Favorite form of exercise
I ran a poll on Twitter to see what is academics' favorite form of exercise. By a small margin, cardio wins the poll. Here's the wake of the poll:
How to use project management to get your PhD on track
Today's guest post is by Dr. Nadine Sinclair. Dr. Sinclair is one of the Founders and Managing Directors of Mind Matters, a boutique consulting firm based in Malta. Mind Matters advises large corporations on strategy and R&D topics and offers…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Don’t make these nine mistakes when you write a journal paper
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…
When do we check and reply personal email?
I recently ran a poll about when we check and reply personal email. While I usually check personal email at work (it all comes together on my smartphone anyway), I usually reply my personal email (and blog-related email) in the…
Preprints or not?
Since I've been publishing with authors who always upload preprints, I wonder if it is a common practice. I like the idea of a preprint, but on the other hand, I seem to be too lazy/overwhelmed/... to actually upload preprints…
Disconnecting from work
Some time ago, I ran a poll on Twitter about disconnecting from work during holidays. Most respondents feel the same way about it as me - we try, but it's hard. I want to disconnect, but I'm afraid I'll miss…
On setting writing targets
At the beginning of the year, I ran a poll to learn if academics set writing targets for the New Year. I often see other blogging academics mention that they want to submit X papers during the year, and was…
Smartphone use in academia
I recently ran a poll on smartphone use in academia, now that there are numerous apps available that track how much time we spend/waste on our phones. Whether we are wasting or spending our time can be a blurry line.…
Author contributions on papers
I recently ran a poll on Twitter on author contribution sections on papers. For me, adding such a section is rather "new", but I do feel like this is important to avoid people getting "free rides". Certainly, authorship is a…
What to buy for an academic
I ran a poll in December about what academics like receiving as a gift - not from best friends and close family, but more in general. At that time, I was thinking in terms of what to get colleagues for…