Is this backed by research or is it just anecdotal evidence?
Given the nature of the topic I believe its anecdotal.
How Bullshitters Not Just Survive But Thrive (2016)
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#12sheer bullshit.. this article..
I disagree, I feel its very relevant
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#13As an S-W character myself currently struggling to transform into the mythical W-S in academia, is there any simple ways to just focus and get work done? I find it almost impossible to focus on one thing for more than a few minutes.
The pomodoro technique is quite popular. Also, goals, systems, etc. There are a few subreddits that focus on things like this.
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#14Is this backed by research or is it just anecdotal evidence?
Management Theory\Organizational Behavior are taught in university but this is a terrible article.
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#15Ironically, this article also reeks of bullshit. The massive characterization: the sloppy nerd (W-S), the consummate bullshitter (S-W), and the "rare" real talent (W+S). Which sets up the classic, "you're successful, so you must be a bullshitter" (because those S+Ws are sooo rare ). The "CB's" he's describing are so incredibly transparent, they might as well be strawmen.
It is hosted on LinkedIn, which is a bad sign from the start.
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#16> Can you see a cow? Looks like a blurred Japanese painting. I see 2 samurai, one standing on the left, one dead on the right (face down, you can see his hair). I can't explain the horn helmet the standing samurai is wearing, though. > If you still can't see the cow, please search "visual intelligence cow" in Google images Oh. A cow indeed. (It's head, facing the camera.)
Is this a notable photograph for visual elicitation? I saw a cow immediately so I thought the references were some weird sarcastic humor...
(Not bragging about recognition by any means. Grew up in dairy country so I probably see too many cows in things overall!)
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#17To say this article misses a bit of nuance is a major understatement. The descriptions (w+s, s-w, etc.) are limited, and where people fall on the spectrum (even on this limited black/white list of personality types), ebb and flow on a daily/weekly basis.
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#18How is the Gervais Principle from Ribbonfarm any less BS than this article?
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#19As an S-W character myself currently struggling to transform into the mythical W-S in academia, is there any simple ways to just focus and get work done? I find it almost impossible to focus on one thing for more than a few minutes.
The pomodoro technique is quite popular. Also, goals, systems, etc. There are a few subreddits that focus on things like this.
I've tried the pomodoro technique. It's very good for deadlines. Academia doesn't tend to have genuine deadlines at the junior researcher level so it's basically just a matter of finishing the work whenever you can.
What would be nice, is if there was a way to somehow gain intrinsic motivation to do stuff that interests you? I get extremely excited about projects at first and then tail off.
I'm not a "finisher", and I would give a large chunk of my salary to someone who enabled me to become one.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
The pomodoro technique is quite popular. Also, goals, systems, etc. There are a few subreddits that focus on things like this.
I've tried the pomodoro technique. It's very good for deadlines. Academia doesn't tend to have genuine deadlines at the junior researcher level so it's basically just a matter of finishing the work whenever you can. What would be nice, is if there was a way to somehow gain intrinsic motivation to do stuff that interests you? I get extremely excited about projects at first and then tail off. I'm not a "finisher", and…
You could also try the Getting Things Done approach to todo lists, particularly project-specific lists and only writing items that are the next actionable items.
With both Pomodoro and GTD, ideally you'd learn to switch more quickly between the planning brain and the doing brain. This allows you to decide what to focus on, acquire full confidence that it's the right thing to do now, and act on it. This helps you tie the immediate need to your larger goals, channeling your motivation for big rewards into the task at hand.