Productivity Tip #6: I'm Not Telling You to Lie
The Edge for Scholars
You don’t have to say you are away to use your “out of office” feature. You just have to be bold. My favorite flavor of bold is the Texan …
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Get Writing and Recapture Your Free Time with How to Write a Lot
Rebecca Helton, MA
Do you find your grant-writing intruding on time you’d rather spend with your family? Did revisions to that last journal article ruin your vacation? Then this book might be …
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How Saying No Helps Professors Find Their Focus
Rebecca Helton, MA
Productive professors use a variety of techniques to focus on what matters most. For many, blocking out large chunks of time for research, writing, and grant applications is key. That’…
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Productivity Tip #7: Reclaim Your Meeting
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How often do you hear a colleague say, “I’m so excited to attend today’s group meeting,” or a student remark, “How is it possible that my group meetings …
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The 125 Hour Work Week
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Recently, if you listened hard enough, you could hear the collective sob of well-read junior scientists as Science Careers posted a commentary from Eleftherios P. Diamandis. Dr. Diamandis attributed his …
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Productivity Tip #4: Do You Put the PRO in Procrastination?
Rebecca Helton, MA
Do You Put the PRO in Procrastination? Procrastination is closely related to impatience. Their kinship is based on our bias toward the present over the future. Both are examples of …
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Walk the Dog: How Writing Every Day Can Make a Project Seem Less Daunting
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
In her Chronicle Vitae article, Joli Jensen equates her daily writing time with walking the dog. That is, many people view their writing obligations as “wild beasts, lurking in the …
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Apps and Other Productivity-Boosting Technology
Rebecca Helton, MA
FocusBooster harnesses the power of the Pomodoro Technique in an app. From Fast Company, Five Free Apps to Help You Swing Back Into Productivity Mode. Includes apps for alarms, email, …
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Sure You're Overcommitted? Here's A Hint...
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Have you surrounded your phone and laptop with notes saying ‘Say No!’? Do you look at next week’s schedule and wonder what were you thinking? Do you leave meetings …
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Do More Great Work
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Ever wish you had a map to show you how to avoid unnecessary busywork and focus on the work you know you were meant to do? In this jam-packed little …
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