way to spend some idle time during commuting to school.
Another app that I always talk about is Forest, and for me it’s the best way to use the
Pomodoro Technique whilst having a true visual experience of your productivity levels.
The concept is quite simple: for each block of time you spend studying, you plant a virtual
tree.
While that tree grows, you cannot use other app in your phone, less you get distracted.
When the timer reaches zero, you will have planted a tree in your forest.
The more trees you have, the more productive you were during that day.
Habits is an habit tracker app that lets you follow up on those small daily tasks that
we sometimes forget, like drinking enough water, taking medication or taking a walk
outside.
It’s very simple to use – all you have to do is insert which tasks you want to track
and just press the small cross to mark it for that day.
As time goes by, you will build a graphic that tells you how many times you’ve forgotten
certain tasks and where you should improve.
I usually do this by hand in my bullet journal but I think that tracking your habits with
an app should please everyone who prefers to manage their time with their phone and
doesn’t like to carry a notebook around.
Still on the time management theme, I think that everyone should try at least once in
their life to really understand how they are spending their time.
A time wheel lets you do this – you basically input how you have been spending your time
during the day, with transportation, sleeping, eating, studying and taking classes and you
will be baffled by how little time you can actually spend at your own will.
This app lets you do exactly this, you just insert the amount of time you have been doing
something and it will build a time wheel for you, so you can reflect where you have been
wasting your time and re-organize your schedule.
I think this is a great challenge to keep up with during a week and just reflect on
how you are actually living your life.
Basically, it sets a tracking time and when you unlock your phone, the app will ask you
what you have been doing for the past fifteen minutes so you can build your time wheel gradually
during the day without even noticing it.
A great app to save paper, ink and time is quizlet.
It basically replaces all of your physical flash cards and lets you keep entire sets
of questions and answers in your phone under your personal account.
You can then export these to your computer and share them with your friends.
I think this is an amazing app for anyone who relies on definition based classes and
tests and is something great to use on idle times or when you need to study but only have
your phone around.
It has tons of different ways to test your knowledge on a subject and it can even read
your cards out loud as if you were being questioned by your professor.
Finally, and this is one of my favorites, there is a widget timetable app so you can
place your school timetable in your homescreen and never skip a class again.
I usually never know where I am going to have class and sometimes it’s not really useful
to take out your planner and look at your schedule so having it right on your homescreen
is really useful.
You can insert all data related to your class in this widget, like the name of the class,
the location, participants and total duration.
You can always assign a color to a certain class.
Afterwards, you just tap the screen to assign your class to a certain timeblock and there
you have it.
All the information for these apps and the links will be in the down bar so you can download
them right away.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this video.
Bye!