I’ve never met an academic without a room full of books. Or two. Or three. Rooms, I mean. There are always new books that we find out about or that come out which are relevant to our work. However that is a LOT of storage space, not to mention cost if you move, weight if [...]
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Managing your book habit
Posted in Academic life, How to, Organization on November 29, 2007 | Comments Off
Getting back on track
Posted in Being a scholar, How to, Productivity on November 19, 2007 | Comments Off
The job news this week really threw me for a loop. There I was on Monday talking about creating a reading habit and then Tuesday it all fell apart. Now I have to get that back. Moreover I also got out of the writing habit and the exercise habit. So, here are some of the [...]
New how-to article
Posted in Academic life, How to on November 13, 2007 | Comments Off
Since this blog is moving in the direction of more musings and less how-to, I have agreed to write a weekly post at Gearfire Student Productivity. The first article went up this morning talking about how to make use of Wikipedia in an academic setting without needing to cite it. There is likely to still [...]
How to absorb a non-fiction book in a limited timeframe
Posted in Graduate school, How to, Reading on November 6, 2007 | Comments Off
One of the first things you are taught in a speed reading class is that it is as important to know WHAT to read as it is to develop the skill to just move your eyes faster. That doesn’t mean knowing which books to read but knowing what parts of the book or article to [...]
The Academic Elevator Pitch
Posted in Academic life, Being a scholar, How to, Productivity on October 30, 2007 | Comments Off
Read your final draft out loud…
Posted in Academic life, How to, Writing on October 22, 2007 | Comments Off
Managing faculty
Posted in Academic life, Graduate school, How to on October 20, 2007 | Comments Off
10 ways for a scholar to reduce their use of paper
Posted in Academic life, How to, Other on October 15, 2007 | Comments Off
Academic conferences: How to work them to your advantage
Posted in Academic life, How to on October 7, 2007 | Comments Off
Top 10 test-taking tips
Posted in Academic life, How to on October 4, 2007 | Comments Off
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