Recently, I attended a workshop series that talked about how to be a more efficient and effective academic. It was not a waste of time, let me say that up front. These workshops can be really hit or miss and this one was mostly hit. It caused me to examine my worst procrastinating behavior ““ […]
Academia can be very isolating. Sure, there are opportunities for collaboration, workshops, classes to teach, lab meetings to attend, but overall, when someone embarks on a new research project, or a dissertation, the process can seem very overwhelming and lonely. The best way I’ve found to break through the isolation is to physically come to […]