In this reflective essay, the author shares their transformative experience during a demanding PhD program, where they juggled multiple jobs while studying full-time. They discovered that having limited time forced them to prioritize their tasks ruthlessly and work efficiently. Rather than being overwhelmed by seemingly endless hours, this scarcity of time not only boosted their productivity but also provided clarity in what to focus on. By embracing the compact schedule, they achieved significant milestones in their academic work, highlighting a crucial lesson about the real correlation between time management and productivity.
Scarcity had created clarity. With so little time available, I became ruthlessly focused on what would move the needle.
In contrast, when I first started the PhD and had all the time in the world, I tracked my progress by counting deep work sessions.
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