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Tag Archives: productivity

  1. Planning work over the summer (for faculty and undergrad/graduate students) April 14, 2019

    Posted in academia, planning, writing.

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  2. On the value of drafts January 7, 2019

    Posted in academia.

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  3. Taking stock as a motivational strategy: Sum up what you’ve accomplished, not what you haven’t done December 30, 2018

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  4. Building redundancies in personal organization and productivity systems: why it works for me December 8, 2018

    Posted in academia, productivity.

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  5. Developing a structured daily routine for writing and research November 17, 2018

    Posted in academia.

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  6. The “Accomplish Two Things Before Anything Else” approach: Dealing with academic life under pressure April 16, 2018

    Posted in academia, productivity.

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  7. Dealing with Shiny New Project Syndrome: How to remain focused on the task at hand November 14, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  8. Bringing enough work along while travelling – a time-based approach to research October 5, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  9. Taking back your own time: No e-mail before lunch (noon) June 16, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  10. 6 strategies to focus on writing (or research) January 9, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  11. Mind mapping as a strategic research and writing tool December 22, 2016

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

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  12. 8 strategies that may help keep up with reading during the semester December 22, 2016

    Posted in academia.

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  13. A few warm-up strategies to start your workday October 14, 2016

    Posted in academia, productivity.

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  14. Strategies to sustain your research during heavy-teaching semesters October 9, 2016

    Posted in academia, productivity.

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  15. The 30 minute challenge: Achieving short-term goals July 29, 2016

    Posted in academia.

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  16. KonMari your campus desk and office: The benefits of decluttering your academic life July 22, 2016

    Posted in academia.

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  17. Keeping yourself motivated: The Quick Wins method July 16, 2016

    Posted in academia, productivity, writing.

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  18. How to do a literature review: Citation tracing, concept saturation and results’ mind-mapping June 15, 2016

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

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  19. My Fall 2016 schedule: building flexibility into my calendar June 5, 2016

    Posted in academia.

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  20. My own workflow: Strategically reading and summarizing the literature June 2, 2016

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  21. Working at my home office vs working at my campus office January 13, 2016

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  22. Productivity (task-scheduling) apps for academics (a summary) August 28, 2015

    Posted in academia.

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  23. Prioritizing tasks in academic life February 3, 2014

    Posted in academia.

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  24. Are all professors’ desks cluttered? September 14, 2013

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  25. Scheduling my academic life to the very minute: My weekly template August 26, 2013

    Posted in academia.

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