Scientists! Get Those Amazon Prime Deals Now.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Amazon has 30 hours of awesome deals for Prime members. If you are a scientist, maybe some of these fun finds will inspire you and your team to further heights of …
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Radical Candor: Can It Work for Academics?
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
With many parallels to the struggles of busy life in academia, Scott's Radical Candor is an excellent read. You can easily finish this book in an evening but it's one …
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Putting Credit Card Benefits to Use During Business Travel
Britteny Watson-Ivey
Everyone has dealt with that 3 hour layover on the way back from a week of business travel. Why not use your credit card perks to make that time in the …
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A Project Management Approach That Works
Rebecca Sappington, PhD
The goal: implement a project management strategy that allows you to easily organize and synthesize data, track progress and strategize. Enter my strategy: the Storyboard!
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Not that Kind of Applicant Review: Tales of Your Application in the Clutches of a Search Committee
Pipette Protagonist, PhD
Spoiler: It takes forever because search committees are made up of academics.
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Watch Words: Go Slow
The Edge for Scholars
Go slow was the theme of a recent visit by Janice L. Gabrilove, MD. Take the more deliberate route, even when others seem to be whizzing by. Stay focused on …
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Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Write Better
Cranky Reviewer
Contorted sentence structure and dense text torture reviewers.
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Not that Kind of Job Applicant: Tales of Self-Discovery in the Job Application Process
Pipette Protagonist, PhD
Spoiler: There are more jobs out there than you think.
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Donna Webb: Missing Out on a Genius Lunch Buddy
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
I thrive on people who are different than I am. And somewhere along the line I came to view myself as too busy to have lunch with anyone. Even the …
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Blogging in a Busy World: Tips for Keeping Your Readers Engaged
Britteny Watson-Ivey
We live in a fast-paced, busy world, which means most blog readers are distracted long before they land on your site. Here are some tips to keep readers tuned in …
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