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We’re back! Sort of. Monthly-ish. Regular-ish. With a puppy.

In this episode of On the Reg, Inger introduces Latte Sipping Socialist, her new desk dog and emerging productivity expert. Meanwhile Jason has actually been working and explains how ClickUp has become his work gravity well.

Then we open the mailbag to discuss:

• building a note-taking system when ADHD and object permanence are working against you
• combining bullet journals with Zotero, Obsidian and NotebookLM
• managing complex or collaborative research projects
• Bullet Journal nerdery 
• Typst as a possible plain-text academic writing tool
• cheaper ways to record and edit video
• why Monday is obviously the first day of the week

Our major work problem is the vexed issue of AI in doctoral education.

Should universities restrict generative AI so students still learn the foundational practices of thinking and writing? Or do bans simply drive AI use underground, without guidance or education?

We discuss AI dependency, inconsistent policies, writing as thinking, assessment reform, oral examinations, the future of the dissertation and whether academic writing may become the intellectual equivalent of artisanal stonemasonry.

There are no easy answers. There is, however, a small brown-and-white dog who looks suspiciously AI-generated...

Things we mention:

• Visit Tiny Latte on Instagram @coton_lattemewburn
• Download Jason's notes on Claude integration in Clickup
• Curtis McHale’s website
• Typist website
• OBS: Alternative to Riverside: https://obsproject.com
• Davinci resolve studio 
• Rectangle Window management (for mac and windows): https://rectangleapp.com/
• A system for writing by Dotto
• Rooster TV show on HBO
• The P In PhD doesn't stand for Prompt
• BuJo sticker shop 

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