and trial and error these sound about right (and I should be following
these more):
http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/03/12/some-thoughts-on-grad-school/
Thought #1: Research Trumps All
Thought #1.5: Don't Let Courses and Quals Distract You From Thought #1
Thought #2: Don't Be a Firefighter
Thought #3: Stick to a Fixed Work Day
Thought #4: Three Projects is Optimal…
Thought #5: …But Don't Work on More than One Per Day
Thought #6: Listen to the Married Graduate Students and Ignore the
Unmarried Students Who Live in the Dorms
Thought #7: Promise People Deadlines Then Follow Through
Thought #8: Challenge Yourself Once a Month
Thought #9: Don't Mistake Experience for Smarts
Thought #10: Take Days Off
