This past week I spent my mornings in Osaka, Japan, and my afternoons at home. How did I accomplish this? Virtual conferencing! This bi-annual in-person conference was originally scheduled for May 2020. As the date drew near, the organizers optimistically pushed it to mid-October, hoping the pandemic would have subsided to allow us to travel […]
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I find it beneficial to find someone in my tribe who is just a little bit further along in their journey than I am. These tribe members act like pathfinders by looking back on their own path and, with a certain amount of introspection, let me know about pitfalls or advice that can help me on
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I find it beneficial to find someone in my tribe who is just a little bit further along in their journey than I am. These tribe members act like pathfinders by looking back on their own path and, with a certain amount of introspection, let me know about pitfalls or advice that can help me on
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I find it beneficial to find someone in my tribe who is just a little bit further along in their journey than I am. These tribe members act like pathfinders by looking back on their own path and, with a certain amount of introspection, let me know about pitfalls or advice that can help me on
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It’s the new normal: online meetings instead of face-to-face, texting/emailing to get a meeting with your students instead of them stopping by your office, and how the heck do you run an experiment when they shut down the campus? In my brief forays into social media (more on that another time), I have seen some
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If you could go back in time and whisper something to your grad-student self, what would it be?
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I find it beneficial to find someone in my tribe who is just a little bit further along in their journey than I am. These tribe members act like pathfinders by looking back on their own path and, with a certain amount of introspection, let me know about pitfalls or advice that can help me on
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One of the hardest things to do with your college freshman is to give up what you think he needs and let him learn what he actually needs.
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The GetItDone Essay program can help you kick start getting that essay done.
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Its counter-intuitive to focus on the little things. Routinely clearing out the small stuff will give you the capacity to push through the crazy busy times.
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