Berkeley, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 3:20 PM One of the favorite quotes from my PhD advisor, Matt Kondolf, is “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. This proverb promotes to expand ourselves to a larger set of tools and methods available to analyze a case or to solve a problem. Often, […]
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Understanding the Path I am Walking on, which also can be beyond me.
First step. A key habit to take it to keep life moving on
Berkeley, Monday, September 24, 2018 00:42 AM Perhaps simple to say, but this is the most pragmatically habit for getting things done. Just start it. There is a lot of resistance in our comfort zones for doing difficult things. Sometimes, I used to delay things, which I could have already started, for a better time. […]
Beyond the fluid mechanics a lesson from Evan Variano on how to teach when the technology from the host fails
Berkeley, Thursday, September 20, 2018 11:07 PM This post belongs to Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Thinking clearly is an art that can be developed by experience and by taking challenges, reading, and writing. Staying cool under adversary situations is an extremely good talent. Yesterday, Associate Professor Evan Variano gave us a lesson on how to […]
Getting more active on social media
Berkeley, Thursday September 13, 2018 9:56 PM Priorities are important, but starting to pay some attention and sharing some wit in the social media is not too bad. I am moving on with one extra dimension by being active, at some degree, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It is time to start sharing what is […]
Getting ready for THE week
Berkeley, Sunday September 9, 2018 9:51 PM I am 7 minutes away for going to my room and going to bed. I am working at the library of I-House. From my extension from Friday to Monday, I have added a summary of two authors more. One of them Ian McHarg, who wrote the most influential […]
Updates from Friday
Berkeley, Saturday September 8, 2018 10:26 AM While I am writing this post on Saturday, this corresponds to a quick summary of Friday September 7, activities. It was an very active day, and I run of out time at the end for writing the blog. Despite getting a short sleep, the day started at 7:06 […]
Not tough enough today, however, the battle of life continues.
Berkeley, Tuesday September 4, 2018 10:43 PM Today, I woke at 6:20 AM. Despite sleeping just 4H20′, I woke up fresh. The push of responsibilities. I took a shower, went for breakfast, and went about 8:20 AM to campus. I prepare documents for a meeting with my advisor at 10:15 AM, and also promoted a […]
Writing produces clear thinking. Though I will not describe here how is that process, this draft is about reflections from my day and upcoming challenges in this week. I started writing it with a busy mind, and ended up very clear, and also with a good mindset before going to bed.
Berkeley, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 00:43 AM I am back. It is soon to bring reflections. Still, I will complete my daily post, after replied a few mails, and need to organize few thoughts. Thus, this post corresponds to Monday, September 3, 2018. A new challenge that is coming up requires my better and clearer […]
Walking tours on UC Berkeley Campus for River and Water Management Enthusiasts
Berkeley, Monday, September 3, 2018 4:35 PM While it is likely that I will come back to write at the end of the day as usual. I want to drop here few links, which I would need for my coming plans later today. I also would say that every change to walk around is joyful, […]
From time tracking and agenda to conclusions from this week. I am ready to face next one
Berkeley, Sunday, September 2, 2018 10:05 PM There is a magic feeling after working, and making progress in the work. While To-Do lists and agendas are very helpful, and I use both things, still I keep all the deadlines and meetings mainly in my mind. Since Summer 2018, I am not using my a small […]
