How To Adapt The Pomodoro Method For Your Hectic Life

You probably use the Pomodoro already. One simple change can help you remain socially involved and logistically productive while you engage in your deep work.

What’s the difference between an ABD and a Ph.D.?

Mind you, there are plenty of marvelously intelligent people who have completed almost everything except for the piece de resistance. They’ve become literal experts in the field of study, they’ve published extraordinary papers, and have served on sensational panels. They’ve just nearly done everything they can to succeed. Everything — except finish.

There are countless reasons why this might be the case. Sometimes, people are scared of what the future might bring, and remaining a grad student offers a safe purgatory. For some students, they might be burdened with the needs of their peers, advisors, and loved ones, and feel they rarely have space and time to finish what they started. The constraints might be mental or physical, and likely it’s a little bit of both.

As a verified plate-spinner, I know what it feels like to be stuck in that purgatory. I know; mine’s one of the longest I’ve ever read. And I wrote it.