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 (thank you Jeff Fessler for sharing)
- Imposter syndrome, by Michael Price (thank you Jeff Fessler for sharing)
- 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
- Statement of Values and Honor Code, by U-M College of Engineering’s
- How to Do Gradschool podcast, by Nosa Edoimioya
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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
Please also refer to the resources by Dennis S. Bernstein
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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
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Faculty Applications
- PhD life, internships, faculty job applications, and more, by Philip Guo
- Preparing for faculty job applications, by Jelena Kovačević
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