tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post2900510688428146735..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Putting in the bonesSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-13743289092960489902011-07-11T20:13:14.425-07:002011-07-11T20:13:14.425-07:00I don't like to have to agree with reassigned ...I don't like to have to agree with reassigned time's comment about how long you can work before your brain starts wandering and you lose your concentration but I totally agree. Completely. The point is that you use the time that you do use effectively and efficiently. Once your mind starts to wander since you'll just waste your time. <br /><br />I love your sources by the way ;-)antheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269725364477824869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-13086097516299165702011-07-09T23:06:12.695-07:002011-07-09T23:06:12.695-07:00I love your sources; Sysquirt is such a common nam...I love your sources; Sysquirt is such a common name, you'd better add some more identifying info ;-DBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-49768784083628006262011-07-09T14:52:37.029-07:002011-07-09T14:52:37.029-07:00On the citing everyone issue, I often fall back on...On the citing everyone issue, I often fall back on the phrase "critical commonplace." As in, "It is now a critical commonplace to argue X." And then I cite a handful of the most recent critics.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-50317668294425703622011-07-09T04:46:41.703-07:002011-07-09T04:46:41.703-07:00Boice says to start before you are ready and to st...Boice says to start before you are ready and to stop before you are ready. Work in regular daily sessions. I find that helps immensely for long-term productivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-74533126142386819242011-07-08T20:04:35.446-07:002011-07-08T20:04:35.446-07:00I have advice that probably isn't what you wan...I have advice that probably isn't what you want to hear: if your brain just says no after about an hour or two, then it's time to stop. Maybe you can pick up after a few hours of doing something else, or maybe you only work for 1-2 hours a day. Because here's the thing: when you push yourself beyond the point where you're actually working effectively, you're wasting your time. I've become MUCH more productive since I stopped beating myself up for only writing for a couple of hours at a stretch. The only way I can go longer is if I have a terrible deadline hanging over me, but then after I get the thing in, I'm useless for like a month, so it all evens out.<br /><br />Oh, and on your first thing about critics "who say basically the same thing I say at various points of my article --- not argument-skewering stuff but basic statements like "Mr. Cuckold had lifelong troubles with the meaning of masculinity, possibly because of his relationship with his wife, Debbie*" --- and then I am stuck with who to cite or not on this basic claim." - You just leave your sentence as you have it and then include a content note saying, "for discussions of this, see critics x, y, z, and a.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com