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The magic and tears of working abroad as a scientist

Ana Pineda

6 min read

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.

In which section should you start writing your scientific paper?

Ana Pineda

4 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

How to get your motivation back as a scientist

Ana Pineda

6 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...

Transferable skills for scientists to bring to your next job (in academia or not!)

Ana Pineda

5 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

Want to have a productive academic year? Start with a mindful summer!

Ana Pineda

4 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...

How I published in Nature Careers (after getting rejected by Science)

Ana Pineda

8 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

4 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...

How to set goals that will keep you focused and productive as a scientist (with my main mistakes)

Ana Pineda

4 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

3 reasons why writing should be a priority for you as a scientist

Ana Pineda

3 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?

5 things to make most of your virtual conference

Ana Pineda

4 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

What do tomatoes and productivity have in common?

Ana Pineda

3 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

Racism, unconscious bias in academia, and random thoughts

Ana Pineda

5 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

Never-ending rejections in academia and how to deal with them

Ana Pineda

4 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.

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