• 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

    Monday, August 4th, 2008

    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 [...]

    Email Inbox as a Video Game

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

    I treat [my email inbox] like a video game – if the messages reach the bottom of the screen, I lose. Comment by mcparsons at Open Thread: The value and quality of email at work | 43 Folders. Additional thought, added August 30, 2010: If I get my inbox to zero, I win. :)