Don't Procrastinate

Here I think the title says it all. A scientist needs to understand that his or her work fits into a larger overall context of scientific work, and that it is important to complete their own work while it is still relevant to scientific progress (that is, before someone else does it).

Avoiding Procrastination

Do experiments. If it can be done today, do it.

Don’t spend more time than necessary writing the thesis

Know how to write a paper. Write papers!

Read “Indeed!” by Jean-Luc Doumont. http://www.ieeepcs.org/pdfs/sep_oct01.pdf. IEEE PCS Newsletter, Vol. 45, No. 5, p. 13.