This stressed out dude will not bring clarity or focus to writing his grant. Don’t be like him, it does not lead to success.
To take the stress out of writing, develop a good writing habit
Through my work with academics in grant writing, one of the most common concerns I hear is how to find the time to actually sit down and write. The days of an academic scientist (and most people, nowadays) are chock-full of an endless series ...(read more)
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I did this interview with Nobel Laureate Dr. Oliver Smithies in the Fall of 2010. In this interview we discussed:
How to maximize your scientific creativity
How to persevere with a project in the face of detractors and naysayers
The number one “performance enhancer” for science (starts with S)
The brain as a hologram
A laureate’s vision for the future of grant funding
Why you must be a “courageous optimist”
Keeping this one thing is critical to gaining Oliver’s stature
And a whole lot more… enjoy this interview,
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I wanted to find out: what is the most pressing challenge you’re currently facing in your science career, and how can I help?
I used good ol’ Survey Monkey, and got > 200 responses so far. Yay! The results were interesting and a bit surprising to me. They also caused me to go off on a bit of a rant about how to learn effective grant writing. Ok, not really a rant, but kind of a Morgan ...(read more)
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