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

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Jul 24 at 13:45 einpoklum 33.2k
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How to stop feeling guilty about unfinished work?

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Is there an affordable way for non-students to subscribe to multi-journals/archives?

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What productive academic work can you do with minimal attention in a small (<30 minutes) block of time?

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ResearchGate: an asset or a waste of time?

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How to write an academic paper for the first time?

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How to work efficiently under loose supervision during graduate studies?

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Aug 7 '15 at 19:18 Community♦ 1
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Age and Graduate school

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What post PhD path alternatives are there?

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How does the US government shutdown affect academics? [duplicate]

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How can we promote better writing skills in academic education?

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Good slide design for teaching?

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How to address a professor in letter?

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Any place for people with fear of writing?

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What are the key features of a short (15 min) conference presentation?

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Saying “good question” during a seminar talk

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How to do a flawless and natural presentation?

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How should I introduce myself (a graduate student) at a conference?

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Correlation between personality type (MBTI or other) and success in academia?

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Does becoming good at scientific research force one to become one dimensional?

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Do graduate school admissions appreciate individual “free time” study?

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How to make a one-year study plan for a difficult exam and remain motivated throughout?

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How to do research in two very different fields?

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Supervised self-study

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What are some good ways to structure material before writing a theoretical paper/thesis/book?

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How to prepare for a meeting regarding a Ph.D. program I'm wait listed on?

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How did graduate schools come into existence?

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