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The magic and tears of working abroad as a scientist
Every move brings magic and tears. Here, I share my top tips for you, as a scientist, to prepare for your move abroad.
Ana Pineda
6 min read
Do academic writing retreats work?
Picture yourself in an academic writing retreat. You're surrounded by nature, out of the office, and even out of the home.
Ana Pineda
7 min read
In which section should you start writing your scientific paper?
Where (in which section) should you start writing your scientific paper? It’s a question that the students of the mindful scientific writing
Ana Pineda
4 min read
How to get your motivation back as a scientist
Motivation. What do you feel when you read this word? Are you like “Yes, please, give it to me!!! I need it!!!” Or do you feel like, “I’m...
Ana Pineda
6 min read
Transferable skills for scientists to bring to your next job (in academia or not!)
It's important to learn these 5 transferable skills for scientists that will improve your job prospects and confidence, both inside and outs
Ana Pineda
5 min read
Want to have a productive academic year? Start with a mindful summer!
Every year, when my summer holidays started, my mother would put away the homework I got for the long days ahead, and say “el verano es...
Ana Pineda
4 min read
How I published in Nature Careers (after getting rejected by Science)
“Baby, they like the idea. Now, I need to send the next version,” I told Alastair (my husband). My heart was pumping like it wanted to...
Ana Pineda
8 min read
Why you need creativity as a scientist
When you think about creativity, the image of a bohemian artist creating a big painting in her studio with an industrial look may come to...
Ana Pineda
4 min read
Science communication and writing so the general public understands
You know you need to write scientific papers. Articles that sound “intelligent”. Articles that you rarely read fully.
Ana Pineda
3 min read
How to set goals that will keep you focused and productive as a scientist (with my main mistakes)
This is that period of the year when you may start setting your new year resolutions. What works, is setting goals
Ana Pineda
4 min read
Why do a year-end review and how to do it
2020 is coming to an end. And it hasn´t been the year you probably imagined. Here I give you three reasons why I think spending one or even
Ana Pineda
3 min read
Why multitasking is killing your productivity as a scientist
We all multitask. You may be doing it right now while reading this. And the problem is that when we are working, and when we are writing, we
Ana Pineda
3 min read
What is Mindful Scientific Writing and why you need more of it?
I realized that I am ALL THE TIME speaking about “Mindful Scientific Writing”. But I never wrote a blog post about it! And that cannot be.
Ana Pineda
4 min read
3 reasons why writing should be a priority for you as a scientist
I was redesigning my website and I wanted to write “Writing is the most important skill for scientists”. But then I wondered… is it?
Ana Pineda
3 min read
10 mindful practices to introduce into your academic writing
In this post what I wanted is to tell you a bit more about the mindful practices I do, so you may be inspired to try a new style, or to star
Ana Pineda
5 min read
5 things to make most of your virtual conference
Virtual conferences have become the new norm, and they are proving that also bring a number of benefits. Here there are some things you can
Ana Pineda
4 min read
How to plan your scientific writing around your hormones
Some days the theory of productivity works and you focus and write your papers. Other days it doesn't work. If you are a menstruating woman
Ana Pineda
4 min read
What do tomatoes and productivity have in common?
To change the world, we need to stay focus and stop scrolling our phones. And in the last months, being productive has been a challenge
Ana Pineda
3 min read
Racism, unconscious bias in academia, and random thoughts
Unconscious bias is basically the prejudices we have without us being aware, and for someone that talks a lot about awareness and mindfulnes
Ana Pineda
5 min read
Never-ending rejections in academia and how to deal with them
Rejection is the norm in a scientist’s life. But it is not visible. Here I want to share my work in progress on dealing with rejection.
Ana Pineda
4 min read
If you'd like to build a meditation routine for a more productive, creative and happier scientific life, I have for you some tips (as seen in Nature!), and a "meditation box" to start.
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