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Who’s your audience going to be?
1. Your school, 2. Your field, 3. Your mission, or 4. Yourself
It's difficult to have more than one or to change direction.
Here’s some ideas rb.gy/owpdyr
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ALT Academics Only.org. Who’s your audience going to be? 1. Your school, 2. Your field, 3. Your mission, or 4. Yourself It's difficult to have more than one or to change direction. Here’s some ideas https://rb.gy/owpdyr © Brian Wansink 2022
Some ideas on writing for impact . . .
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ALT Write for Impact is key for Translational Research in both the social sciences and health sciences. These ideas are also useful for Independent Scholars. Find more ideas at http://www.academicsonly.org/write-for-impact.html. AcademicsOnly.org
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Most "How to finish your thesis" advice is pretty obvious -- even if we don't follow it.
Here's five pieces of useful dissertation advice I heard that were 1) nonobvious, 2) doable, and 3) specific.
See the blog academicsonly.org/blog @phdforum @writethatphd #phdadvice
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10 Solutions to the Problem that is Most Puzzling You Today.
This new blog is a letter sent to graduate students who were attending a recent lecture. academicsonly.org/blog
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What's missing from your academic toolbox?
What types of useful advice or tools would help you accomplish your academic goal?
rb.gy/m5zwob
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"Who should I choose for a dissertation advisor?"
What advice do you give when a student asks you this?
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What advice would you give others on how to pick a dissertation advisor?
academicsonly.org/choosing-p…
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What's a non-obvious recommendation you'd give a new professor so they could get a strong start?
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Here's an infographic summary of some non-obvious things that can help a new professor get off to a strong start.
Details at rb.gy/uqvbks
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Do you have a friend or student who's thinking of making a last minute application to a PhD program?
rb.gy/atyqw9
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Upcoming holiday party with grad students? Here's a new blog with thoughts on making sure nothing goes sideways.
rb.gy/m5zwob
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Know someone who's considering getting a PhD?
With application deadlines coming up, here's some tips to consider while watching chestnuts roast on the open fire.
rb.gy/kwcsmw
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An easy way to make an overlooked mentor happy is to call and say "Thanks." Great week to do so.
Here's how to make it go smoothly: rb.gy/mkngkl
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Who's an overlooked mentor who helped you in the past? They'd love to hear from you this week.
If you're hesitant, here's a blog on how to make it go smoothly:
rb.gy/mkngkl
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"That's interesting."
Profs, how do you help PhD students develop a research taste in what's an interesting or worthwhile research question?
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Here's a couple ideas rb.gy/m5zwob
If there were a PhD in Friendship, Gregg Rapp would be the Professor.
He was also the world's foremost #Restaurant Menu Engineer. Here's a #TodayShow link on how menus are engineered to influence what we order
youtube.com/watch?v=aZ_G2gQr…
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New blog: "Which PhD student will be most successful?"
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Advice on getting job during COVID -- "What won me the position, I believe, is the groundwork I laid with my colleagues and the college prior to the job opening. I wanted them, and they wanted me." More at . . .
tomprof.stanford.edu/posting…
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"If you feel stuck somewhere in your life, it's a clear sign that you need to make a change." - Isaiah Hankel. Here's some options to consider that might or might to involve an academic job. @cheekyscience #academictwitter #phdchat
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