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Paperless Ph.D. - Part 1
how a PhD student stays current using RSS, PubMed, NetNewsWire and Papers
Multitasking - Switching Costs
"Understanding the hidden costs of multitasking may help people to choose strategies that boost their efficiency – above all, by avoiding multitasking, especially with complex tasks."
Is it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List?
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In 1890, when the psychologist, William James, gave a definition of attention, he described it as, "taking possession by the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought... It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others."
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In 1890, when the psychologist, William James, gave a definition of attention, he described it as, "taking possession by the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought... It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others."
Writing in the Age of Distraction
Regular work schedule, rough edges, resist research, forget muse, kill your wp, no real time distractors. Easy peasy, no?
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the most productive of them all?
experiential learning meets getting things done in academia
The Myth of Multitasking
Christine Rosen points to a spate of recent studies that suggest multitasking is a poor strategy for learning, and even if you do learn, that learning is less flexible and more specialized, so you cannot retrieve the information as easily.
Unclutterer » Daily tips on how to organize your home and office.
but for those who know it is an ideal, not a goal.
Pagerization – Userscripts.org
Firefox with greasemonkey extention: appends the results of the "next page" button to the bottom of the web page you are reading. Works on most sites.
Wiki collaboration leads to happiness
email vs. wiki collaboration: some of the happy faces on the left probably ought to be frowning
Chuck Frey: The Mind Mapping Software Weblog
The Mind Mapping Software Weblog is designed to provide businesspeople with a focused collection of resources related to visual mapping - its applications, its benefits, and how you can use it to increase your productivity and creativity.
ShortcutGuide.com
all-in-one list of keyboard shortcuts for most popular applications
such as Google (mail, docs, spreadsheets, video, maps, reader) ,
Firefox 2, Windows XP, Linux 9, Yahoo Mail, Opera 9, and Adobe Reader 7.
Sink or Swim: Managing RSS Feeds with Better Groups
The best advice here is to group feeds contextually, the way you read them, and not by topics.
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