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…
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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 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…
How to Avoid The Frame Clash with Your Reviewer
You and your reviewer have very different perspectives. If you don’t understand the difference and take great care to ameliorate it, you will have far…
Relying on Your Reviewers to be “Experts” is Dangerous
I was having a conversation with a client, giving feedback on a proposal. As I often find myself doing, I was encouraging her to simplify…
