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September 2012

Thumbnail image for Twitter: Is it just a procrastinators best friend?

If you’re even mildly inclined to procrastinate on a given day, Twitter could well be the place to do it. There is loads going on and it’s very easy to follow up on a whole array of tweets, that seem helpful at first, but then quickly deteriorate into full blow ...

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Thumbnail image for 15 Things you should give up NOW to improve your literature review

Putting it off Don’t delay any more. You’ll find it so much easier to write once you’ve actually started. Even if this is a token, 25 minute Pomodoro, it will get you’ll in the mood and you’ll face less mental resistance. Complaining Come on now. We all like a bit ...

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Thumbnail image for Do you need instant gratification and is it suffocating your progress?

Studying or working in academia means that we appreciate deferred gratification. That is we are prepared to wait for pleasure in the future and work hard now. At times we have to sacrifice a lot. We don’t see friends, we don’t go out, we don’t even watch TV. We don’t ...

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Thumbnail image for Why you can’t do it now, and you never will unless you change this one small habit

The language we use can have a huge impact on our performance. I get a lot of emails from people who “can’t” do things. Try as they might, they just “can’t” cope with the amount of papers they have to read. They “can’t” write well, and they “can’t” motivate themselves ...

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