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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: February 2008
Simply GTD: Do You Really Need Contexts?
Photo by: Nathan Borror Guess what my answer is to the title question. Guess, I dare you. You got it: @No. Is it a sin in the GTD community to speak ill of contexts? Maybe. Will I ask for forgiveness? … Continue reading
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Getting Up Early: Week 4 – One Month Reflections
First of all, let me comment (make excuses) for this week’s performance: 1. I went to a rockin’ NBA game in the middle of the week which kept me up late that night so that threw off the next day … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Avoid the Powerpoint Timesuck
Photo by: ToastyKen Note: In light of the popularity and timing of Merlin Mann’s recently posted MacWorld video, I should note that these tips were written with a technical presentation in mind, where data, figures, text and in general significant … Continue reading
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Getting Up Early: Week 3 – I am a Tortoise
The tortoise won the race my friends, the tortoise won the race. I can take comfort in the fact that on any given week I am not drastically changing my schedule, which according to gurus and experts everywhere means my … Continue reading
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Why You Should Never Stop Excercising
Photo: istockphoto Here’s a great scientific article on how stopping an excercise routine pushes you back from your fitness goals a lot farther than you may have thought: Irregular Exercise Pattern May Add Pounds Here’s the big-money quote: He found … Continue reading
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Getting Up Early: Week 2 – A Pathetic Performance
Is it possible that I managed to go to sleep almost a half hour earlier (10:19 pm average) and only get to work 4 minutes earlier on average? Who goes to sleep at 10 o’clock, sleeps 8 hours to the … Continue reading
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Get Quick News: NPR's 5-minute News Summary Podcasts
I’ve heard students and professionals alike lament about how much time they waste on the internet reading news. Grad students are incredibly susceptible to this since we’re so often just sitting in front of a computer with no risk of … Continue reading
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Todoist with a Notecard for the Day
Photo by: pshutterbugAs I mentioned in a long review, I’ve been using Todoist since August. I’ll have you know that Todoist and I are still doing quite well. So well in fact that I recently started forking over $3/month for … Continue reading
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Getting Up Early: Week 1
Photo by: scui3asteveo So here are the results of my early rising experiments for Week 1. I want to emphasize that it’s my first week, so I’m still learning! My goal is to get into work by 8:00am, including days … Continue reading
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