Comments for Grad Hacker http://www.gradhacker.com A Graduate Student and Life After Ph.D. Blog Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How to Act Productive is No Joke! by Axel http://www.gradhacker.com/2010/09/02/how-to-act-productive-is-no-joke/#comment-132 Axel Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:15:42 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=264#comment-132 it works fine thanks. it works fine thanks.

]]> Comment on How to Act Productive is No Joke! by Grad Hacker http://www.gradhacker.com/2010/09/02/how-to-act-productive-is-no-joke/#comment-131 Grad Hacker Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:12:53 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=264#comment-131 Sorry, I had a hacker issue last week and had to rebuild the site. Thanks for pointing that out. Should be fixed now! Sorry, I had a hacker issue last week and had to rebuild the site. Thanks for pointing that out. Should be fixed now!

]]> Comment on How to Act Productive is No Joke! by Axel http://www.gradhacker.com/2010/09/02/how-to-act-productive-is-no-joke/#comment-130 Axel Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:58:26 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=264#comment-130 Hello, http://gradhacker.com/how-to-act-productive/ doe snot work Hello, http://gradhacker.com/how-to-act-productive/ doe snot work

]]> Comment on Writing my Dissertation by Grad Hacker http://www.gradhacker.com/2011/02/11/writing-my-dissertation/#comment-128 Grad Hacker Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:23:44 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=279#comment-128 Cody, thanks these are great suggestions. My assumption in starting early was that you would start with whatever you would start with normally. But you're right, if you're starting late, often the priorities are a bit different. In my few months of Friday afternoon thesis-in-the-library hours, I started with a couple of chapters that were based around old papers. They were the easiest and help me get right to it without much delay. Cody, thanks these are great suggestions. My assumption in starting early was that you would start with whatever you would start with normally. But you’re right, if you’re starting late, often the priorities are a bit different.

In my few months of Friday afternoon thesis-in-the-library hours, I started with a couple of chapters that were based around old papers. They were the easiest and help me get right to it without much delay.

]]> Comment on Writing my Dissertation by Cody http://www.gradhacker.com/2011/02/11/writing-my-dissertation/#comment-127 Cody Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:35:46 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=279#comment-127 Hi Hacker, As someone who also just finished jumping through the Ph.D. hurdles (also in a hard science), I'm looking forward to reading your posts. The "start early" plan, while great (and it was a life-saver for me) comes across as a little vague to me: start early by doing what? I'd offer these ideas: - Write the most thorough literature review you can possibly come up with. - For the folks who know already, outline and start the data/methodology chapter(s). - Try and write the most snazzy, strong introduction you can. I would argue that you *don't* have to put off (part of) the abstract and intro until the very end! Model these after the works of your favorite authors. - "Get feedback early" is part of "start early" too. I ran my intro chapter by a couple of committee members several months before the heavy writing started. Hardly had to edit it at all later. Hope these ideas are useful to someone. Grad Hacker, thanks for a great blog! Hi Hacker,

As someone who also just finished jumping through the Ph.D. hurdles (also in a hard science), I’m looking forward to reading your posts.

The “start early” plan, while great (and it was a life-saver for me) comes across as a little vague to me: start early by doing what? I’d offer these ideas:

- Write the most thorough literature review you can possibly come up with.

- For the folks who know already, outline and start the data/methodology chapter(s).

- Try and write the most snazzy, strong introduction you can. I would argue that you *don’t* have to put off (part of) the abstract and intro until the very end! Model these after the works of your favorite authors.

- “Get feedback early” is part of “start early” too. I ran my intro chapter by a couple of committee members several months before the heavy writing started. Hardly had to edit it at all later.

Hope these ideas are useful to someone. Grad Hacker, thanks for a great blog!

]]> Comment on Excuse me, it's Dr. Gradhacker by Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » Writing my Dissertation http://www.gradhacker.com/2011/02/04/excuse-me-its-dr-gradhacker/#comment-126 Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » Writing my Dissertation Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:58:09 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=270#comment-126 [...] how to act productive Excuse me, it’s Dr. Gradhacker [...] [...] how to act productive Excuse me, it’s Dr. Gradhacker [...]

]]> Comment on Excuse me, it's Dr. Gradhacker by Tim http://www.gradhacker.com/2011/02/04/excuse-me-its-dr-gradhacker/#comment-125 Tim Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:40:24 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/?p=270#comment-125 I am just starting the PhD process myself and have been looking through your site. I am looking forward to your next posts. I am just starting the PhD process myself and have been looking through your site. I am looking forward to your next posts.

]]> Comment on How to Act Productive Tip #10: Bring Massive Amounts of Work On the Plane by Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » Excuse me, it’s Dr. Gradhacker http://www.gradhacker.com/2008/05/20/how-to-act-productive-tip-10-bring-massive-amounts-of-work-on-the-plane/#comment-53 Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » Excuse me, it’s Dr. Gradhacker Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:46:12 +0000 http://gradhacker.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/how-to-act-productive-tip-10-bring-massive-amounts-of-work-on-the-plane/#comment-53 [...] of, so I did — fully aware that I slip in and out of those characteristics all the time (e.g. bringing too much work on a plane and pretending I’ll do a lot over holidays, among [...] [...] of, so I did — fully aware that I slip in and out of those characteristics all the time (e.g. bringing too much work on a plane and pretending I’ll do a lot over holidays, among [...]

]]> Comment on How To Act Productive Tip #14: Bring Work to the Gym by Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » How to Act Productive is No Joke! http://www.gradhacker.com/2008/09/29/how-to-act-productive-tip-14-bring-work-to-the-gym/#comment-78 Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » How to Act Productive is No Joke! Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:24 +0000 http://gradhacker.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-78 [...] Some of you may have been quick to assume that my How to Act Productive series was some kind of comic relief to your otherwise boring day, that it was something to make light of and laugh with, that no one would do silly things like work on their computer or phones while running on a treadmill at the gym. [...] [...] Some of you may have been quick to assume that my How to Act Productive series was some kind of comic relief to your otherwise boring day, that it was something to make light of and laugh with, that no one would do silly things like work on their computer or phones while running on a treadmill at the gym. [...]

]]> Comment on Simply GTD: Do You Really Need Contexts? by Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » The Case for One Simple Todo List http://www.gradhacker.com/2008/02/27/simply-gtd-do-you-really-need-contexts/#comment-33 Grad Hacker » Blog Archive » The Case for One Simple Todo List Mon, 10 May 2010 05:31:10 +0000 http://gradhacker.com/2008/02/27/simply-gtd-do-you-really-need-contexts/#comment-33 [...] task management systems are probably unnecessary for you. And, as I’ve mentioned before, GTD style context sorted lists are most certainly overkill. Remember, even in the book GTD itself, [...] [...] task management systems are probably unnecessary for you. And, as I’ve mentioned before, GTD style context sorted lists are most certainly overkill. Remember, even in the book GTD itself, [...]

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