Category Archives: Ph.D. or Bust

Reference Management Unlocked! #phdchat #acwri

So getting a handle on reference management has been more than a a notion for me. I loved RefWorks when my university had it, but they dropped it at the end of last year, so I never got to really set myself up the way I wanted. I’ve spent this year trying to find my way…

So Much Awesome!

It’s been a busy couple of months!  Here are a few highlights I tried some new reading & writing techniques and failed at them. Coming to terms with the fact that I just need to read pretty much everything. Interesting thing: as I do that, the reading seems to go a wee bit swifter. I…

I Wish…

that I had the time or at least the wherewithal to give y’all an update, alas… Suffice it to know the following: Summer was not what I planned, but it worked out (mostly) well, anyway. Year Two is off to a rough start. People suck ass. Except helpful upperclassmen. They rock. Also, my cohort. They…

You Say Tomato; I Say… Pomodoro #phdorbust #phdchat

so i have problems with staying focused. i fully own this, although i like to ignore it & think i’m big enough to conquer it. enough with the bullshit. last year, i learned about the pomodoro method. it changed my academic life. and then i forgot about it. oh… (  ._.) now, had i kept it…

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