There are few things more boring than waiting for a presentation to begin. As a result, the energy and motivation in the presentation room can die by the time you're making your presentation, causing ...

Do you have work to do and need a timer to keep you focused? You don’t need something overly sophisticated with many features, but a simple timer that uses minimal resources? Then, you may want to ...

This post shows how to create a live countdown timer in your PowerPoint presentation. You can make one natively or use an add-in to add a countdown timer in PowerPoint. Imagine starting your ...

Think about when you have a task on your docket for the day. You’ve done it before, you’ll do it again, but for whatever reason, you’ll twiddling your thumbs and delaying getting started. Sometimes, ...

Anjali Gopal is a PhD student in the joint Bioengineering program at UC Berkeley and UCSF. You can follow her on Twitter at @anjali_gopal. Procrastination is inevitable in graduate school. It’s true: ...