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* [http://www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S0896-6273(15)00331-1.pdf Hitchhikers guide to a Career in Neuroscience]
 
* [http://www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S0896-6273(15)00331-1.pdf Hitchhikers guide to a Career in Neuroscience]
 
* [http://www.programmerfu.com/2017/04/20/fast-is-slow-slow-is-smooth-smooth-is-fast.html Slow is smooth and smooth is fast]
 
* [http://www.programmerfu.com/2017/04/20/fast-is-slow-slow-is-smooth-smooth-is-fast.html Slow is smooth and smooth is fast]
* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.462.8391&rep=rep1&type=pdf Survival Skills for Graduate School and Beyond]
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* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.462.8391&rep=rep1&type=pdf Survival Skills for Graduate School and Beyond] (Fischer and Zigmond, 1998; still very applicable)
 
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Revision as of 15:03, 19 October 2017

A list of useful resources on the web.

General Math


Statistics


General Comp Nsci


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.