Entries from April 2008

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

How to Act Productive Tip #8: Skip Meals

Photo by: Sashertootie
Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don’t really know the extent of just how unbelievably productive, busy, stressed, in a rush, and important you really are? For these, reasons, each weekend we [...]

Monday, April 14th, 2008

How to Act Productive Tip #7 - Obsessively Follow GTD Methodology

Photos by: kadavy
Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don’t really know the extent of just how unbelievably productive, busy, stressed, in a rush, and important you really are? For these, reasons, each weekend we [...]

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Notecard for the Week: Oh yes, it gets better.

Photo by: MShades

I have become obsessed with my notecard for the day: a single 3×5 sheet that carries with it what i need to do today (a very small and realistic number), often a calendar of events (so I know when the free time is that I can do my tasks for the day), and [...]

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

How to Act Productive Tip #6: Make Sure "Right Now is a Really Bad Time"

Photo by: notsogoodphotography
Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don’t really know the extent of just how unbelievably productive, busy, stressed, in a rush, and important you really are? For these, reasons, each weekend we [...]

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Reading Natural Science Papers: A Method I Swear By

Photo by: a trying youth
Those of who enter grad school in the natural sciences inevitably encounter frustrations with “reading papers.” They either seem totally incomprehensible or take forever to get through. When the stars are particularly misaligned, both happen. I’ve struggled with this for a long time and through talking with my adviser and others’ [...]