The day I received my dissertation as a printed and published document, I considered it a final, finished entity of writing. I thought of it as a milestone, or even a giant monument in my life.And for a few months,…
More Q&A today!I recently got the following interesting question:Question: does/did it feel depressing to plan your life?Much advice suggests planning as the panacea against the ills of procrastination and a sure promise of a high quality of life, but... isn't…
It's Q&A time! I recently got this question from a reader, and would like to expand on it in a full post.The question is the following, as a comment to the post on my PhD schedule: To me, it sounds…
I recently wrote about how I am struggling with my schedule during my first semester of teaching. All those journal papers that I was going to churn out quickly from my dissertation - don't ask me about them! But the…
More Q&A time! (Yes, I'm currently trying to work through a backlog of questions that deserve a longer answer).The question we are dealing with today is about procrastination, and was posted as a comment on 7 ways to motivate yourself.The…
Before Arjenne's webinar, I wrote about her new course, which will start soon, "The Best Way to a Successful PhD"Do you want to finish your thesis successfully and in time? Make sure you join ‘The best way to a successful…
Great news to share - not a new publication this time, but I've been invited to become a member of the Concrete Bridges Committee of the Transportation Research Board.Moreover, my university Universidad San Francisco de Quito made a post and…
A number of months ago, Gera Nagelhout, from Tabacco Control Research, nominated me for a Dardos award. I was very flattered when I read about this, but then I didn't really follow up with this for quite some time (sorry!).As…
I recently came across the inforgraphic shown below.Now, this infographic is a pretty visual, and it cites some sources for their data. But before you take this infographic to be the holy grail, use some of your own critical thinking.First…
I recently came across an article that showed the metamorphosis of a 42-year-old woman who went from not drinking much water at all, to drinking 3 liters of water a day. She hopes to solve digestion problems and headaches, and…
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