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This 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 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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Monthly Archives: March 2007
My Papers Toolbar
Earlier I typed up a quick rant disguised as a blog post about why you should stop delaying getting EndNote until you have to type your thesis. I did mention, however, that at times it can be convenient to put … Continue reading
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Gmail Illegal Attachment Fix
Recently I’ve had some problems receiving .exe and .zip (with an .exe file zipped in it) files as attachments with Gmail. It pissed me off for a while because I figure what’s the point of the 2 gig goodness when … Continue reading
Use EndNote!
A senior grad student asked me the other day about “acquiring” a copy of EndNote. I was shocked. This guy was within a year of graduating and he was just now asking about EndNote! Unbelievable. When it comes to managing … Continue reading
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GTD Simplicity Reminder Tweak!
I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t stay away from Outlook for that long. I liked the Evernote idea, I really did, but I had to let it move back to second place in terms of listing the very next physical … Continue reading
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A GTD Simplicity Reminder
A couple weeks back I started to get caught in the trap of focusing on the system instead of focusing on getting things done. In reality, except for David Allen and a select few other people whose job it is … Continue reading
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How to Pick a Group — Part 3
I almost forgot: Ask the advisor, grad students in the group, and grad students not in the group what the group’s financial situation is. I don’t know how I missed this after my story about being promised money that didn’t … Continue reading
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