Look, the true answer is ‘probably not’. I’m not being discouraging here, I’m talking about cold hard maths. Here are 10 … More
Tag: planning
Not forgetting everything you did last year
So I love a good plan, and a good schedule, and a good daily resumé/done list. I keep track of … More
Working out why something works
As someone who had a pretty efficient work-life balance system, before COVID made everything happen on a computer in my … More
‘Turning the dial’: a more sustainable way to make New Year plans
It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you are heading back to work already. I certainly am. Not … More
Planning your day, your week, your month… or even your year
(I hope you sang the title to the Friends’ theme tune.) It can be a challenge to juggle lots of … More
Getting started on your PhD proposal
A couple of people in my wider circle have recently asked me about how to get started on a PhD … More
Tiny text, narrative outline: A new storytelling planning technique
You know I love Kamler and Thomson’s Tiny Texts–and we talk about them at length in our Academic Writing Trouble … More
Planning vs. panic: 5 strategies for success
Someone whose work I really appreciate is Jo Van Every (@JoVanEvery). She has written a lot of blog posts (for … More
Start making Done lists instead of To-do lists
I’ve mentioned ‘done lists‘ before, but as it’s the beginning of the year, I thought it was time to remind … More
Wikipedia, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and “pre-research”
We all know academic writing “shouldn’t quote Wikipedia”… but what we often get wrong is why it’s not ‘the done … More
