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Advantages of E-Ink Devices: Some Things That I Miss About the Supernote A6x

Posted on September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 by Emily Hokett

All the good things about using the Supernote A6x. E-ink devices like the Supernote A6x can make note-taking a fun experience. I no longer own the Supernote, but there are some features that I miss about it. After using it

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Advantages of E-Ink Devices: Some Things That I Miss About the Remarkable 2

Posted on August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 by Emily Hokett

All the good things about using the Remarkable 2.
E-ink devices are where technology, productivity, and fun meet. Although my e-ink tablets could not help me with my…

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Can E-Ink Devices Improve Sleep Health?

Posted on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 by Emily Hokett

E-ink, light in our eyes, and sleep: How are they related? Technology often intersects with sleep. There are some ways that new technology can help us sleep better, but ultimately, the way that we interact with technology influences how well

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Making Peace and Progress With Task Management Throughout My Career

Posted on July 9, 2022July 8, 2022 by Emily Hokett

Arrival Fallacies, PhDs, and Goal Management Tennis games move quickly. The starting stance for tennis is about being light on your feet and ready to move in any direction that your opponent sends the ball. In high school, my tennis

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Reading Notes For Writing Academic Research Manuscripts: A Multitool Method

Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by Emily Hokett

Annotate, summarize, process, and produce. This is my ideal workflow for going from reading articles to completing manuscripts. These steps get me to my first draft.   Reading is fundamental for developing new and interesting ideas. As a sleep researcher

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Project Management in Craft Docs: Here’s My Experience with a Tight Academic Schedule

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Emily Hokett

I manage my work schedule with three key tools: my task manager, note-taking app, and calendar.   Without proper maintenance, my task list gets cluttered. I currently work as a postdoctoral research scientist who specializes in sleep research. There will

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Work, Rest, Refresh, Reset: Taking Obligatory Time Off for Good Health and Focused Thought

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Emily Hokett

You can love your job and still take time off. The two are not mutually exclusive.   I sometimes hear academics proudly admit that they don’t take vacation days. I used to be one of them. When I was in

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Interstitial Journaling With Craft Docs

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Emily Hokett

Digital interstitial journal methods to stay focused during the work day. | postdoc diaries #3. There are some days that work feels chaotic. There are few breaks from one meeting to the next. Individual work is thrown somewhere at the

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Should You Journal During Work?

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Emily Hokett

Interstitial journaling helps me to organize my daily work schedule as an academic researcher. | postdoc diaries #2 Have you ever gotten to the end of your work day and could barely remember what you actually worked on? You were

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