News: Productivity
Low-stakes entertainment recommendations
Looking for some low-stakes entertainment during these troubling times? You've come to the right place.
Parallel projects, not multi-tasking
My daughter鈥檚 starting day care next month and I find myself wishing she was a newborn again...
A trick for beating procrastination
Like most people, I struggle with procrastination. Read on though for some things that have helped me!
Productive self-care
I鈥檓 loving the neighborhood I moved into. Apart from the wide, tree-lined streets, the proximity to the city and my other friends, the community have been so very warm and welcoming even in the midst of lockdowns. We share an online platform where people are able to check-in with each other and share helpful information (like if anyone is in desperate need of toilet paper, someone is always happy to donate a couple of rolls). We also even take part in fitness challenges while in isolation.
Time to think and thoughts on time
Although the Government has started Stage 1 of easing the restrictions the last couple of weeks, I still feel a bit wary of being outside...here's my thoughts.聽
PhD struggles
One thing that I have been having trouble with as I begin my PhD research during our COVID induced work from home situation is keeping work from spilling over into all hours of the day and night.
How isolation has changed me
It鈥檚 natural to think that an event as momentous as our current Coronavirus crisis will have, at least somewhat, changed us.聽
Detox
There are so many things we are all missing during this time of community self-isolation.
Staying motivated
I鈥檝e been hearing from quite a few of my peers, and other students in general, that anxiety levels are increasing with exams and deadlines happening in the midst of uncertainty and lots of changes brought about by the COVID19 pandemic.
Taking back control by establishing routines
The baby has arrived and I feel like night and day just blend together and that I've lost a sense of time.
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