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wiki/Chronicles_of_Barsetshire">Chronicles of Barsetshire</a>, which revolves around the imaginary county of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsetshire">Barsetshire</a>. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters.</blockquote>What is surprising about his career is that he wrote 47 novels only in 35 years. That’s a record. Trollope needed to carve out a few hours from his schedule that he could use for writing. He realized that, because his job required long hours, the only time he would be able to write would be before he went to work. Note that he was working as a post office inspector, therefore, he maintained quite a busy routine.According to Trollope Society,<blockquote id="8abf">Trollope wrote for three hours every morning from 5 am to 8 am, and then went to work. He paid a servant £5 extra a year to wake him up with a cup of coffee.</blockquote>This means that he always set aside extra time to write novels, and you can see that he also controlled himself to always write novels during that time.<h1 id="a33d">How did Trollope make 47 novels only in 35 years?</h1>There are three secrets from Trollope to accomplish enormous tasks:<ul><li>Set the appropriate repetition period</li></ul>→ How many, how often?<ul><li>Goal setting (a.k.a. Epic)</li></ul>→ Necessary to set appropriate end goals.<ul><li>Set satisfactory rewards based on achievement</li></ul>→ What are the achievements and rewards for completing one specific Milestone?Period/Goal/Rewards. Those are the key factors to succeed in accomplishing your demanding tasks. After setting an appropriate iteration cycle, you can set the final goal you want to achieve, refine your plan, and reward yourself when you achieve a certain level of sub-plan.<h1 id="a2f8">How do I apply the Trollope method as a graduate student?</h1>As an engineering graduate student, I tried to keep his method to accomplish the big task I want to ac

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hieve, which is, PAPER SUBMISSIONS.In fact, it may not be such a grand goal. Most Ph.D. students submit their papers successfully, and if I just work hard in my position, I’ll certainly submit my papers to several journals. However, as a planner, I keep wondered there might be a fun and enjoyable way to finish those tasks. And then, I finally found the Trollope method.Then let’s find out how I really apply the Trollope method to achieve my desired goals. Assume I would fully graduate in Feb. 2024, and today’s date is Apr. 2022. Therefore, I have approximately 1 and a half years to write and submit papers. Now, I have to decide the repetition period to write one paper to submit. My set repetition period was 4 months.<blockquote id="4255">18 months (1 and a half years) / 4 months = 4.5</blockquote>Therefore, theoretically, I can write 4 more papers if I successfully write and submit them. In short:<ul><li>Set the appropriate repetition period</li></ul>→ 1 paper / 4 month<ul><li>Goal setting (a.k.a. Epic)</li></ul>→ Successfully submit up to 4 papers in SCI/SCI-E journals<ul><li>Set satisfactory rewards based on achievement</li></ul>→ In between each submission, I would give one week of vacation for me. (Total 3 weeks of vacations)In practice, as you will see if you try to apply the Trollope method, you will find that you need to clearly set the timeframe and reward to achieve your ultimate goal.<h1 id="6389">Conclusion</h1>The Trollope method is by no means perfect. However, if you want to make a long-term plan more visible and clear and put it into practice, I think it is a method worth trying at least once. Besides, I think it’s the best way to achieve goals such as writing a book, writing a graduation thesis, making five entries, and raising $5,000 with a side hustle.Anyway, thank you for reading this post. I hope you have a nice day.Sincerely,Woojin</article></body>

What Is Trollope Method and How I Applied It as a Graduate Student

Introduction

The Trollope method is an effective time management strategy that I kept applying as a graduate student. It is named after the British author Anthony Trollope, who used this method to write his novels. The Trollope method involves working for a set amount of time on a task and then taking a break. This method can be applied to any task, whether it is writing a paper or studying for an exam. I found that the Trollope method helped me to focus on my work and to get it done in a timely manner.

Picture of Anthony Trollope (1815–1882), a photo by Martin van Meytes — The New York Public Library

According to Wikipedia,

Anthony Trollope was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote novels on political, social, and gender issues, and other topical matters.

What is surprising about his career is that he wrote 47 novels only in 35 years. That’s a record. Trollope needed to carve out a few hours from his schedule that he could use for writing. He realized that, because his job required long hours, the only time he would be able to write would be before he went to work. Note that he was working as a post office inspector, therefore, he maintained quite a busy routine.

According to Trollope Society,

Trollope wrote for three hours every morning from 5 am to 8 am, and then went to work. He paid a servant £5 extra a year to wake him up with a cup of coffee.

This means that he always set aside extra time to write novels, and you can see that he also controlled himself to always write novels during that time.

How did Trollope make 47 novels only in 35 years?

There are three secrets from Trollope to accomplish enormous tasks:

Set the appropriate repetition period

→ How many, how often?

Goal setting (a.k.a. Epic)

→ Necessary to set appropriate end goals.

Set satisfactory rewards based on achievement

→ What are the achievements and rewards for completing one specific Milestone?

Period/Goal/Rewards. Those are the key factors to succeed in accomplishing your demanding tasks. After setting an appropriate iteration cycle, you can set the final goal you want to achieve, refine your plan, and reward yourself when you achieve a certain level of sub-plan.

How do I apply the Trollope method as a graduate student?

As an engineering graduate student, I tried to keep his method to accomplish the big task I want to achieve, which is, PAPER SUBMISSIONS.

In fact, it may not be such a grand goal. Most Ph.D. students submit their papers successfully, and if I just work hard in my position, I’ll certainly submit my papers to several journals. However, as a planner, I keep wondered there might be a fun and enjoyable way to finish those tasks. And then, I finally found the Trollope method.

Then let’s find out how I really apply the Trollope method to achieve my desired goals. Assume I would fully graduate in Feb. 2024, and today’s date is Apr. 2022. Therefore, I have approximately 1 and a half years to write and submit papers. Now, I have to decide the repetition period to write one paper to submit. My set repetition period was 4 months.

18 months (1 and a half years) / 4 months = 4.5

Therefore, theoretically, I can write 4 more papers if I successfully write and submit them. In short:

Set the appropriate repetition period

→ 1 paper / 4 month

Goal setting (a.k.a. Epic)

→ Successfully submit up to 4 papers in SCI/SCI-E journals

Set satisfactory rewards based on achievement

→ In between each submission, I would give one week of vacation for me. (Total 3 weeks of vacations)

In practice, as you will see if you try to apply the Trollope method, you will find that you need to clearly set the timeframe and reward to achieve your ultimate goal.

Conclusion

The Trollope method is by no means perfect. However, if you want to make a long-term plan more visible and clear and put it into practice, I think it is a method worth trying at least once. Besides, I think it’s the best way to achieve goals such as writing a book, writing a graduation thesis, making five entries, and raising $5,000 with a side hustle.

Anyway, thank you for reading this post. I hope you have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Woojin