Tools I wish I had time to switch to: Mendeley
I mentioned before that Mendeley was out and appeared great. After reading comments on it from another PhD students and …
Category Archives: Productivity
10 books every graduate student should read
Regardless of what you are studying, there are a few books that can help just about any graduate student master …
How I use OneNote for my Dissertation
The question came up recently about how I am using OneNote for my dissertation note taking. Sometimes show is easier …
Time to get back to work.
Apologies for the long absence; the spring semester involved a change of my day job and teaching 3 classes. I …
Integrating a new cell phone into my life
At my prior job I had a blackberry, and over the years I became very adept at using it. My …
I will not become a statistic….
They used to say that only 50% of those who start a doctorate finish. Updated statistics in the social sciences …
Review: GTDAgenda.com
A few months ago I was contacted by the developer of gtdagenda.com and offered an premium account that I could …
Perspective: Useful thing that…
Often we are told to take a step back from things to gain some perspective. It’s very hard when you …
Laser-sharp focus reduces stress
We live in a world with a wealth of things to distract us: The internet and all the amazing information …
Kicken’ it old school: paper for some things
On the one hand, I really WANT to be able to use an electronic planner, note taking system and organizational …
