Seeing the Dark Side of #Worksmarter
Motivated Mentor
We cannot trap our staff and faculty in over commitment on a burnout treadmill and imply blame that they are not smart enough to do their work properly. Work smarter …
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Advice for My Graduating Students
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Last week one of my graduate students returned to the lab nest after seven long years away. I loved this student. I missed him when he left. He was kind …
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Responding to Manuscript Reviews While Avoiding Cerebral Aneurysms
James West, PhD
A request for revisions is as good as acceptance - but only if you'll put aside your burning desire to see the wretches who did not appreciate your brilliance crushed …
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Speed Mentoring: Seven Steps to a Successful Session
The Edge for Scholars
Speed mentoring is a riff on speed dating that allows trainees & early career faculty to meet multiple mentors in a short time. We share all the details needed to host …
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Academic Reads: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
New York Times best selling author Mark Manson has some helpful advice for young academics. Brace yourself for a hilarious and swear ridden read about how to prioritize your life.
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Ideas for the Academic Traveler
Motivated Mentor
Maximize the best parts of travel by adding new dimensions to your planning and by disrupting some conventional ideas about work travel.
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Introverts Can Network, Too!
Alvin Jeffery, PhD, RN
Do you consider yourself an introvert? Do you get anxious thinking about how to meet new colleagues? Check out these tips shared from a fellow introvert...
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Time Management for Profs Who Hate Time Tracking
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
This is for those of you who HATE time tracking. Because you’re too creative. Your job is too unpredictable. You don’t believe in time as we know it….…
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Recipe for Hosting a Manuscript Sprint
Rebecca Helton, MA
A manuscript sprint harnesses the power of peer accountability and review to get a manuscript from zero to out the door in 6-8 weeks.
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The Write Rules
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
Time to repent of these 10 basic writing sins.
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