Body doubling group helps students stay on track
The Office of Disability Resources at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) started a body doubling group called “Momentum Group” to help students with executive functioning. Body doubling is a productivity technique that involves students working on tasks in close proximity to each other in order to help with accountability and motivation. Read more: https://news.d.umn.edu/articles/body-doubling
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