Concerning the use of available working time to accomplish the greatest possible amount of work by improving efficiency, minimizing wasted time or procrastination, etc.
Questions tagged [time-management]
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How to not lose focus after each disruption in flow
I have observed that whenever I'm studying something, or solving an assignment, whenever I would hit a question which I am unable to solve or is taking too long for me to do, my mind wanders away from that task, no matter how urgent or important my…
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How to regain lost focus?
I seem to have lost the focus that I once used to have. Few years back I was able to study for 4 hours straight but now its hardly possible for me to focus for 15 minutes. Any advice on how to regain lost focus in studying?
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Strategies to avoid burn out due to systemic lack of time
When I was an undergrad student I used to procrastinate a lot. I managed to get things done in the nick of time by staying up all night before exams, and so on. Not very different from what Tim Urban talks about here. That's why I know this is not…
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What to do with dead times during your PhD?
I am about to finish a phd in economics (couple of years left). I am in good shape:
I have a nice on going solo authored paper
I have a co-authored paper submitted to a journal and waiting feedback
One other large project on-going with another…
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How to allocate my time for two subjects?
I am working at my undergraduate university as a research assistant with my supervisor. Our group's research interest is in security and web, so we do projects about middlebox, encrypted searchable database etc. However, my personal research…
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How to be efficient with large blocks of time?
I'm currently a graduate student in engineering (working toward my Master's). Over the summer semester I'm taking three classes in addition to researching at my adviser's lab.
The lab is located off-campus (about a 30 minute commute), so it doesn't…
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Do semester, weekly, and daily planners work for undergrad or grad students?
I always feel like I’m pressed for time but don’t get as much done as others around me. I’m busy all day, but then I need to pull an “all-nighter” to finish something I couldn’t complete during the day. The day (or sometimes the week!) slips by and…
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