Once a terrible high school student, I turned it around and did well in college and law school. Now retired, I'm paying it forward helping other students do the same. Endless distractions are the cause of poor time and task management, and it is dramatically affecting student success in many ways. I wanted to find better way to manage an academic workload than they typical day planners and to-do lists.That way is with 'Shovel', the new 'real-time' study planner. Conceived by a Harvard hockey player who wished he had a better tool to manage his busy college life.Shovel helps students reduce the constant anxiety by reducing the uncertainty about their ability to get things done. Shovel is unique because it calculates time. Students know the study time they have, the time they need, and if they have time to get their tasks done, continuously, in real-time. As things change, students can instantly see how it affects their ability to get things done going forward.We combine Shovel with a set of common sense study habits and proven study methods to put students in better control of their academic life. Our goal is to help students get better grades, with less stress, and more time to enjoy their college experience.