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Posts by: Raul Pacheco-Vega

  1. A proposed sequence to teach/learn reading techniques for undergraduate students: Teach/learn how to write arguments first, then how to read in depth, then how to skim July 7, 2019

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  2. How to write the conclusions chapter of a book manuscript June 27, 2019

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  3. Evaluating progress by comparing myself to This Time Last Year’s Version of Me June 11, 2019

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  4. Put your oxygen mask on first, and 23 other life lessons I recently learned May 15, 2019

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  5. Writing in Political Science: A Brief Guide (Short Guides to Writing in the Disciplines) (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  6. The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

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  7. Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

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  8. Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

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  9. The Scientist’s Guide to Writing How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career (my reading notes) May 1, 2019

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  10. Preparing a research statement and crafting a research trajectory April 17, 2019

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  11. Planning work over the summer (for faculty and undergrad/graduate students) April 14, 2019

    Posted in academia, planning, writing.

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  12. How to write the discussion section of an academic paper April 10, 2019

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  13. Preparing for the doctoral dissertation defense (the “viva”) March 13, 2019

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  14. What does Joli Jensen’s “low stakes, constant contact with a writing project” mean in practice? March 7, 2019

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  15. Backcasting a Revise-And-Resubmit (R&R) manuscript March 7, 2019

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  16. Reading, scribbling, highlighting, taking notes and organizing information from a journal article or book chapter – walking through my digital and analog processes February 28, 2019

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  17. How to write an academic CV February 23, 2019

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  18. Circadian rhythms and classifying tasks according to energy required February 1, 2019

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  19. My word for 2019: NO January 22, 2019

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  20. Does “writing every day” work? January 21, 2019

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  21. On the value of drafts January 7, 2019

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  22. Taking stock as a motivational strategy: Sum up what you’ve accomplished, not what you haven’t done December 30, 2018

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  23. Note-taking techniques IV: Use abbreviations and/or shorthand December 10, 2018

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  24. A brief guide to using Mendeley as a reference and citation manager and as an aid to write scholarly papers December 8, 2018

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  25. Note-taking techniques III: The Cornell Notes Method December 8, 2018

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