Back to School: The Best Tech to Help You Lock In
Technology, while ultimately meant to be helpful in our daily lives, can easily become distracting. Your smartphone and laptop have a billion and one apps that are meant to sap your attention at alarming rates, but they’re also both integral to actually doing well in school these days. Buying single-use gadgets—like e-readers and standalone cameras—can help pull you away from TikTok and Instagram.
- ▪Technology, while ultimately meant to be helpful in our daily lives, can easily become distracting.
- ▪Your smartphone and laptop have a billion and one apps that are meant to sap your attention at alarming rates, but they’re also both integral to actually doing well in school these days.
- ▪Buying single-use gadgets—like e-readers and standalone cameras—can help pull you away from TikTok and Instagram.
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Technology, while ultimately meant to be helpful in our daily lives, can easily become distracting. Your smartphone and laptop have a billion and one apps that are meant to sap your attention at alarming rates, but they’re also both integral to actually doing well in school these days. But not all tech is distracting. Buying single-use gadgets—like e-readers and standalone cameras—can help pull you away from TikTok and Instagram. In recent years there’s even been an upswing in dedicated devices made specifically to help you cut down on phone time. Getting back into the groove of studying can be tough when the internet is so expansive (and fun), so we’ve put together a list of tech that can actually help you lock in to focus on your schoolwork.
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