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Posts by: Raul Pacheco-Vega

  1. Bringing enough work along while travelling – a time-based approach to research October 5, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  2. Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development and the Costs of Caste (my reading notes) October 4, 2017

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  3. Strategies to read (and excerpt) an entire book II: Non-edited volumes (single/multiple authors) September 29, 2017

    Posted in academia, reading strategies.

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  4. Strategies to read (and excerpt) an entire book I: Edited volumes September 29, 2017

    Posted in academia, reading strategies, research, research methods.

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  5. On the fine balance between crafting new ideas and fighting writers’ block September 11, 2017

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  6. Pushing against Taylorism in academia: Say no to the “billable hours” concept September 9, 2017

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  7. Professors as Writers (Robert Boice) – my reading notes September 6, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  8. Air & Light & Time & Space – How Successful Academics Write (Helen Sword) – my reading notes August 26, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  9. Write It Up! (Paul Silvia) – my reading notes August 26, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  10. How to Write A Lot (Paul Silvia) – my reading notes August 26, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  11. Stylish Academic Writing (Helen Sword) – my reading notes August 25, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  12. On Writing Well (William Zinsser) – my reading notes August 25, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  13. Grad school time management: If you *must* work weekends, work on Sunday August 10, 2017

    Posted in academia, graduate school.

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  14. How to prepare for doctoral comprehensive (preliminary, qualifying) exams August 8, 2017

    Posted in academia, research methods.

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  15. “The art of letting go of things”: Toilets as places of refusal August 2, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  16. The multiple faces of water insecurity August 2, 2017

    Posted in academia, water insecurity.

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  17. Four strategies to help build an academic writing routine July 29, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  18. A full-engagement-based approach to research July 25, 2017

    Posted in academia, research.

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  19. Identifying what an undergraduate thesis, a Masters’ thesis and a doctoral dissertation entail, and based on that, narrowing the research thesis topic July 15, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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  20. 2 hours of research in the morning or 2 hours of #AcWri? Choose what’s best for you. July 14, 2017

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  21. Common mistakes to avoid in academic job market submissions July 8, 2017

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  22. Becoming an Academic Writer (Patricia Goodson) – my reading notes July 8, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  23. A step-by-step guide to writing a research paper, from idea to full manuscript June 30, 2017

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  24. How many sources are enough? Six questions on breadth and depth of literature reviews June 17, 2017

    Posted in academia, research.

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  25. Taking back your own time: No e-mail before lunch (noon) June 16, 2017

    Posted in academia.

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