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Wellness at ASU Library

Sharing wellness resources and activities for students to do in times of stress, especially around Finals Week!

Productivity Techniques and Tools

Pomodoro Technique - The Pomodoro Technique is a time management strategy that splits your time into 25 minute work intervals followed by a 5 minute break. After completing four intervals or "pomodoros," a 15 to 30 minute break is taken. (Fun fact: "pomodoro" means "tomato" in Italian!)

  • PomoFocus - A Pomodoro Timer app that works on both a desktop & mobile browser. Work intervals and break times can be adjusted to fit your specific needs and work flows. 

Body Doubling - As described by this Verywell health article, body doubling is a productivity technique for those with ADHD or other issues impacting focus. Body doubling has you work alongside another person or people so you can feel supported and anchored in your task. The body double(s) can support you and keep you accountable, but they do not have to work on the same project or task as you. Body doubling is also known as having an accountability partner or virtual coworker, and this can be done in-person or over online platforms like Zoom or Discord.

Calendar Managing - This S.P. Richards blog post offers five benefits to having a calendar: effective time management, improved productivity, enhanced organization, efficient scheduling and planning, and reduced stress and improved well-being. You can create hourly, daily or weekly calendars depending on your needs. Whether you enjoy physical calendars or digital calendar apps, calendars are great to keep track of events, meetings, assignment deadlines, chores and other items of importance. 

GoblinTools - GoblinTools contains a collection of small, simple, single-task tools, mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming or difficult. It currently uses OpenAI models on the backend.

Music Playlists and Livestreams

Note: Due to having instrumental sounds without speech or dialogue, these videos do not have captions. 

ASU Library Playlists

The ASU Library acknowledges the twenty-three Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries. Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. ASU Library acknowledges the sovereignty of these nations and seeks to foster an environment of success and possibility for Native American students and patrons. We are advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies within contemporary library practice. ASU Library welcomes members of the Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh, and all Native nations to the Library.