Are you struggling with distractions, and in particular with the distraction your phone creates? There's a number of apps that can help in that case.In the past, I used Moment to get an idea of how much time I'd be…
I've been planning most of my goals per semester, with some goals from my list of 100 dreams for my goals per year.Here's a list of my goals from 2019:1. Visit the Quilotoa loopYes! We went in the spring and…
I've been tracking my time constantly at work since mid 2018, so 2019 is the first year I can analyze my data of an entire year.Here's how I spent my time:service: 269 hoursTeaching: 252 hoursPapers: 203 hoursemail + admin: 197…
I recently ran a poll about inbox zero, as I've been trying to maintain my Inbox Zero again, after not being able to do so for nearly 11 months. My poll focused on how many of us have or try…
On March 14th, I gave a presentation for the opening of the academic year as part of the XV week of Postgraduate Studies for the School of Engineering at Universidade de Sao Paolo in Sao Carlos. The topic of this…
Today's guest post is by Dr. Nadine Sinclair. Dr. Sinclair is one of the Founders and Managing Directors of Mind Matters, a boutique consulting firm based in Malta. Mind Matters advises large corporations on strategy and R&D topics and offers…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I recently ran a poll to identify if digital or analog planners are more popular. The winner of the poll is the digital planner. Over the years, I have moved from using an analog planner for everything, to a hybrid…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter to ask my fellow #acwri community how long the writing up stage of developing a manuscript takes. Not to my surprise, the majority voted that it widely depends. I, too, have experienced that…
Today, I've invited a shadow scholar to share her experience on writing and procrastinating with us. Stacey Marone is a graduate of Social Sciences, freelance writer and contributor for a paper mill website. She likes exploring new cultures, languages and…
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