I have one year left on my Ph.D. and still have six chapters to write. Does anyone have any advice on writing and time management strategies to help me make sure that I don't run out of time?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Sonny Jim at 12:04 AM on December 20, 2006 (30 comments)

I'm looking for narratives (books, movies, games) in which the protagonist is dead, dying or unconscious, and discovers they are not in the 'real' world at all, but Hell, heaven, purgatory, a coma, a nightmare, memory, or similar. Examples which contain spoilers below the fold.
posted to Ask Metafilter by unSane at 5:52 AM on March 28, 2008 (64 comments)

What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople?
posted to Ask Metafilter by limon at 5:40 PM on September 8, 2007 (239 comments)

I've decided to write down 52 challenges for myself and to give myself one week for each of them, making up a year. Right now, I'm at 31. Help me think of more!
posted to Ask Metafilter by alona at 4:45 AM on July 1, 2007 (50 comments)

Is there anything like FlyLady but for people who actually work outside the home? Lazy 20-something couple is looking for help keeping our apartment from being a sty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tastybrains at 11:46 AM on March 20, 2007 (34 comments)

50 works of art you should see before you die, according to Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones and his readers--"probably the most learned cyber-community on the web." (Jones' personal top 20) [via; more inside]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 11:40 AM on December 7, 2006 (67 comments)

Academic writer's block: tips, strategies, experiences, psychology for dealing with it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by RogerB at 2:45 PM on September 27, 2006 (19 comments)

What are some cheap and effective ways to make your life easier?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0xFCAF at 6:09 PM on June 12, 2006 (43 comments)