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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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Category Archives: productivity
Who is Brave Enough to Work the Night Shift?
Photo by: josef.stuefer I’m sick of working during the day. I’m sick of email, I’m sick of dealing with “productive” people that haven’t eaten or slept in a year. I’m sick of running into friends when I should be working … Continue reading
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Long Term Output is More Important than Minute-to-Minute Efficiency
Photo by: .Fabio In the quest for productivity, blogs with the word “hack” in the title and other similar literature often end up discussing in detail ways to increase efficiency. What does that mean, efficiency? Efficiency is most often some … Continue reading
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Have Confidence
Photo by: chris.merwe 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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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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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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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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Getting Up Early: My experiment
Photo by: prakhar I’m going to start a series of weekly posts that track my experiences with trying to wake up earlier on weekdays. A combination of realizing that I am more alert and energetic in the morning and this … Continue reading
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Simply GTD: Cell Phone Capture
SMS to email my friends, SMS to email. Months back, I posted about trying Jott. It’s nice. It transcribes ridiculously well and it’s pretty convenient to be able to push a speed dial button and say “do this tomorrow because … Continue reading
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