I collect here resources on Embarking Research, Communication, Well-Being, and Faculty Applications.
Embarking Research
"[...] to learn in the process the values of endurance, courage, and strength of purpose." John W. Gardner
- Being comfortable to feel stupid by Martin A. Schwartz
- Imposter syndrome by Michael Price
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
- John Donahoe: Dump the Myth of the High Achiever by Luke Stangel
- On Leadership by John W. Gardner
- Resources by Dennis S. Bernstein
- Resources posted by my friend Gioele Zardini
- Statement of Values and Honor Code by U-M College of Engineering’s
- How to Do Gradschool podcast by Nosa Edoimioya
Communication
- How to Give a Great Research Talk by Simon Peyton Jones
- How to Write a Great Research Paper by Simon Peyton Jones
- How To Speak by Patrick Winston
- The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto
- On paper writing by John Tsitsiklis
- Personal reflections on how to write by Duncan Watts
- Resources by Dennis S. Bernstein
Well-Being
- Resources by Rackham Graduate School, including Fun and Cheap Things to Do in Ann Arbor; see also here
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- SilverCloud
- C.A.R.E. Center, Michigan Engineering
- On diversity, research life, activism, and more by Radhika Nagpal
- On Stereotype Threat and Identity Threat by Claude M. Steele
- Resources on perfectionism, time management, procrastination (3 pages), by Ohio State University
- On procrastination:
- Counseling the Procrastinator in Academic Settings by (editors) Schouwenburg et al.
- iProcrastinate Podcast by Timothy A. Pychyl
Faculty Applications
- PhD life, internships, faculty job applications, and more by Philip Guo
- Preparing for faculty job applications by Jelena Kovačević