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Overcoming Procrastination So You Have a Chance to Save Someone’s Life
A terrific article by Sargent Janelle Dean about how she overcame procrastination to register as a bone marrow donor. Yes, there was a fear of needles, but after learning more about the procedure she realized it wasn’t so bad. (The donation procedure, not the registry procedure, which is truly painless, involving just a few mouth…
Read MoreNutrition vs. Deadline
from my friend Deborah Underwood, who writes wonderful kids’ books
Read MoreDaily Dog: Gus has a Strategy
from dog-shaming, of course
Read MoreProcrastination is ALWAYS Caused
The big mistake people make when they try to solve their procrastination problem is assuming that they’re something wrong with them – they’re weak, lazy, undisciplined, etc. Then they beat themselves up trying to solve that problem. This article about how musician Hayley Williams was blocked for a couple of months perfectly illustrates that: “The…
Read MoreReverse Procrastination
From the very cute and clever Shoeboxblog and used with kind permission.
Read More“Peerfectionism”
Very interesting article from the Columbia Spectator on what the author calls “peerfectionism.” It covers a lot of ground, and I don’t agree with it all, but the neologism is quite clever and really gets at the ultracompetitiveness that is fundamental to perfectionism, and ubiquitous in academia. Worth checking out, especially if you’re a student.
Read MoreThere’s No Reason Seniors Can’t Qualify as Organ Donors
A good article questioning the current medical bias against accepting donors beyond age 65. I understand that health, generally, declines with age, and that transplant doctors tend to be super careful about whom they use as donors. As my transplant doctor said, donating is one of the few medical procedures that violates the Hippocratic Oath…
Read MoreSpring & Summer 2013 Events: Online, Teleconference, Boston, Hartford (CT), and Cape Cod
Web and Telephone Academic Success Catalyst Program restarting in April 2013 time TBD. For all Graduate Students, Postdocs, Junior Faculty who wish to • get more productive in their writing and other work • finish their thesis, papers, or other projects • have an easier time finding a job • have better relationships at work…
Read MoreGood Idea: Wine Bottle Raised Bed
To John Cole: In Defense of the Brontes
Woke up with a burning desire to respond to John Cole’s assault on the Bronte sisters: Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre was a thorough attack on the British class system, not to mention sexism. The bestselling book was decried by conservatives who considered it a major force promoting Chartism (universal male suffrage), among other evils. Emily…
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