Lots of links here - a selection of other people's tools that PhD students may want to peruse. These are a companion to one of our Tech Fridays where we discuss best practices and the subtleties of research.
Tech for motivation and time and habits for PhD students
1. Exploiting Rapid
Change in Technology
Enhanced Learning
… for Post Graduate Education
Technology for graduate students….
Motivation and Habits & Time Management
2. "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation
with the bricks others have thrown at him." --David
Brinkley
"No one can make you feel inferior without your
consent." --Eleanor Roosevelt
"The whole secret of a successful life is to find out
what is one's destiny to do, and then do it." --Henry
Ford
"If you're going through hell keep going." --Winston
Churchill
"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can
change the world, are the ones who do." --Anonymous
3. Agenda
1. Intrinsic vs Extrinsic
2. Motivation – what works?
3. Time Management
4. Habits
4. Intrinsic vs Extrinsic
Intrinsic – increase your
feel good to do more level
1. Quotations / Ted Talks
2. Pride in Self (success)
3. Authority
4. Self Improvement
What do you think of when you set down to work?
Extrinsic – increase the
outcomes your goals get
you
1. Time to yourself
2. Success
3. Grades
Who Notices? We all need cheerleaders.
5. Time Management
1. https://www.rescuetime.com/
2. https://www.rememberthemilk.com/
3. Dropbox and evernote
4. https://www.focusboosterapp.com/
5. https://www.toggl.com/
6. http://www.mylifeorganized.net/
Manage your time not your tasks – One really important thing, two other larger
tasks or 3 to 4 smaller ones
6. Habits!
1. Small and stackable for personal stuff
2. http://www.21habit.com/
3. https://www.stickk.com https://www.beeminder.com/
4. https://momentumdash.com/
5. https://lifetick.com/
6. http://daytum.com/
7. https://chains.cc/
8. http://www.42goals.com/
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8. What’s Up at DoctoralNet?
1. Fridays – quick technology examples per topic:
Over for the season – which were your favorites?
2. Webinars through December – Phase 1, 2, and 3, covered each month
1. November 22nd - Doctoral Socialization: What are you missing and why
should you care?
2. November 29th – Discussing Your Findings: A Qualitative Case Study
3. December 6th – Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
4. December 13th - Organization for 2017: Moving Your Thesis Forward
3. Groups! – alternate Tuesdays – Read Listen Comment (Improve Your Writing &
4 Lingerers (Get Your Thesis Moving Again)
4. LET’S PARTY! DEC 14TH – WHAT WILL YOU BRING?