Let me be straight with you, I like the idea of routines. I like the idea of having a life where I know that at this time, I’m working, and at that time, Im not working, letting me thus “not work” guilt free. Fixed schedules seem to allow avoiding two deadly grad school traps: 1) [...]
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I’ve noticed a pattern. A large amount of productivity literature, blogs, and “hacks”, in the end tell a single story: Have the confidence to jump right in to your work. Often, they notice that there are certain barriers (self-created, or not) that are blocking your confidence or clouding your judgment so [...]
A perfect GTD system only exists on paper. Of course everyone’s system is imperfect. We should be able to deal with that. I like to measure imperfection as how much stuff is still on your mind. That’s what drew me in and keeps me going strong with GTD: keeping my mind clear. In the end, [...]
Grad Hacker is a blog dedicated to making you very, very productive. I’m talking really productive. No seriously, there here will be no end to your productivity. I’m a grad student and posts are often geared towards grad students, but most content can apply to anyone. I joke around a lot about our quests for “productivity”.
In addition to science research I do other things, one of which is play with this blog, another is English editing of academic papers with AJE.
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