Hacking Academia
An ever-growing series of tutorials (with detailed notes) filled with practical, experience-driven tips and tricks for being effective, happy and successful in modern day academia and related careers.
Hacking Academia
Latest Episodes
Dealing with Difficult Situations
𤯠A somewhat less cheerful but oh-so-important topic to cover in #HackingAcademia: dealing with Difficult Situations!
On Expertise
A slight twist on my normal Hacking Academia video intended audience: today's "On Expertise" video is targeted more at the myriad industry, government and other sector workers who are interested in getting expert advice and wonder how to find a...
Do You Ever Sleep? The ins and outs of how many hours people work
Do You Ever Sleep??? š“ I periodically get variants of this question: "When do you sleep?", "Do you ever sleep", and the more constructive, "how the heck do you manage your time?"In today's #HackingAcademia video, I cover so...
Separating Process from Outcome
I have a massive backlog of #HackingAcademia videos to shoot: right at the top of the pile, prompted by a heap of conversations in recent months, is this one: the art of:Separating PROCESS from OUTCOMESThis is one of the most im...
Adapting to Changed Circumstances
š Free leftover food in the kitchen ā first come, first served!As a PhD student, those emails were great - Iād drop everything and sprint to the tea room. Free food - what's not to love!Two decades later, I still have that insti...