I will use this blog to keep track of what I am reading and thinking for the purpose of my comprehensive exams.
Useful tidbits I have picked up while preparing for my comps is a new system of managing ‘stuff’ – it’s called GTD – and that stands for Getting Things Done. It has an almost cult-like following and skeptical that I might be, I also try to be open-minded, especially since I started my PhD, the number of things, projects, I need to manage have exploded. In the past, I could rely on my intuition and memory to get things done .. no longer, unfortunately. I only recently started using this system so I will let you know whether I can make it work for me or not.
Second useful tidbit is the software I use to record most of my thoughts and notes for comps – although I am generally more in favor of open source software, or software that I can access online, I have been using Microsoft OneNote pretty regularly these days. It’s particularly useful for me because I need to organize my notes and OneNote makes that really intuitive and easy. I haven’t found another tool that even comes close to its ease-of-use and functionality.