Since late 2023, I have been exploring the use of Zoom's AI assistant to make my calls better. Here is how the assistant has been helping me: Taking notes: The best feature of the AI tool is of course that…
Today's post is a guest contribution by Rohan Bhardwaj. Rohan is an author, thinker and dancer. He loves to explore ideas, expression and different perspectives. He is a big promoter of the Internet. He wants to share everything he knows…
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…
In the past years, I had a time and task management system in which I put the large blocks of time during the day on my calendar (Google calendar), and the small tasks in my task management system (Todoist). However,…
Getting a journal into a prestigious index is no small feat - but nowadays it has become more an administrative challenge rather than a benchmark of scientific quality and integrity. We have seen a proliferation of new open access journals…
I recently set aside a chunk of time to think about how to align my work (and life) with my core values. In discussions with GPT 4, I came to the following activities and journaling prompts to flesh out this…
Ecuador is struggling with its power and water supply. Since last year, we have been experiencing multiple power cuts - first without warning, then as temporary disruptions, and ultimately as scheduled power cuts of up to 8 hours in length.…
I've written about the skills to learn as a full professor to prepare for an admin role before, but what if we leave out the admin ambition. What if as a full professor I would want to grow my research…
I have written a fair amount of literature review reports and review papers over the past years. For the literature review report, I currently use the following strategy: Gathering references: I start by collecting references on the topic, with a…
Every now and then, I like doing a day-in-the-life post. Here's what my days look like at the moment: 5:40 - 6:00 Wake up and get ready to go to the gym 6:00 - 6:20 Drive to gym 6:20 -…
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