Posts Tagged ‘research’

How to Make Decisions Under Pressure

Thanks to the nature of life and society, we're often forced to make our most important decisions under pressure. Whether that pressure is caused by a lack of time, emotional duress, or something else entirely, it's hardly the best state in which to make reliable decisions. Without a way to switch into an objective mindset — or at least a process to deal with decisions objectively — you could wind… Continue reading

January 5 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: decision-making, life management, pressure, research | 7 comments»

6 Ways to Ungeek for Productivity

We have to have the latest and greatest gadgets. We have to be on the newest and coolest web apps. We have to be cutting-edge. But does all this technology really help with our productivity? I've found that there are days when I just have to back away from the bleeding edge if I want to get anything done, and despite how cool some of these toys are, I've… Continue reading

October 30 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: business card, computer, research, teller | 18 comments»

Just Keep Writing!

I get to write a lot. Fortunately, I like it because it is an important part of my job. I also find that writing helps me organize jumbled messes of thought. Here are notes on writing, which you should do daily no matter your occupation.

1. "Writing is research" (James Buchanan). This is the wisdom of 1986 Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, one of the most prolific

October 1 2008 | By Art | Tagged: language, motivation, research, student, writing | 10 comments»

Why doing nothing may sometimes be the best action of all

Fresh research suggests our bias for action is emotional, not rational.

An article by Patricia Cohen in the New York Times “Business Day” section on March 1st, reporting on a study made by economist Ofer H. Azar at Ben-Gurion University of Negev in Israel, adds another dimension to the topic of the last article I wrote for Lifehack.org. In what I wrote then, I wondered whether… Continue reading

March 5 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: gtd, inaction, psychology, research, stillness | 14 comments»

The Ultimate Student Resource List

It's back to school time, yet again. In the spirit of the season, I decided to gather together the best tools, websites, and advice I know of to help make you a more effective and relaxed student this semester. Since I know you're broke, it's all free!

10 Free Applications Every Student Needs

Unless you have money coming out of your ears, you probably won't want to shell out… Continue reading

January 23 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: college, research, student, studying, tool, web-app | 118 comments»

Advice for Students: How NOT to Plagiarize

With final essays and term papers coming due (at least here in the States) I thought I'd take a moment to offer some well-needed advice to this year's crop of young plagiarizers who are about to fail there classes because of really dumb decisions they're making as I write this. Listen. I know it's been a tough semester and you have a lot of assignments due in a very… Continue reading

November 30 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: cheating, plagiarism, research, student, writing | 25 comments»

20 References That Aren’t Wikipedia

I find Wikipedia to be a great starting point for online research, but you can't really use it in your writing. Scholastici.us has 20 other suggestions that you could actually reference legitimately. Encylopedia Britannica - I know it seems awfully “old school” but this site is an excellent source of information and much more authoritative than Wikipedia. What are you suggestions? Beyond Wikipedia: 20 References You Can’t Do

September 13 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: research, website, wiki | 3 comments»

Advice for Students: 10 Steps Toward Better Research

A little while back, I wrote about ways for students to add a little extra "kick" to their research papers. Those strategies were meant for students who had already mastered the basics of performing research, not students just getting started doing research and writing papers. As with writing, though, research skills are rarely taught very clearly -- professors assume students know or can figure out… Continue reading

August 3 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: howto, library, research, student, tip, writing | 71 comments»

Advice for Students: How to Write Research Papers that Rock!

No assignment save the comprehensive final exam seems to engender such fear in students as the research paper, especially the open topic research paper. Faced with the prospect of writing 5, 8, 12, or more pages on a topic of their choosing, a lot of students panic, unsure what to write about and how to research it. Far too often, students endanger their grades and even their… Continue reading

July 18 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: education, howto, learning, research, researchpaper, students, writing | 86 comments»

14 Resources That Are Not Wikipedia

If your're researching on the web, check out these site and apps put together by the Online Education Database. It's a great list when you know you can't use Wikipedia. As good as it is, no university will trust it. Add to this list Footnote.com and we're in business. Artcyclopedia - If you're looking for information on artists or art movements, Artcyclopedia is a great place to begin. The site… Continue reading

June 14 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: education, reference, research | 3 comments»

Streamline your Research with Web Research

Web Research is, "a Windows program that helps you save important information from the Web, store it on your computer, and then organize and reuse it in your projects." Web Research comes in several different flavors including an Internet Explorer Add-On, a Firefox Extension, and an Outlook Add-In. Web Research works with Windows XP and Windows Vista. Web Research has many different capabilities. It is used to manage… Continue reading

February 16 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: research, software, Technology, windows | 1 comment»

Blogging for Kids

Warning: No, you're not on Parent Hacks all of a sudden, but I want your take on this. I was never a big fan of report writing, especially the research portion. But when I could make it into a dazzling project, then it was kind of fun. My mom helped me with this big report on the Black Rhinoceros. I remember facts about that creature today (26 years later- ouch)… Continue reading

August 10 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: aidan, blogging, blogs, kidblogger, kids, research, web2.0 | 20 comments»

A Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases

Looking for some quick references on how to sounds good in your research paper? Or don't understand whata are the phrases there for? The follow page could help you, for you to refer on and make your research paper more professional, or help you understand what does the researcher really want to say. For instance: Research Phrase: It has long been known... Translation: I didn't look up the original reference. Reserach Phrase: It… Continue reading

July 31 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: fun, research | 1 comment»