What’s the ultimate hack for writing productivity?

Set a timer.

Sounds easy right?

There’s no better way to plug into your writing and destroy distractions than by setting a timer and telling your mind you will write for the allotted time you’ve chosen. It works like Jedi magic.

And come to think of it… Magic is what you need in an online world where you’re distracted every couple seconds.

This timer, here, will help you get it done

Say you have a term paper coming up or you need to pay some bills. You could, of course, say you’re going to work on it, only to chat on instant messenger all night and check your Facebook. Problem is, that’s not going to get you a single step closer to getting things done.

But Tick Tock Timer will.

It’s your greatest ally when you want to be productive. It keeps you honest. It keeps you focused. All you have to do is set the timer for a duration of time you choose and work your little butt off until you hear the gong go off.

It’s that simple

Look at it this way: If you were to set the timer fully committed to working until it went off, not only would you push yourself to do it, you’d make serious progress. Wouldn’t you?

Exactly! Welcome to Tick Tock Timer, your one stop shop for kicking serious ass.

Here are some ways to utilise the timer

1) Short distractions? Doing your work, but your heart is itching with checking Facebook status? Give yourself a 5 minutes break. Remember to return when alarm rings. Stick to it.

2) Stuck with your assignments? Give yourself a 5 minutes time to write whatever that comes into your mind with a laser focus. Do not stop for grammar mistakes or spelling. See what can you come up within that period.

3) Do not want to start your assignment? Spend 10 minutes working on that assignment, and remove all the distractions. ONLY 10 minutes. If you get the momentum, ignore the alarm. If not, at least you’ve start working for 10 minutes already. Better than none, right?

And here are extra 20 ways to use Tick Tock Timer at official website.

TickTockTimer.com: Help You Get Things Done! is a post from: http://www.brisbanestudentguide.com

Here’s a quick way to translate text directly from Google Search. Type the language pair, followed by the text you want to translate. For example, to translate “I love you” in French, search Google for: [en:fr love].

For now, this feature only works for language pairs that include English:

French
en:fr, fr:en

Italian
en:it, it:en

German
en:de, de:en

Spanish
en:es, es:en

Russian
en:ru, ru:en

Chinese
en:zh, zh:en

Japanese
en:ja, ja:en

Korean
en:ko, ko:en

What about English to English en:en ?

If you use the language pair en:en (English to English), Google shows definitions from Google Dictionary. For example, a search for [en:en astute] shows the definition of the word “astute” and the pronunciation.

How this benefits you?

For students whose English is not their mother tongue, they often faced with vocabulary difficulties when they are writing assignments. With this new system in place, it’s easier for students to overcome such problem. There are online translator available for free, but so far this is the best free translator I’ve encountered.

I have not tried the accuracy of the translator yet. To be on the safe side, I advice you to seek for proof reading before submitting your assignments.

Source: here

Shortcuts for Google Translate and Google Dictionary is a post from: http://www.brisbanestudentguide.com

Are you looking for more training in your career industry? Are you looking for a casual job but require a certificate? Are you looking for discount at a certain training course? Visit www.startnextweek.com.au and you might find some courses you are interested.

What is Start Next Week?

There are more than thousand of training courses at a discount rate available every week in Australia. I highly recommended Start Next Week to everyone because most of the training courses start next week. Suitable for people who are looking for a course in rush. Heaps of sales available every day. Start Next Week provides free member registration and it is a portable site from all the training providers.

Choose your  flavor method to attend a course!

Some courses require you to attend the classroom but some courses can just do it online.

You can search for a course by choosing all courses, classroom courses, correspondence courses and online courses categories.  Alternatively, you can search by location or any subjects given.

Four easy steps to join the course

Once you registered, you can browse all the categories provided in the website.

Firstly – take your time to select the course you are interested.

Secondly – remember to compare the price range between the training providers in the location and read the information carefully.

Thirdly – make your booking once you confirm the date and time you would like to attend and secure your seat for the course. Then, buy your course by Paypal or any payment methods provided by the training providers.

Last but not least – attend your course to gain more experience and meet new friends.

