How Procrastination Is Linked To Imperfection
Imperfect action in your research career, and especially in your grants, is vital. I used to completely screw this up, trying to take “perfect action” and getting…
Author: Morgan Giddings
Get Your Reviewer “hooked” on your Specific Aims page
Your reviewer makes a snap judgement within a few seconds of opening up your proposal to read. That snap judgement will heavily bias the remainder…
How to write your NIH Approach Section, without overloading yourself or your reviewer
In today’s blog post, I made a short video (< 8 min) for you on the topic of writing the Approach Section of your NIH…
How Too Much Objectivity Kills Your Grant Chances
Just observe a debate between any two human beings. You’ll notice that it doesn’t matter how many facts one side marshalls against the other. Just slamming the opponent with facts and data leads to deeper entrenchment. This often happens with grants, too. Here’s a post on how to avoid that…
Snoozeville: Is Your Proposal Lulling Your Reviewer to Sleep?
Trying to get your proposal “right” on the first round of writing? That’s a recipe for failure… Many of the scientists I work with try…
