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Category: Productivity

Four Pillars: Exercise, Part 3

By corwinolson Posted on October 4, 2020 Posted in General, Graduate School, Health, Productivity

A few final thoughts on exercise. Bear with me. Beyond doing a single workout each day, I also recommend finding ways to stay active throughout the day. For example, squeeze in some pushups and situps during a mid-morning or afternoon …

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Four Pillars: Exercise

By corwinolson Posted on September 20, 2020 Posted in Graduate School, Health, Productivity

For the next few weeks we’ll shift our focus to more general productivity fundamentals, which can help you in a wide variety of areas within a graduate program. There are what I like to call “Four Pillars” that are key …

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More Effective Virtual Meetings

By corwinolson Posted on August 2, 2020 Posted in Graduate School, Presentation Skills, Productivity, Time Management

Zoom is the new normal isn’t it? But it’s still tough, even if we’re getting more accustomed to it. How do you have effective virtual meetings that really engage everyone involved?

10 ways to avoid pain when writing a lot by hand

By corwinolson Posted on August 4, 2013 Posted in Health, Productivity, Technical Tips

I have done a tremendous amount of writing by hand over the last year as I returned to grad school and then prepared for the PhD written qualifying exams. I was not accustomed to this much writing by hand because …

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Put your work in front of you

By corwinolson Posted on June 20, 2012 Posted in Productivity, Time Management

I have found that when I want to start working on something, but I’m not feeling very motivated or have a lot of energy to get started, one of the best things I can do is to pull up whatever …

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