My experience using startnextweek.com.au

I was searching a course via internet for a hospitality certificate. I was in a rush and it was driving me to nuts that I cannot find the training course available during that period. Luckily, I found this website www.startnextweek.com.au. I was so happy when I saw the course was available the next few days and there is seat available for me. I immediately registered as a member and bought the course by paying Paypal with one of the training provider in the city. I attended the course I’ve registered, and most of the information provided in Start Next Week is truly.

More information

If you are not sure about the course, you are always welcome to email or give them a call. Alternatively, you can check out the website provided by the Start Next Week and search for more information about the training center you are going to. The website provides the latest and most popular courses every week for employee, student and anyone is seeking for a course.

My personal advice

Make sure you have the right course you need for your career pathway. For example, if you are seeking for a casual job in hospitality field, you need to know which pathway you are going because there are many certificates provided in the industry. The most famous courses are RSA certificate, Barista certificate, Food and Beverage Hospitality certification and more.

Tell your friend about the course you are going and asking them to attend with you. Sharing is caring!

Please remember to attach your certificate copy with your resume when you apply a casual job.

Attending a course gives you more opportunity to gain precious knowledge and chances to expose yourself to the people in your field.

If you are not sure which course you would like to take in hospitality field, you are always welcome to email me at kawaiikawabe@gmail.com.

Post written by KawaiiKawabe

Awesome Training Courses at StartNextWeek.com.au is a post from: http://www.brisbanestudentguide.com

Planning to take a short break or a weekend gateway? Here is a basic guide for flying inner states within Australia.

Look up Australia map and choose the destination that you want to go. Once decide, go to I Want That Flight.com.au to book your air ticket. In Australia, there are more than three low cost airlines. I highly recommend I Want That Flight website to make airline reservations because it is user friendly and updated daily. All the flights are shown in single page for ease of browsing. The best part is, you can compare prices among the airlines in one page.

Which Airlines to travel?

Jet Star airlines (http://www.jetstar.com.au)
Click here

Qantas airlines(http://www.qantas.com.au)
Click here

Virginblue airlines (http://www.virginblue.com.au)
Click here

How does it work?

Select your original and destination, and then choose the date you plan to go and return from. It takes less than a minute to go to another page. You can view the list of the airlines and it highlights the cheapest flight for you on the date you chosen. You can change to the date anytime if you think there is a cheapest flight available on other day.

Once you have selected the date to go and return form, the website will directly link you to the airline website you are going to travel with. You can’t purchase any tickets from I Want That Flight but you can view it. I Want That Flight works as a portal for one stop place to gather and compare airline prices.

My experiences

I had experience flight with all three airlines (limited within Australian domestic flights only). I will share my own experience and give honest review:

Jet Star - Jet Star always promote the cheapest flight among the three but the seating is not as comfortable as Qantas. If you plan to go to Melbourne with Jet star, please remember that Jet Star departure at the further airport which is Avalon Airport. I only flight with them once therefore I have a vague memory with Jet Star.

Qantas - Qantas has the most comfortable seating and food provided as well. Obviously, the price is expensive with these services. Maybe you think they are giving not-so-nice food, you are wrong! They do have nice food and you can read newspapers on the place. Basically, their service is same as international flight.

Virginblue - Virginblue’s price is almost same as Qantas but the service is not exactly the same on what you pay for. There will be no food provided but you can purchase aus9.90 for a two hour movie from foxtel. If you are Malaysia Enrich Member, you can put it your membership number when you do online purchase. Yea, it’s kind of bored on the plane with Virginblue. No newspapers, No foods. What you need to do is just sleep!

More information

Also, the website provide you to check up 10 weeks of flight in advance for a weekend trip and travel with flexible date you want when the flight is cheapest. Check it regularly on the website because the flight fare is like a share market. The price can be quite fluctuating depending on the amount of the passengers on a plane.

Why are you waiting for?

Plan your trip as early as possible to buy a cheap flight! You might receive a cheap flight to Melbourne as low as AUD$28 one way from I Want That Flight. That’s really insane!

Post written by KawaiiKawabe

I WANT THAT FLIGHT | Flight Reservation, How-To and Experience Guide for Australian. is a post from: http://www.brisbanestudentguide.com