Author Archives: Anna
Rethinking How We Travel for Academic Events: Striking a Balance
Hey everyone! Let’s talk about something that’s been on my mind for a long time now: the sustainability of our academic travels. It’s a tricky topic because it mixes economic, social, and environmental factors. I will try to break down … Continue reading
Writing related works section with ChatGPT
Today, I tried to use ChatGPT to help me with a related works section. It was for a short paper about a student work which I supervised earlier and the student has not done a very good job in that … Continue reading
ConversTations – Introduction and How to run
Here is a video with similar content. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvbzShXsKXg?si=AomfOR6Ye-rGrBAL” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> A PhD Student is standing at the front, working himself through a pile of slides. Some people … Continue reading
Editing papers back to front
I have often done this without realising what I do. But a recent tweet (yes, a tweet can also be useful and informative!) from Prof. Arvind Narayanan from Princeton University made me think more thoroughly about it and I want … Continue reading
Publishing papers
This question is a real evergreen and seems really hard to answer (it is hard). I typically say: aim high in quality, do not overdo it in quantity, and do not waste anything by not publishing it. I am lying … Continue reading
How to write an article
I get this question all the time – Prof, how should I start? Prof, how do I write an article? Well, the short answer is: simply start writing it, word by word, sentence by sentence. Ok, I know, it is … Continue reading
Everybody needs time to think
In recent years, I observe a very dangerous development in research and university communities. Researchers are expected to be constantly doing something – writing proposals, answering emails, teaching, supervising, writing papers, making experiments, and so on, and so forth. But … Continue reading
Manage your tasks, not time
This post is highly inspired by the book of Tim Ferriss “The 4-hour Workweek”. I find the title a little misleading, but the ideas do work also for academics. So let us start straight away. Let us assume you need … Continue reading
Energy Management
Time management is popular and I have already written about it. However, even with the perfect tools and concepts, there are times when you sit in front of your work and you simply do not have the energy to do … Continue reading
Time Management Principles
I have been experimenting with time management for almost 10 years now. Early in my career as a researcher, I noticed that if you manage to focus well, you can get extremely productive and will need only a fraction of … Continue reading