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"Your motivation is at rock bottom. Here’s how neuroscience can help." Lots of great points in this article. We particularly liked this very straightforward suggestion:

"Take a piece of paper and write down one thing that would be really meaningful for you to get done today. It can be something tiny – sending an email or working for a small amount of time. It's still better than nothing, right?"

Your motivation is at rock bottom. Here’s how neuroscience can help Willpower wilting? Dr Gabija Toleikyte explains the scientifically-backed ways to boost your productivity – and be happier with your work.

"The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it,
if only we’re brave enough to be it."

From Amanda Gorman's inspiring poem at the Biden inauguration. You can read the full poem, The Hill We Climb, in the Harvard Gazette (where she graduated from just last year!)

Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem, ’The Hill We Climb’ Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered the inaugural poem during the ceremony on Wednesday.

Looking at your screen too much? This article talks through some of the issues and possible remedies. An easy one suggested is “Follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds,” says ophthalmologist Rupa Wong. “This allows the eyes to reset and relieves some of the stress of focusing."

Taking Care of Your Eyes In The Golden Age of Screen Time The eyes have had it. All that extra scrolling? It’s taking a toll.

Tips for getting reading again: "Begin positively by noticing how much you are already reading in your life without even thinking about it. Even if you have not opened a book in over a year, remember that we are in an age of hyper-literacy and our days are saturated with words. You can harness this."

Five tips to get reading again if you've struggled during the pandemic Want to read more but feel overwhelmed or struggle to find the time? Here are five tips to help you on your way.

UCAS 's usual 15th January deadline to submit applications has been extended. The new deadline is 18:00 (UK time) Friday, 29th January 2021.

If your application is ready now, why not submit it and relax 😀

Four great tips for learning better. We particularly liked this one "Ask yourself questions while you are reading. These can include “Why?” questions. Why is this happening? Why does this make sense?"

4 science-backed ways toward better learning (Hint: drop the highlighter) - Harvard Health Blog Research shows that studying the same topic for a long time and the use of highlighters can get in the way of retaining information.

If you're studying in the UK, we encourage you to look into downloading the NHS COVID 19 app. We still need to all be careful by wearing masks, keeping distance, and staying home where possible, but this app could help reduce the spread further.

We're linking directly to the website here and will put app store links in the comments.

The NHS COVID-19 app support website - NHS.UK Help stop the spread of coronavirus by downloading the free NHS COVID-19 app. Find out more about the app and how it works.

What can you expect when going to university this year in the UK? The BBC has a useful run down of some of the key issues like who can you meet at the moment and how fresher weeks are being done.

Covid: What can I expect when I go to university this year? Many things will be different this year, so what it will be like for students across the UK?

As we get back to "normal" it's important to keep safe.

Some useful guidance from Martin McKee, a professor of European public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, who says that “We’re not talking about protecting yourself by wearing one, but about reducing the risk to other people.”

How to stop your glasses steaming up – and 19 other essential facts about face masks How often should you wash a cloth mask? And how effective are the disposable ones? The expert guide to choosing, wearing and caring for your face covering

edX have put together this super helpful list of ways to help people learn.

We Asked, You Answered: The Top 10 Learning Hacks from edX Learners We took to social media to ask edX learners to share their best learning hacks: tried and true ways to make the most of their learning and studying experience. Keep reading for the top 10 trends we picked up from their responses. 1) Bite-sized learning A popular learning hack was breaking large conc...

We loved this guidance on how to avoid distractions - useful for all ages!

Five ways to distraction-proof your mind - BBC Ideas Why is it so hard to avoid distractions? And how can you get better at it? This BBC Ideas video has five tips to help you focus from author Nir Eyal.

Stunning map of the world.