Graduate Education

Most graduate students propose to do too much

No thesis proposal has ever been critizied for lack of ambition

Oct 16 •

How to write an NSF GRFP research plan

This is my second post about the NSF GRFP.

Oct 2 •

How to write an NSF GRFP personal statement

The personal statement can make or break your application.

Sep 29 •

Executive function revisited

Readers weigh in.

Sep 19 •

What is executive function?

In a recent post about the abilities and personality traits required to complete a PhD program, I mentioned the concept of executive function. From some…

Sep 8 •

PhD-level abilities and character traits

It's not all about intelligence

Sep 1 •

Getting a PhD is not easy

At least not if you do it right

Aug 20 •

When should you stop doing science and start writing a paper?

Start writing as soon as you have at least one result.

Aug 5 •

Are we overproducing PhD students?

Every few years, reliably like clockwork, somebody claims that we’re producing too many PhD students.

Jun 24 •

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