Calm productivity for academics
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This site is now an archive of my previous work. I have moved all my ongoing writing to https://michael-rowe.github.io/home-michael/
Tag: focus
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Device ‘notifications’ are really ‘interruptions’
Instead of trying to manage “notifications”, the better approach is to manage “interruptions”. Start by taking an audit of the notifications on your devices and ruthlessly eliminate anything that isn’t essential. Then be intentional about setting boundaries around when and how you’ll allow your focus to be interrupted.
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Academic freedom requires cognitive freedom
Academic freedom creates a protected space for you to think about – and talk about – challenging and controversial ideas. But there’s no point in having academic freedom if you spend your life in your inbox.
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Being busy is not the same as being productive
…busyness and exhaustion are often unrelated to the task of producing meaningful results… Cal Newport. The 3-hour fields medal: A slow productivity case study. Being busy is not the same thing as being productive. One of these is about filling time, while the other is about creating value. Be careful that you’re not confusing busyness…
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Academic workflow for writing: From first note to publication
In this video, Dave Nicholls and I talk about the tools and services we use in our writing process, as well as our intentions that guide our choices. Ultimately, we decide that ‘academic workflow for writing’ is about creating space to spend more time on the work that matters, rather than simply doing more.