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* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v545/n7654/full/nj7654-375a.html?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews&sf79769979=1 Break or burn out]: a nice article in Nature
 
* [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v545/n7654/full/nj7654-375a.html?WT.mc_id=FBK_NatureNews&sf79769979=1 Break or burn out]: a nice article in Nature
 
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/1035/arts-foster-scientific-success.pdf Creative outlets and Scientific Success] Scientists are not more likely to have creative outlets, but the most successful ones are
 
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/1035/arts-foster-scientific-success.pdf Creative outlets and Scientific Success] Scientists are not more likely to have creative outlets, but the most successful ones are
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== Resources for organizing a scientific project ==
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*[https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-keep-your-research-projects-organized-part-1-folder-structure-10bd56034d3a] How to keep your research projects organized, part 1: folder structure
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*[http://nikola.me/folder_structure.html] Setting up an Organised Folder Structure for Research Projects
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*[https://www.data.cam.ac.uk/data-management-guide/organising-your-data] Organising your data
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*[http://help.osf.io/m/bestpractices/l/611391-organizing-files] OSF Guidelines
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*[https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000424] A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
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*[https://evernote.com/] Evernote: Note taking app
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*[https://trello.com/] Trello: Collaborate and share notes

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Funding Opportunities

How to do science


How to be successful


Work-life balance & mental health

As an undergraduate, graduate student or postdoc, as exciting a time as this is, you will face stress, frustration and deception. Your passion for science can suck up all your time and wack your physical and mental health out of balance. This can lead to a downward spiral out of which comes no good. Yes, grad school / postdoc work is hard, don't let it destroy you. So here are a few tips to avoid that in the first place.

Resources for organizing a scientific project

  • [1] How to keep your research projects organized, part 1: folder structure
  • [2] Setting up an Organised Folder Structure for Research Projects
  • [3] Organising your data
  • [4] OSF Guidelines
  • [5] A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
  • [6] Evernote: Note taking app
  • [7] Trello: Collaborate and share notes