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The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
15.11.2022
Maybe the tomato season is in Finland over but we, at the UEF reap the motivational benefits of this healthy and delicious vegetable all year round. Did you know that a simple tomato can help you achieve your study and/or research goals? Do you find it hard to start on a task or are you challenged to continue the work you have started? Maybe you are postponing completion of a project?
Do you feel you need a push or peer support to start or continue your tasks and studies? Maybe you are a person that needs to feel some social pressure to get to work? It does not matter at what stage of your work you are stumbling. Starting can be very difficult at every point. But maybe less so, if you do it with others just like you. Why not trying that out?
Join our weekly Tomato Monday ‘study together’ sessions to do your work among presence of other students and researchers. In Tomato Monday we offer a structured work framework of 25 minutes of focused work sessions followed by a 5-minute-long break – otherwise known as pomodoro technique. In the beginning of each session a practical tip to increase the effectiveness of your work is given – for example, how to put your mind quickly on the task, maintain focus, relax, and restore energy using a short break etc. You may decide to practice the tip during the session to check how it works for you. All you need to do before joining is to decide what exactly you want to work on: studying to an exam or an essay, presentation for the class, research article draft – it is up to you to decide for which task the peer support and presence of others can help you most.
Tomato Monday takes place each Monday starting from 14.11.2022 at 12.15-2.00 pm at Zoom (Meeting ID: 645 1183 3940). In Joensuu there is possiblity to attend the live meetings at the Carelia library group work room 2A6 (2nd floor). Tomato Mondays are open to all the students and researchers of the University. The language of the session is English, and the Finnish students are very warmly welcome too (Note: a similar session – Tomaattitiistai – but in Finnish language is held each Tuesday at 10.00-12.00).
Uef.zoom.us, opens in a new window: Tomato Mondays
The purpose of the Tomato Community is to gather together students who can achieve better things together with other students. In the Tomato Community, you can share study tips or look for a study company on your own campus. It is a low-threshold community channel where everyone is welcome as themselves. Join the Teams channel via the link below.
Teams.microsoft.com, opens in a new window: Tomaattikommuuni // Tomato Community
Joanna Bunikowska, joanbu(at)uef.fi