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Let's Get Veggied Top 5 Travel Destinations
Apr 23, 2020 5:38:09 AM / by Sarah Griffin posted in Vegan Lifestyle, travel blog
Top 5 Travel Destinations on a Vegan Diet
From playing with your friends, to playing with your family, this are the best board games out there for you during this quarantine!
Our Top Vegan Ice-Cream
Apr 21, 2020 7:27:59 AM / by Niamh Devlin posted in vegan icecream
With the weather being so nice and sunny we have gone and found the best vegan ice-cream around, because who doesn’t love to sit in the sun with an ice-cream in hand!
Looking For A New Netflix Series To Binge? We Got You Covered!
Apr 21, 2020 5:11:43 AM / by Amy Kilgannon posted in boredom, DublinSeen, Netflix, Netflix Ireland, quarantine, blog
1.Tiger King
On-campus Student Accommodation? An International Student's Review
Apr 20, 2020 9:24:09 PM / by Shraddha Hindocha posted in Ireland, postgraduate education, University College Dublin, student accommodation, Education in Ireland
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The Best Playlists On Spotify for Better Study Sessions
Apr 19, 2020 9:05:47 PM / by Lucy Murless posted in education, music, Music Playlist Tips
Students out there! Are you fed up with listening to the ticking of the clock behind you as you study? That dog barking outside? Or the sound of the radiator coming on? We all know the feeling of studying in silence, or should I say the near impossibility of it. There's always something to break up your train of thought and therefore negatively impacting your deep study sessions.
Music that is soothing and relaxing can help students to beat stress or anxiety while studying and can also help students to beat stress or anxiety while studying. Music may improve focus on a task by providing motivation to you, that "keep going" voice in your head, and overall improve your mood. During a long study session, it is music that studies have shown can really help to aid endurance.
So, to help you, students, out, we here at FocusTune have done the work here for you and have tracked down some of the best playlists out there to ensure that you no longer have those pestering distractions during your study sessions and can work well! Whether it's the soft sounds of the rain or waves, or classical music that you discover you like best, we have it!
1. Chill Lofi Study Beats
These tracks bring that white noise element we all always hear about into play. This playlist really helps keep your brain focused on even the dreariest of tasks at hand. These types of playlists can be found not only on Spotify but are also extremely popular on YouTube. This playlist is our personal fav here at FocusTune.
2. Instrumental Study
No one can be stressed listening to this playlist, all your worries just leave your head and you can finally focus on the task that's right in front of you. Let your mind unwind and gain clarity as you listen to this playlist. This definitely won't be everyone's taste as some songs could be confused with possibly an upper class's bar playlist, however, for some, it will tap into their brain and get those juices flowing - it's all a matter of trial and error folks!
3. Brain Food
Found on Spotify, this almost hypnotic electronic playlist really gets your brain juices flowing. Your brain craves a variety of sounds as much as it does knowledge and certain sounds can trigger this such as electronic mainstays.
4. Study Vibes
A little more upbeat than its peers, Study Vibes is for an electronic-tinged musical collection. While still calm, the BPMs run higher here. If that’s your preferred method for engaging with your educational material, this might be your study playlist.
5. Study Soundtrack
Now, this playlist might not be everyone's cup of tea, as it does contain some very, and maybe too familiar themes songs from some of our favourite TV shows, movies and also video games! However, it's definitely one to make any particularly boring essays, all the more bearable when writing.
6. Study with the Piano Guys
Again, if it's your thing and works for you, this playlist is for those who want to listen to songs they recognise, this is a great direction to go in. The Piano Guys, a musical group based out of Utah, has kindly thrown together this compilation of all their covers of popular music. You’d be surprised what kind of intellectual results can come from a cover of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” playing softly in the background. This one is a personal favourite I must say.
We hope this blog post was able to provide some help to you students out there, and you can begin listening your way to success!
The South-East Asia Travel Guide
Apr 19, 2020 1:39:51 PM / by Jason Chambers posted in South East Asia, Travel Asia, traveling
Last year I spent a semester studying abroad in Hong Kong, during which I was lucky enough to travel to several countries in South-East Asia. Travelling SE Asia was an unforgettable experience, and in this blog post I want to share some of my favourite destinations as well as some general SE Asia travel tips.
Chocolate Fondant Cake Recipe
Apr 19, 2020 9:37:00 AM / by Cathal McCrory posted in DayOffDublin, chocolate, baking
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Top Netflix shows to watch while enjoying a cocktail
Apr 18, 2020 3:24:57 PM / by Kamila, Joana & Ilka posted in cocktails, Things to do at home, boredom, corona virus, Entertainment, Covid-19, Netflix, quarantine
If there is one thing that we are all doing a lot these days is watching our favourite series on Netflix. The only problem is, that if you are anything like us, by this time you almost ran out of ideas of what to watch.