I took time off this year between Christmas and New Year's Day (and a few days into 2023 as well). My plans for the days between Christmas and New Year included: organize all the rooms in our houseget last work…
Just like I wrote about some mistakes to avoid during the literature review, today I'm listing some of the most common pitfalls for PhD candidates. Here are nine common mistakes you should try to avoid: Not having a (clear) research…
One of the perks of having tenure, is the ability to think over a longer period of time. Over the past year, I've been enjoying the fruits of some long-term research projects. In any other profession, I would never be…
2022 was my second year in Ioannidis' list of the world's top 2% of scientists, and the first time I'm in the career-long list. I'm glad to see more representation from Ecuador in the list, and glad to see my…
To continue my series of "mistakes" (and please, do take these with a grain of salt), I have also listed some common pitfalls of postdocs: Not knowing what to get out of the experience: When you opt to do a…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I've updated my semester master task list. Per class prepare syllabusprepare exams and solutionsput everything ready in D2Lfor new class: plan time to prep class Planning reflect on previous semester: time spent - do I need to change weekly template?Reflect…
My Spring 2023 weekly template is very much in line with my Fall 2023 template. Here are a few things that are different: I am trying to fit my work hours between 8am and 4pm (to follow a 9-5 schedule),…
At the beginning of every semester, I first make my task list for the upcoming semester. In this task list, I review my upcoming deadlines and responsibilities in terms of research projects, graduate students, papers to write, service responsibilities, teaching,…
In our previous post, we learned about why overwork is so prevalent in academia. Today, we are going to focus on activities you can do to achieve better work-life balance. Note, however, that the reasons for overwork are structural. While…
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