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I often find that summer is an exciting time for research, probably because you have fewer obligations taking up precious time. You can just focus on your research for 3 months and make some serious progress. But, you’re also probably tired from the end of the semester. Here are a few tips to make the most of your summer research, especially if you’re feeling burned out: Don’t jump in right away if you don’t have to. Give yourself a week or two to recover from the semester an

Anyone else feeling super tired this week? Wishing that it was Friday when it's actually Tuesday? At least for me, I'm feeling tired because I've been creating a lot lately. Posts, reels, grant proposals, and workshops. You might be tired for similar reasons. Research is a much more creative process than you think. You are constantly brainstorming solutions to problems, designing figures, and writing! Always writing. While the creative process is extremely re

In a recent interview, Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing), the world’s most decorated freeskier, said she is a very introspective person. She spends a lot of time in her head. What’s she doing in there? She’s actively imagining herself as the person she wants to become and filtering out thoughts that slow her down. You may not be an Olympic athlete, but you may still feel the pressure to perform when conducting research. You may feel that everyone is judging you. You worry that you’ll nev

I want you to consider the most recent encounters you’ve had with your boss (or former bosses), both good and not-so-good. How did you feel in those situations? What were you looking to get from them? Resources? Guidance? Reassurance? Did you receive it? Leadership is about needs Many of you likely haven’t had to lead a team of people before or are starting to recruit new members because yours are graduating. An important part of becoming a good leader is understanding the ne

Starting Something New is Scary Starting a new project, experiment, or even just a new paragraph in your manuscript is exciting, but it’s also scary. You’re excited about the potential outcomes but also worried about how much work is going to be involved, how your corals will respond, or how to convince others about your findings. You’re just trying to not mess this up. Instead of getting started, though, your fear leads you to put off the work entirely, finding other tasks

You're not better than the business world As a coral restoration scientist or a practitioner, you may think that your work is insulated from the pressures of the business world. You’re not hostage to KPIs, ROI, or any one of those stupid corporate terms. You’re creating knowledge! You’re saving the coral reefs! In reality, your work is no different than any other business , especially when it comes to marketing. That's soooo niche When it comes to research, you spend years

AI tools can help you be more productive, but its convenience can eventually become dependence.