As always before the start of a new semester, I have developed my weekly template for this fall semester, which you can see above (I did take out the names of my students with whom I have recurring meetings). Here…
I enjoy reading, and I read a lot. As a child, you could always find me tucked away in a corner of the garden, reading a book. As I went to university, I experienced "letter fatigue", and only picked up…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter to see if people would want to continue working from home more often than in the past in the post-pandemic times. Here are the results of this poll, as well as a follow-up…
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…
Today, I wanted to bring up a topic that has been disturbing me for a while: unethical authorship solicitations. I've been asked a number of times to "collaborate" on a paper, with the promise that I wouldn't have to do…
At the end of each semester, I review how I spent my time that semester. I'm doing a bit better in terms of overwork, but it's still an issue, and I have logged between 48 hours and 57 hours of…
As I'm mulling over my midcareer challenges and what I can do to bring more fun and purpose into my work again. I turned to Twitter to commiserate and ask for experiences. I've gathered this information in Wake, for future…
At the beginning of the Summer 2021 semester, I set the following goals: Present at the University of Costa Rica about load testing (virtually).Submit 3 papers.Prepare one of my PhD students for his go/no go.Go to see the lab.Work on…
Today's post is a guest post by Dr. Sunny Sharma, who is currently serving as an Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & IT, Kathua Campus, University of Jammu, India. He received his Ph.D. in Information Retrieval from Arni University,…
Here's a Q&A question from a while ago: Dear Ms Lantsoght, Hello. I am XX, from Iran.I am reading your excellent posts in www.phdtalk.blogspot.com and someinterviews like http://amberdavis.nl/eva-lantsoght/. you said using yoga and meditation for better focus. how much it…
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