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Derailed Train

When Life Derails Your Plans

By On April 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

As I write this, I am stuck in a small town in Ohio after an accident on the freeway on my way home from a conference. (I hit a semi wheel that came off a truck and smashed my car’s suspension system. I’m fine but, sadly, my car is not.)  Whether it’s a [...]

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Grad School Guilt

By On March 26, 2012 · 4 Comments

I’m about to write a 900 word blog post about guilt, and I feel guilty about it. Why?

Because I could be spending this time working on my dissertation.

In fact, this is how I feel about most things that aren’t my dissertation. I feel guilty when I’m hanging out with my friends, out to [...]

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The Author, with his copy of Getting Things Done.

Book Review: Getting Things Done – David Allen

By On September 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It is rare that I read or hear something that truly changes the way I think and approach my life, but Getting Things Done (GTD) is one of them.  Written by David Allen (@GTDGuy), GTD has been a staple on the bookshelf of many busy, productive people: there are GTD groupies all [...]

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When Family Visits

By On June 8, 2011 · 10 Comments

This post was written by former Gradhacker author Trent M Kays

During a recent busy period in the semester (is there any other type?), my father decided to visit me to see how I was acclimating to my life in Minneapolis, MN. I was admitted to my doctoral program at the University [...]

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