Category: Getting things done

I was under the naive assumption that finishing my PhD would mean this need to balance my work time with family life would change, but sadly this is not the case. Becoming an academic is like signing up for a whole lifetime of study, so the challenges are still there. I’ve been talking to other PhD parents since this incident and I’ve come up with 5 ways your PhD might affect your school aged child

In a long, extended project like a doctoral dissertation, it’s all too easy to allow ourselves to get distracted, both by potentially interesting research ideas, and by humdrum everyday interruptions.

Karenmca reminds us to celebrate along the way – if nothing else it helps you stay sane!

Where I try out yet another productivity technique

I tried the pomodoro technique and I liked it.

Who cares about authority? We all should – but differently.

In which I come over all spiritual and stuff

Want to toy with your librarian? Try wikipedia!

How to think more like Apple

How can you make more use of your university librarian? Karen tells you how.