Productivity for Scientists

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Category Archives: Making better choices

Is this you too? I thought it was just me…

Is this you too? I thought it was just me…

As a researcher do you feel like there is so much to do and so little time? Do you wish you could be more productive, have a better focus and work faster? Do you want to become in charge of your day, know what to do to get back on track, achieve more and feelContinue Reading

Two things that don’t go well together

Two things that don’t go well together

So you want to be more productive, feel in charge of your day, feel on track and less overwhelmed. On the other hand you have 10 projects at work that you believe are all important and all need to be done right now. Well, these two things don’t go well together! What I would usuallyContinue Reading

A productivity technique for a rainy day (VIDEO)

A productivity technique for a rainy day (VIDEO)

  Do you hate rain? Or at least dislike it? I am going to use the analogy of the rainy day to help you spot any patterns you might be having in your work and life in which you are getting in your own way. This is when you slow yourself down in achieving what’sContinue Reading

How to re-focus on your work after a break?

How to re-focus on your work after a break?

  Are you about to take a week or two off to go on a vacation or some other travels? Do you worry how you are going to get back on track with your work as it is usually difficult for you to re-focus on your work after you come back from a vacation? YouContinue Reading

Are you taking breaks? (VIDEO)

Are you taking breaks? (VIDEO)

  You might be very busy with your work just now. It might be that you are doing your PhD trying to push the lab work, the data analysis and the writing to meet your thesis submission deadline. It might be your postdoc: there might be only few months left until the end of theContinue Reading