Last week I had one of the most productive weeks I’ve had in a long time, and I know because I was keeping track of my activities using a time log. By recording how much time I spent during the day on each activity, I was able to calculate (1) how many hours of actual [...]
Entries from January 2007 ↓
Personal Productivity, time logs, and the Internet-free workspace
January 14th, 2007 — Graduate School, Productivity
Submissions open for sociology anthem, theme song, jingle, or ditty
January 8th, 2007 — Academia
The number one emailed article over at the New York Times these days is a story about positive psychology and how popular the field has become on college campuses. There’s a link in the article to Authentic Happiness, the website for the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania where they have umpteen questionnaires [...]
Ellison to be sworn in using Thomas Jefferson’s Koran
January 3rd, 2007 — Muslims and Islam
Although I write a fair bit about Muslims and Islam on this blog, I haven’t said anything yet about the controversy surrounding Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress. Basically, some conservatives are bent out of shape because Ellison wants to use a Koran instead of a Bible during his swearing-in ceremony. Right-wingers have [...]
Task List to manage homework assignments
January 2nd, 2007 — Productivity
The application Task List has been getting a lot of press today, and I have to say it looks pretty sweet. Basically, if you’re a student using a Mac and would like an application to manage all your homework (and possibly your notes and goals), Task List is worth checking out. For all its features [...]
Happy New Year and Iyi Bayramlar
January 1st, 2007 — Personal
I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve, and to all my friends in Turkey, iyi bayramlar!
No big resolutions this year, just a general plan to stay on the productivity wagon and live contentedly.
…which brings to mind a poem I saw engraved on the wall of Penn Station in New York. Seems like [...]