Four responses to things changing in research: Turn around and go home – Essential forget the goal for now. Wait it out – Do nothing. Take a different path – See if someone can help fill the gaps. Adjust your goal and therefore your route – Change approach. All 4 are valid. All 4 are […]
Four responses to things changing in research: Turn around and go home – Essential forget the goal for now. Wait it out – Do nothing. Take a different path – See if someone can help fill the gaps. Adjust your goal and therefore your route – Change approach. Transcript: Good day there, bakers, writers, and […]
Plans are good until they are not. That is, if things change, then your plan must change too. Often, researchers write a plan. Things change. They blame the plan. It is not right. It is not accurate.
Download as PDF This is (essentially) James Clear’s take on building habits. And I’ll try to put context into it in terms of reading – for learning or leisure.
Six steps to building a reading habit: Trigger the desire by making the reading material obvious (i.e., place articles around the house/lab/office). Acknowledge the positives you’ll gain from reading. Make it easy to succeed (e.g., easy material, short time or small number of pages). Reward success. Publicly state your reading intention (the crowd can help […]
Six steps to building a reading habit: Trigger the desire by making the reading material obvious (i.e., place articles around the house/lab/office). Acknowledge the positives you’ll gain from reading. Make it easy to succeed (e.g., easy material, short time or small number of pages). Reward success. Publicly state your reading intention (the crowd can help […]