How can I write my dissertation at home? [more inside]
posted by lxs on Aug 30, 2012 - 21 answers

How can I be organised and productive without becoming overwhelmed? [more inside]
posted by hoyland on Oct 3, 2011 - 6 answers

How important is context to getting work done? What are effective ways to manipulate context to get more done? [more inside]
posted by parudox on Sep 24, 2011 - 11 answers

What's a good way to organize my PhD application process? [more inside]
posted by lunasol on Jun 21, 2010 - 18 answers

How can I rent two cheap offices in Boston or Cambridge? I'm on a budget, and am willing to be creative. [more inside]
posted by josh on Aug 9, 2006 - 12 answers

How do I allocate time to different parts of my life? I'm a second-year PhD student, but I think this is a universal problem. When I am deciding what to do at a given moment I might have a small number of major long-term projects (right now: two research projects and a course I'm taking), a bunch of minor tasks, and planning for fun stuff. I feel like I really should be devoting most of my time to the major projects, but I sometimes despair at the thought that the little stuff will never get done. [more inside]
posted by grouse on Jun 25, 2005 - 17 answers