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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Biochem Sci. 2022 Jan 10;47(4):279–283. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2021.12.010

Table 1.

Goal-setting resources

Resource Description Refs
How to set goals Match what you do to what you want in life [12]
What color is your parachute? Match who you are to careers [13]
Goals: how to get the most out of your life Set goals for balanced life [14]
The art of setting SMART goals Goal setting [15]
Strong interest inventory assessment Match who you are to a career https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Strong
Individual development plan Set future goals and career path https://myidp.sciencecareers.org
Myers-Briggs type indicator Assess your personality type https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
InterSECT job simulations Real-to-life job simulations https://intersectjobsims.com/library/
What’s holding you back? and Making peace with your work Set clear goals, reach and risk failure, believe in yourself! [16,17]
Apps
App name Purpose Download
Rescue Time Use (not lose) time https://www.rescuetime.com
Remember the Milk Task management https://www.rememberthemilk.com
Todoist Digital to-do list, helps prioritize, add deadlines https://todoist.com/downloads
Focus Keeper Stop procrastinating and get stuff done https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/focus-keeper-time-management/id867374917
MindNode Focus and get stuff done https://www.mindnode.com/download
Focus@Will Music and neuroscience to increase focus https://www.focusatwill.com
Forest Grow virtual trees to increase focus and get stuff done https://www.forestapp.cc
Trello Put task on cards and shift cards to get it done https://trello.com/en-GB/platforms
Quire Work in a team to get stuff done https://quire.io
Evernote Put all reminders in one place to get stuff done https://evernote.com/download
MyLifeOrganized Decide how to get stuff done https://www.mylifeorganized.net/todo-list-windows.shtml
1Password Application for storing passwords to save time https://1password.com/downloads/mac/
Eisenhower Matrix Matrix for prioritizing tasks. https://www.eisenhower.me/
Priority Matrix Matrix for prioritizing tasks when working in a team https://sync.appfluence.com/manage/downloads/
Focus Matrix Prioritize task: focus on the important and drop or delegate the rest https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-matrix-task-manager/id1087284172?mt=12
Pocket Put web stuff in a ‘pocket’ for later and tackle important tasks now https://getpocket.com/en/
Artificial intelligence
Resource Description
Alexa Echo Devices Personal assistant
Google Home Personal assistant