The first 1,000 people to use my link will get a 30 day free trial of Skillshare, including access to my new productivity Learning Path: https://skl.sh/aliabdaal03231 Struggling to focus in these days is extremely common, especially as a student. There are so many potential distractions and it can be hard to get work done. In this video, I break down my favourite evidence-based tips to help you stay focused while studying. Enjoy x (the video I mention at the end of this video will be coming out shortly, I filmed it before this one but didn't edit them in the same order!) Rize app: https://rize.io/u/aliabdaal Make Time book: https://geni.us/vzDlPbD Videos mentioned: Is Coffee Good for You?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0syvUws1ps 7 Myths Ruining Your Sleep Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlf9-573MhI Studies referenced: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563215300595?via%3Dihub https://educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s41239-018-0096-z.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315966604_Brain_Drain_The_Mere_Presence_of_One's_Own_Smartphone_Reduces_Available_Cognitive_Capacity#:~:text=Results%20from%20two%20experiments%20indicate,devices%20reduces%20available%20cognitive%20capacity. 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, Deep Dive where I interview entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people - null 🍿WATCH NEXT: How I Ranked 1st at Cambridge - Essay Memorisation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-46Vyiwat_Y How to Study for Exams - evidence-based tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukLnPbIffxE How to Manage Your Time as a Student: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsLC5eIjcag How to Learn Anything Faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unityETmypk ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:35 Mindset 4:23 Technique 8:30 Environment 11:07 The Human Factor 13:29 Identified Motivation 💌 Sign up to my free weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🚀 Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity 🎓 How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying 🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners MY CREATOR COURSES 🎬 Check out my free 7 day email course on how to become a part-time YouTuber: https://aliabdaal.com/part-time-youtuber-crash-course/ 🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course 🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/ MY FAVOURITE GEAR 🧑‍💻My MacBook Skin (& other tech): https://dbrand.com/palettes 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal ⌨️ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard 📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike 🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq ✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound MY KEY LINKS 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal WHO AM I: I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive (null, and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets). PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