Productivity for researchers: 9 brilliant tips

Are you great at procrastinating? Do you wish you could get more done in a week, or just do things ‘better?’ Here are some helpful hints and tips for your research workflow!

By Stacy Konkiel

At Altmetric, we provide actionable insights into the online engagement surrounding published research. In early 2017 we asked researchers to share their favorite productivity tips and tricks for tackling their to-do lists, in the hope picking up some ideas ourselves and sharing their wisdom with the wider community. Here are some of their top recommendations.

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Why I will not be marching for science

Virginia Schutte says the March for Science won’t meet her goals or those set out by the organizers. Here, she shares some alternatives.

When I was in graduate school, I learned to create classes using backward design. Backward design encourages setting goals and then planning a course of action to meet those goals. This strategy can be applied to almost anything in life. “What do I want for dinner?,” for example, can transform into “I need dinner to be quick” or “let’s get rid of what’s about to go bad in the fridge.”

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Ten tips for finding an effective mentor

The meandering path to a career in science offers challenges that can be difficult to confront alone. Finding an effective mentor who offers advice and inspiration can help you navigate the maze successfully, say Andrew Gaudet and Laura Fonken.

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Laura Fonken

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