Summer break?
Ah, the good old days as an undergrad when you got your summers off. I wish. Summer for a graduate …
Category Archives: Productivity
Backups are one of your most important tasks…
Modern academic work is centered on our computers; data storage and analysis, writing, research, reference libraries, and often collaboration with …
A new (to me) tool for keeping up with the literature
One of the most challenging parts of being an academic is keeping up with all the new literature that comes …
Technology Experiment Updates
Over the time I have been writing here I have talked about a number of different technology experiments regarding making …
Inbox Zero? Not for me….
Lifehacker had a pointer to an article from New York Times technology guy David Pogue on how he stays organized. …
Organization in the face of tragedy
Productivity and Organization skills are something I work on every day, trying to improve my ability to get the most …
New Semesters, New Deadlines
Tomorrow the new semester begins, and I had today off from work so I spent some time thinking about what …
The importance of good backups
You’ll recall that a few days ago I mentioned that I would be teaching Intro Stats again this upcoming semester. …
Graduate student work day and stress
You may recall my earlier posts about my graduate student work day, in which I planned out, hour by hour, …
Planner update: Cool new finds
So, now that I have recharged my batteries and am feeling ready to deal with life again, that means getting …
