Cold Emailing in Academia (Part 2)
In the first part of this mini series on cold-emailing in academia, I discussed specifically asking about jobs that aren t advertised (short answer: there are none, why are you even asking?). This post will
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Should You Cold Email Potential Employers in Academia? Some Honest Advice (Part 1)
Today s post will be about whether (and if yes, how) to approach potential employers in a cold email suggesting you d like to work with them. First of all, I have to say: this is
Be a Colleague, Not a Student: Career Advice for Early-Career Academics
Today I want to contribute another post to my little series on career advice for early-career researchers. I can speak especially well on the situation in the digital humanities, but I think much of
I love The Professor Is In 2.0 (Book review)
Last November, the Professor Is In, 2.0 was published. Compared to the first version we had previously reviewed on this blog (The 7 Best Tips from ‘The Professor is in’ (Book review)), the 2025
Time-blocking IV – my planning routine
Time-blocking my way through postdoc life IV my routine to plan my academic life This is a post about my planning routine. I promised to write about it and share my time-blocking experience
Word counts don’t work as progress trackers for academic writing
I think we have all seen unending amounts of advice on how to write more efficiently. As you know, I have been on a journey to improve my academic writing, and I guess with
“Create more than you consume” and “Strategic Imbalance” for Academic Writing?
As you may know, I like watching what s happening in the personal development sphere and wondering how that might apply to my life in academia. One idea I currently keep seeing in the self-help
How to be successful in academia (according to statistics)
Recently, for some reason I don’t remember, I happened across a paper on so-called hot streaks in academic careers. This led me down a rabbit hole into research on success in academia, of which
PhD writing advice and morning routines
Who doesn t love some good productive morning routine content? In this blogpost, I will explore what I think this has to do with PhD advice. PhD students helping one another online or even PhD
How I use AI for academic writing (while avoiding AI slop)
Because I work in Digital Humanities and part of my job is thinking about the ethics behind AI, I get asked a lot how I use AI for academic writing. Today I finally want
Stop Binge Writing: Simple Strategies for a Sustainable Academic Writing Habit
Today, I’m sharing some quick insights on academic writing and what really helped me shift away from binge writing. If you’re looking for ideas on how to make writing a more regular, low-stress part
How to find a good research question and locate secondary literature as a novice academic writer
Academic writing is challenging to teach—especially when you try to explain it to someone who doesn’t yet have a frame of reference. Reflecting on my own experience, many writing tips I heard early on
Breaking the Binge Writing Cycle: News about my project of becoming a better academic writer
Today’s post is a collection of reflections on writing, research habits, and the messy realities of trying to work sustainably. After another deadline sprint, I’m taking a closer look at what’s working (and what
How to teach yourself to become a decent academic writer
Academic writing is a central part of life in Academia, especially when you re a PhD student. It s basically the single most important thing that your success is going to depend on. However, at least
Identify Your Writing Bottlenecks to Become a More Effective Academic Writer
Struggling to finish your academic writing projects? This post explores how identifying and managing writing bottlenecks can help you write more effectively, stay focused, and overcome procrastination. Today, I’m diving into finding and understanding