Live well

Live well covers creating habits, setting routines, study/life balance, competing priorities, and problem solving.

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Online resources

Creating habits

• Watch Judson Brewer talk about habit development and tactics to prevent and break bad habits through mindfulness.
• Listen to Dr Gretchen Rubin talk about happiness and good habits.
• Read about setting and keeping good habits from Dr Michael Mantell.
• Listen to BJ Fogg talk about the effectiveness of starting tiny acts that eventually become habits and help in times of crisis.
• Try out Streaks, an app to help you form good habits.
• Try out this worksheet from Health Navigator to help you develop healthy habits.
• Listen to Dr Katy Milkman discuss eliminating bad habits and establishing new habits by incorporating fun.

Setting Routines

• Read about the power of routines in your daily life by Mariana Plata.
• Read this short article on the benefits of, and how to implement a good morning routine.
• Watch a short video about how to set and achieve goals with Matt Cutt.
• Read about how you can create and implement new routines and habits.
• Learn how setting routines can help your wellbeing during stressful times.

Study/life balance

• Read about eight tips to balance your university life from Times Higher Education.
• Listen to a podcast from ‘10% Happier’ about how to get work done at home.
• Try out Blackbullion, an online tool from Student Finance to helpyou get money smart about your university finances, savings and financial future.
• Angela Duckworth talks about how you can transfer grit, the power of passion, and perseverance to your studies.
• Learn how to find balance even when life is stressful and busy.
• Read about how to practice balance in a high-speed world from psychotherapist F Diane Barth.

Competing priorities

• Check out what matters most from ‘Just a Thought’ to help you identify ways to stay connected with the important parts of your life.
• Try out myHomework student planner which helps you to track and plan upcoming assignments, exams, and projects.
• Watch a short video on how to use the Eisenhower Matrix to sort priorities.
• Spending too much time on your phone? Learn how to develop a healthy relationship with technology.

Problem solving

• Aunty Dee, a free online tool to help work through any problems.
• Try out SimpleMind+ an app to organise your thoughts and ideas with mind maps.
• Read about 'way-power’ the art of identifying obstacles and planning for alternatives using your strengths by Dr Lucy Hone.
• Try out Health Navigator’s worksheet to help you solve a problem.
• Try out the WOOP app to figure out what is getting in the way of your goals and how to get around these roadblocks.
• Learn about finding solutions for your problems and try out an interactive worksheet online at Here To Help.