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Category: Student Lifehacks

Here you can find our recommendations and best lifehacks about student lifestyle, college, learning, and hobbies.

Want to know how to save money on used textbooks? How to deal with a loose leaf edition? Here are the answers to all those questions!

Book Therapy, also known as bibliotherapy, is a fantastic healing practice for book enthusiasts like you and me. It is no secret that books can help you solve problems, boost your mood, and offer condolences. And you do not have to exclusively turn to omnipresent self-help books. Our favorite fiction books, when chosen carefully and read therapeutically, can aid you in treating anxiety and loss as well as live through overwhelming emotions, both positive and negative.

Read more > “Book Therapy: How Reading Books Can Help You Feel Better”

Feeling tired and low, always running out of time, lacking motivation, experiencing work-from-home burnout and zoom fatigue… Well, that’s most of us these days. Personal energy management can help you find a way out of this state of depletion and feel your best again. Have you heard of the “manage energy, not time” principle? We’ll explore it in more detail below, giving practical tips on improving your energy levels, overcoming fatigue, and preventing burnout. 

Read more > “Tips for Personal Energy Management to Overcome Fatigue and Burnout”

Whether you feel like celebrating Valentine’s Day or not, it will be hard to withstand the festive mood. We hope you will not stay away from all those hearts and hugs. Instead, plunge into the celebration and give yourself a reason to smile and treat the person you love the most—yourself. 

Read more > “6 Lovely Ideas for Celebrating Valentine’s Day 2022”

Best note-taking methods, apps, and styles have been discussed a million times. But not that many articles answer the most obvious concern: what exactly should we take notes of? Realizing your real aims is by far the main recipe for legible and useful notes. So instead of downloading another note-taking app, let’s learn that one thing you need to know about the best notes of your life.

Read more > “The One Thing You Need to Know About Note-Taking Apps and Methods”

National Compliment Day is getting closer! Again and again, we try to figure out what are the benefits of giving compliments. You might think it is an outdated social convention or insincere flattering. Others feel that kind words are a beautiful way to make someone smile. Scientists claim that giving and receiving compliments makes us feel better. Who is right? Let’s explore!

Read more > “How to Give a Compliment: Explore the Power of Kind Words”

Every year, a long list of New Year’s resolutions lands on our tables. January 1 is not better or worse than November 23, but for some reason, you expect yourself to eat healthier, spend less time on your phone, and start a yoga challenge. Do you manage to stick to these habits, or do you usually give up on them after a few weeks or months? Here, we present six steps that can help you review the New Year’s resolutions, wishes, and goals and actually achieve them. 

Read more > “How to Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions and Not to Give Up”

2020 has been harsh on us for too many reasons. Was there even something good or worth a laugh? Any positive trends, not-canceled events, or statistics that are not about the numbers of infected? At BooksRun, we still strive to look positively at the year that’s almost behind (and honestly, we are also happy to wave it goodbye). We’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of positive statistics and trends of 2020 to cheer you up and lift your spirits. Let’s remember 2020 for something positive and let it go away with our hopes for a better future! 

Read more > “Positive Statistics, Achievements, and Trends of 2020 in Review”

Black Friday season is all about managing your personal finances and staying on a budget. Finding your path in a sea of fantastic bargains can be a huge challenge, especially for a student with limited finances. Moreover, we often tend to overspend and end up buying what we don’t need. And while the trend for more conscious consumption dominates among consumers for a while now, all our mindfulness magically disappears when we see an attractive banner “40 percent off, today only.” 

Read more > “Black Friday on a Budget: 10 Money Spending Tips”

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