PhD writing advice and morning routines
Who doesn’t love some good productive morning routine content? In this blogpost, I will explore what I think this has to do with PhD advice. PhD students helping one another online or even PhD...
How to Academia - A blog on academic selfhelp
Who doesn’t love some good productive morning routine content? In this blogpost, I will explore what I think this has to do with PhD advice. PhD students helping one another online or even PhD...
Because I work in Digital Humanities and part of my job is thinking about the ethics behind AI, I get asked a lot how I use AI for academic writing. Today I finally want...
Today, I’m sharing some quick insights on academic writing and what really helped me shift away from binge writing. If you’re looking for ideas on how to make writing a more regular, low-stress part...
Academic writing is challenging to teach—especially when you try to explain it to someone who doesn’t yet have a frame of reference. Reflecting on my own experience, many writing tips I heard early on...
Today’s post is a collection of reflections on writing, research habits, and the messy realities of trying to work sustainably. After another deadline sprint, I’m taking a closer look at what’s working (and what...
Academic writing is a central part of life in Academia, especially when you’re a PhD student. It’s basically the single most important thing that your success is going to depend on. However, at least...
Struggling to finish your academic writing projects? This post explores how identifying and managing writing bottlenecks can help you write more effectively, stay focused, and overcome procrastination. Today, I’m diving into finding and understanding...
As part of our goal to have more short posts with quick takeaways, today I’m sharing some key insights from a few books that have had a huge impact on my thinking around work,...
In her book on academic writing, Wendy Belcher reminds us how much progress you can make in just 15 minutes. Sitting down for 15 minutes to accomplish something—even a small part of the process—can...
Today, I’m continuing the reflections I started in my last post. As I revisit my old surf journal from last year, I’m sharing some quick insights from two great books on academic writing, How...
In today’s post, I’m reflecting a bit on my writing journey over the past year, and what it feels like to revisit old journals and unfinished posts. I’m writing this from my favorite surf...
In the last post on applications, we discussed the importance of not disqualifying yourself. I mentioned a few ways you could accidentally do this, but I also emphasized the value of identifying potential weaknesses...
The last post offered some advice on better understanding academic CVs. Now I’d like to highlight one critical mistake I’ve made in the past and recently observed in others: handing someone a reason not...
As you may remember, I did a blog post series about applications in academia roughly one and a half years ago. Now, with stipend committee duties back on my plate, I’ve realized there are...
Another very useful book about academic writing that I want to discuss with you is Wendy Laura Belcher’s Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Second Edition, University...