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How should I deal with becoming discouraged as a graduate student?

How to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome and feelings of inadequacy: "I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this"

How to avoid procrastination during the research phase of my PhD?

Why do many talented scientists write horrible software?

Best-practice models for "research" code?

PhD student, issued contract at year 3 which will sign over intellectual property. Is it legal?

How to become well-known in the research community while being a PhD student

Am I reading enough of the scientific literature? Should I read for breadth or depth?

Is it possible take take part in a research project if I'm not a part of a university?

Is transferring to another university an option for an unhappy PhD student?

What to do when you spend several months working on an idea that fails in a masters thesis?

What questions should one ask to the former/current students of a professor before deciding whether to do PhD under him/her?

How important are my grades to the rest of my PhD career?

Article that shows the complete publication history of acceptances and rejections of a successful academic

How to contact professors for PhD vacancies?

What tools make it easy to maintain (or avoid!) the N versions of your CV?

CV for leaving academia after PhD

What part-time jobs are suitable for PhD students?

What are the advantages and disadvantages to completing a Masters program before applying to a Ph. D program?

Requesting raw data from previously published research

Software/App for electronic research notebooks

Research before surveying the literature - is it ever a good idea?

Safely negotiate a salary for a PhD offer - Germany

What do you wish you knew as a student before you became a researcher?

When and why a scientific technical report is written?

Why do a second PhD in a "neighboring" discipline?

What to do when principal investigator publishes your work without putting you down as a coauthor?

What can I do as a graduate student to maximize my chances of obtaining a professorship?

Is it acceptable to publish a paper using an affiliation with a former employer?

How does the Dutch academic culture compare to other countries in Europe?