How to Act Productive Tip #2 - Talk About How Much You Haven't Slept
Photo by: Al-Fassam [Online! :D]Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself...
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On its website, Zotero is described "is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources." Even though it’s been out for a while, I somehow didn’t run...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #3 - Work All Weekend
Photo by: emdotHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't really...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #4: Work Through Spring Break
Photo by: allygirl520Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #5: When in Doubt, Check Your Email
Photoby: SoctechHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't really...
View ArticleReading Natural Science Papers: A Method I Swear By
Photo by: a trying youthThose of who enter grad school in the natural sciences inevitably encounter frustrations with "reading papers." They either seem totally incomprehensible or take forever to get...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #6: Make Sure "Right Now is a Really Bad Time"
Photo by: notsogoodphotographyHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself...
View ArticleNotecard for the Week: Oh yes, it gets better.
Photo by: MShadesI have become obsessed with my notecard for the day: a single 3x5 sheet that carries with it what i need to do today (a very small and realistic number), often a calendar of events (so...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #7 - Obsessively Follow GTD Methodology
Photos by: kadavyHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't really...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #8: Skip Meals
Photo by: SashertootieHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #9: Get Pissed Off
Original Photo By: bubblemonkeyHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself...
View ArticleHave Confidence
Photo by: chris.merweI’ve noticed a pattern. A large amount of productivity literature, blogs, and “hacks”, in the end tell a single story: Have the confidence to jump right in to your work. Often,...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #10: Bring Massive Amounts of Work On the Plane
Photo by: Ma1974Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't really...
View ArticleOffer Summer Classes to Yourself - and Attend Them
Photo by: Greg Reser"I really gotta read up on that sometime.""I've been meaning to review that subject.""I'd really like to have at least a basic understanding of how that works."These are things I...
View ArticleHow to Act Productive Tip #11: Feel Guilty
Photo by:s-t-r-a-n-g-eHere at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you yourself don't...
View ArticleHow To Act Productive Tip #12: Switch Time-Management Systems
Photo by: Emotions Take Control of Me.Here at Grad Hacker, we feel that simply being productive is not enough. What good is your inner, clandestine, productivity, if your bosses, colleagues, and you...
View ArticleBoring Exercise is Pointless
Photo by: AbraajSummer is well on its way, so let’s admit it, you wish you looked a tad better in the summer clothes than you do now. Or rather, that hottie you’ve been eyeing looks damn good in summer...
View ArticleLong Term Output is More Important than Minute-to-Minute Efficiency
Photo by: .FabioIn the quest for productivity, blogs with the word “hack” in the title and other similar literature often end up discussing in detail ways to increase efficiency. What does that mean,...
View ArticleGrad Hacker is Here to Stay
Alright folks, I've posted once in the past month and four times in the past two months. Yet somehow, miraculously, the readership persists (thanks!). Some projects on the research end are starting to...
View ArticleWho is Brave Enough to Work the Night Shift?
Photo by: josef.stueferI’m sick of working during the day. I’m sick of email, I’m sick of dealing with “productive” people that haven’t eaten or slept in a year. I’m sick of running into friends when I...
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