Category Archives: productivity

Workflow concerns – how do you organize information?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by robayedavies

Information you have to organize 1. articles from literature search – abstracts, results of literature searches, pdfs of articles you have access to, your notes on the articles: — people print things out, write notes on paper, and file this … Continue reading →

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Productivity – effectiveness – Getting Things Done

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robayedavies

Following my own advice, I am going to work more systematically to be a more effective research, where being effective is defined, for now, as *doing the right thing* not doing things right (after Drucker) and the steps to being … Continue reading →

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Getting things done

Posted on February 18, 2013 by robayedavies

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. Peter Drucker http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/peter_drucker.html see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker http://www.amazon.co.uk/Effective-Executive-Classic-Drucker-Collection/dp/0750685077 Essentially, effectiveness is about *doing the right thing” – this is a lesson that really should be considered. I think one must learn … Continue reading →

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Handy notes on using evernote for better productivity.

Posted on February 17, 2013 by robayedavies

Evernote is wildly popular among people concerned with being more productive in information-focused jobs. I use it. You should try it out because: 1. tags and notebooks make research searchable, searchable means findable, and findable means ‘not wasting your time … Continue reading →

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