Productivity
7 Bad Habits Ruining Your Academic Success and How to Overcome Them
Seven bad habits that quietly stall academic careers. A working professor’s list of what to break this term, and the small habit to replace each one with.
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Motivation
7 secrets to stay motivated at the beginning of academic year
Seven ways to stay motivated at the start of a new academic year. A working professor’s grounded approach to resetting after summer, without hype.
Guest Posts
The 6 steps to set yourself free from academia, within academia [Guest post]
Six steps to set yourself free from academia, within academia. A guest post on building autonomy inside the system, without leaving it behind.
Guest Posts
In pursuit of happiness – or ‘just’ a PhD degree? The role of emotional intelligence [Guest post]
In pursuit of happiness, or just a PhD degree? A guest post on the role emotional intelligence plays in surviving and thriving through doctoral research.
Guest Posts
How do I keep my wellbeing in check? Honest peer advice [Guest Post]
How do I keep my wellbeing in check during a PhD? Honest peer advice in a guest post from someone still inside the doctoral journey, written for academic peers.
Research toolkit
How to write an outstanding abstract for your research paper?
How to write an outstanding abstract for your research paper. A working academic and journal editor’s step-by-step process, plus a worked example to adapt.
Productivity
How to develop good habits for a successful academic career in 5 easy steps?
How to develop good habits for a successful academic career. A working professor’s five-step process for the small daily moves that compound across a career.
Wellbeing
How to deal with a negative environment?
How to deal with a negative academic environment. A working professor on what you can change, what you cannot, and the third option most academics miss.
Motivation
How to be positive, motivated and productive by self-aware procrastination?
Why you do not always need to stop procrastinating. A working academic’s case for using self-aware procrastination to stay positive, motivated and productive.
