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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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Author Archives: Grad Hacker
I don't like routines. I like variety.
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 … Continue reading
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How to Act Productive Tip #15: Set Your Chat Status to Busy but Don't Sign Off
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 … Continue reading
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Quotes I Hear #1: Some Graduate School Philosophy
When you’re in school of any kind, grad school, college, high school, what have you, you interact with or simply overhear a lot of people. They say things. You say things. This is life. But sometimes things that are said … Continue reading
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Hating on GTD is so Hot Right Now
Photo by: Prabhu B It’s true. Admit it, being over GTD is the new GTD. I’ll be the first one to admit I’ve been on this train for a while now. Here are some of my “GTD is so not … Continue reading
How to Act Productive Special: Approved New Years Resolutions
Photo by: cesarastudillo 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, … Continue reading
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NY Times Highlights 23 Students that are Cooler than You
This is an inspiring way to start off the new year. Students doing cool things. Click the link below and scroll down to “23 Student Innovations.” I want to highlight a prof”s comments in the first article about the movie … Continue reading
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Me Working Out of Context
Photo by: Michel Filion I’ve written a couple posts about why I think working on important stuff is a lot better for your blood pressure than working in context. In fact, slowly, I realized I didn’t really need contexts … Continue reading
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Make an Immediate Timeline – Immediately!
Photo by: flattop341 Let’s get this out in the open once so we don’t have to mention it again and again: We are all busy. We all have too much stuff that we either have to do for ourselves, … Continue reading
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The danger of next actions lists and what to do instead
Photo by: roger jones There’s something dangerous about a bunch of small, un-intimidating next actions on a single list. The things you should be doing are generally uncomfortable, larger, more intimidating than the things that aren’t that important. The things … Continue reading
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How To Act Productive Tip #14: Bring Work to the Gym
Photo by: midiman 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, … Continue reading
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