by President of WealthyStudent.co.uk
Why it’s a good idea to start increasing your productivity and destroy Facebook addiction!

There are certain things that are synonymous with being a student…

- Heavy drinking and late nights
- Casual sex
- Turning up late to lessons or missing them altogether
- Leaving essays till the night before
- Sharing a kitchen and bathroom with 8 people
- Paying no council tax
- Living on a budget

In the last year or so there has been one more added thing that students do, that is…

- Checking Facebook 35 times a day!

The stats don’t lie! Facebook is ranked number 2 by Alexa in the UK and it doesn’t lie far behind Google at number 1.

FACT: Increasing productivity is paramount to success at University and after University.

Students are addicted to poking, tagging, graffiti-ing, joining groups and writing on walls.

The thing is, none of these things are that useful. Are they? Well, it could be argued that poking could possibly lead to sex and that is pretty useful. Also, wall writing is good to keep in touch but whatever happened to picking up the phone and hearing the sound of another human voice?

The point of this article is to increase your productivity and stop wasting your time. I am not asking that you delete your Facebook profile because it definitely has its uses.

I think most people are missing a trick with Facebook. The social networking phenomena means that you can get in touch with your classmates quickly and easily, thereby increasing your productivity.

Why not set up a Facebook discussion group for help with essay questions? Discussing essays, swapping ideas, exchanging lecture notes and reading other peoples worth will INCREASE the marks you get. It could be difference between a 2:1 and a first.

Did you know about these Facebook applications that will help increase your productivity? (And some that are just useful!)

Task Master
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2427507431&ref=s

Calendar
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2359167966&ref=s

Zoho Office 2004 Test Drive User http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2380274266&ref=s

Causes
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2318966938&b&ref=pd

Cookbook http://apps.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2218649947&b

The key to increasing your productivity and destroying Facebook addiction is to have goals. Set these goals and envisage what it will be like when you hit them.

We have set up key tasks that you need to achieve in increasing your productivity.

Managing your time might seem to be an overwhelming task, but fear not: when you know what to do and what to prioritize, you will be able to schedule your day more efficiently.

1. Make a List. List down all the things that need to be accomplished. Examples are: essay done, going swimming and doing the shopping. Whatever task you need to get done, always start with listing them down. Seeing them lined up helps you keep these tasks in mind. Use the taskmaster application in Facebook.

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2. Prioritize. Once you have written down the things to do, start ranking the entries according to the most important or the most urgent. Prioritize the tasks according to the time/deadline by which you have to do the task. If some tasks have do not have a deadline, prioritize according to the most important, or the most profitable. Knowing what to prioritize will keep stress away because you know you are in control of your day.

3. Set the Timer. After prioritizing, make a clear deadline on every activity that you will do before you get overwhelmed and forget the other things that need to be done

4. Discipline Yourself. Once you have started something, have the discipline to finish it. If you have set a specific time limit for an activity, stick to it unless you really need to extend. Get things done and when you DO get things done, reward yourself. Watch some TV, take a break, do something different

5. Stop procrastinating. Although relaxing is a good way to pause from all your activities, doing it excessively would definitely have you crying over lost hours. Say “No”. Stop overloading yourself. If you are overbooked, then simply say “NO”. Be kind to yourself. You only have 24 hours a day, and no matter how good you are in managing your time, if your schedule is already full, squeezing in more would simply be torture. Increase your productivity today!

6. Make it a Habit. Sticking to your plan may be easier said than done, but you can make it feasible if you will stretch your patience a bit. Sure, it’s hard to juggle all your activities given only 24 hours in a day, but once you make it a habit to plan every activity, then stick to your schedule; it will be easier on you in the long run.

Increasing your productivity as a student is a great skill to have and can even be stuck on your CV.

It is a skill that can be applied to the workplace and will make you a much more valuable employee.

Just imagine what a managing director of a company is going to think of you if you can hold down a part-time job, fit in 40 hours study, be part of the sports team and still have an active social life?

Gold dust. That’s what they’ll think of you. Trust me.

Increasing your productivity will make you a happier person; you’ll accomplish more in life. Although you think Facebook might cheer you up a little occasionally with the odd poke and funny photo tag, it’s nothing compare to living an accomplished and successful life.

Keep on being the best.

This article was written by Steve Burford of WealthyStudent.co.uk. Visit us and sign up for the email, you will get a free e-book which will lead you to some free software to save even more time! It will increase your productivity by 300%

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