• Who am I?

    I am Qrystal; or at least, that's my dot-name! Har har. (My name is really Crystal, but that's not as internet-searchable; hence, switching the C for the little-used letter Q.)

    I am here because I enjoy writing. I do this mostly for myself, but I also have a passion for helping others learn things from the things I write. Now that I am done my Ph.D. in Physics, I am stepping away from academic research so that I can indulge in some creative ways to share my knowledge and inspire the appreciation of scientific thinking in others. I am also working as a tutor, which is one of the jobs I've most enjoyed doing in my life so far.


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    • Smelly Old Emails

    Posted by Qrystal on August 4, 2008 at 16:36.
    Category: Advice. Tags: email, humour, inboxzero.

    Stop thinking of emails like precious family heirlooms, and start treating ‘em like pints of milk. Perishable, time-stamped milk that becomes a little less fresh every day until it smells kind of funny and just needs to be dumped.

    Merlin Mann, at Inbox Zero: Better Practices for staying (near) zero. I love Merlin’s use of analogies in his writing, and I have made great use of his advice on keeping one’s email inbox at or near zero at all times.

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