Skills that archaeologists easily bring from their training and experiences to the UX (user experience) research field.
7 Skills Archaeologists Easily Bring to UX Research
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What’s an ORCID iD and Why You Should Consider Getting One
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Are you a researcher (or an aspiring one)? Have you seen something called ORCID? Even if you haven’t, this quick post will explain what’s an ORCID iD and why you should consider getting one.
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8 Writing Productivity Methods To Try Out
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There are a lot of productivity methods and techniques out there. The key is to experiment. You should figure out not only what works for you, but what works for your specific writing goal. In this post, I suggest 8 writing productivity methods to try out.
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5 Tips for Writing Productivity When Travelling
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Whether you are travelling for leisure, visiting family, or as part of your job, writing during this time can be challenging. Even if you would prefer not to write on your trip, certain situations might deem it necessary. This post offers my 5 tips for writing productivity when travelling.
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Chronic Pain and Productivity: My Story and 3 Suggestions
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When it comes to writing, many of us are aiming to maintain productivity. For those of us suffering from chronic pain, the pursuit of productivity can be even harder. This post offers my chronic pain story and 3 suggestions for dealing with chronic pain and productivity.
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Words, Pages, or Hours? How to Measure Writing Productivity
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When most people set daily writing goals, they typically aim to measure their progress through words, pages, or hours. Selecting which measure to use is not always clear. This post offers considerations and insights for selecting among words, pages, or hours to measure writing productivity.
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6 Resources for Improving Grammar
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In 10th grade, my English teacher went rogue and decided to deviate from the curriculum and teach us grammar for two weeks. That pretty much sums up my direct grammar training prior to university. When I started my doctoral studies, I felt that I was a decent writer, but I lacked confidence when it came to understanding grammar. In this post, I will walk you through my top 6 resources for...
A Method for Dealing with Chaotic Writing Drafts
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Sometimes blank pages are daunting. In other instances, pages filled with chaotic notes, thoughts, and semi-formed paragraphs can be just as overwhelming. I want to share a method that I used when my dissertation chapters started to fill up as I got deeper into writing. It’s fairly simple, but it was really effective and helped me to continue writing at a steady pace. This post will explain...
5 Useful Shortcuts When Reading Adobe PDFs
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Anytime I am writing an academic piece, I feel like I have at least 20 PDFs open. Sometimes these PDFs can be quite long. If you want to navigate PDFs more efficiently, this short post offers 5 useful shortcuts when reading Adobe PDFs.
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My Top 3 Dissertation Management Tools
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I experimented with various productivity and management tools when I wrote my dissertation. There were 3 tools that were always in my arsenal. This post details my top 3 dissertation management tools and how I used them.
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