hm, time to eliminate the hacker news bookmark...
I'm torn between upvoting and downvoting this comment.
PhD Productivity Strategy: Do Deep Work in Less Hours
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#12I have tried most productivity hacks. In the end what worked best is the Pomodoro 25/5.
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#13This is complete bullshit.
From personal experience, one needs to stay at the experimental setup until you have publishable data.
For example, I had part of an experiment die when the oxygen tank ran out, rushed back to the lab at 3:00 AM, changed the acquisition mode. I took the final picture and published in a high impact Nature family journal.
My less productive colleges would have called the experiment a failure, and stayed home.
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#14It depends on your field. There are some experiments you can't just walk away from, for safety reasons. You can't just "focus" and make your chemical reaction go faster.
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#15Just try this for a week... 1. Remove Facebook/Instagram/Twitter from your phone. Using parental controls disable Safari. Remove your email too if you can. 2. Use SelfControl to block these websites for 24 hours at a time. So you only get to check these things once every day. After you've checked it, quickly block again. If 24 is too much, start with 8 or so. But always block again right after checking! SelfControl:…
> Keep a journal of sticking with this habit. I always print current month, put it up in my kitchen and I cross off days. I'm currently doing that for my diet, but it works for any habit you wanna build.
You mean like a calendar? The "string of unbroken crosses technique"? Or do you mean something else?
Re: PhD Productivity Strategy: Do Deep Work in Less Hours
#16Just try this for a week... 1. Remove Facebook/Instagram/Twitter from your phone. Using parental controls disable Safari. Remove your email too if you can. 2. Use SelfControl to block these websites for 24 hours at a time. So you only get to check these things once every day. After you've checked it, quickly block again. If 24 is too much, start with 8 or so. But always block again right after checking! SelfControl:…
Just got myself a nice pair of noise-cancelling headphones last week. I had some extremely productive hours like I've hardly known before.
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#17I have tried most productivity hacks. In the end what worked best is the Pomodoro 25/5.
How has it worked for you I am interested. It has worked for me too, and I too have tried a lot of things. The reason it has worked for me is because I set the bar very low. Like one pomodoro on a specific task and then I usually end up spending more time...
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#19I'm a little confused, has this person contributed to science in any significant way ? If not why should we listen to this person and ignore scientists who have actually achieved success in their field ?
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#20I do walking for 30 minutes at the middle of the day while thinking about the task or problem that I'm facing during that time. It just always amaze me that good ideas pop up in my mind when I walk.
For those who are stressed and overwhelmed, I would advise to take a walk. And also for those who want to be creative, take a walk. It's a productivity hack.