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

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How to stop hopping the learning chain and actually begin somewhere?

How do you come to terms with the fact that you might never be among the best in your research community?

How honest should one be with their students when talking about the realities of academia?

How do you cite a Github repository?

What does the typical workflow of a journal look like?

I slept with my advisor's daughter and she is blackmailing me now. What can I do?

How hard do early-career academics in the United States work, really?

How does the admissions process work for Ph.D. programs in the US, particularly for weak or borderline students?

With Beall's List gone, how can I tell if a journal is spam?

Taking an academic pseudonym?

How to supervise a bad PhD student

How do you get a bad transcript past Ph.D. admissions?

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How to come up with research ideas?

I was caught cheating on an exam, how can I minimize the damage?

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