Book Review for Slow Productivity by Cal NewportIn this book review of Slow Productivity, I cover Cal Newport’s argument for redefining success and happiness at work for knowledge…May 8May 8
Wordy Writer Survival Guide: How to Make Academic Writing More AccessibleSomeone said you were a wordy or inaccessible academic writer? Here’s an editing guide.Jan 9Jan 9
Towards Practices for Human-Centered Machine LearningThere is a gap in building human-centered AI systems — between the values we hold but don’t have actionable methods and technical methods.Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 2023
A Common Tax Trap with Fellowships and US Graduate StudentsI’m going to tell you about how taxes typically work for graduate students and why NSF GRF and fellowships may be different.Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
7 Essential Books for Graduate and PhD StudentsA modern set of 7 books for new graduate students, PhD students, researchers, and academics.Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
Dealing with the Valley of ShitHow to identify and get out of feelings of inadequacy and suck in big projects.Jun 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
How to Write More with Less Stress By Writing Every DayThis unsexy strategy manages my perfectionism and radically increased my writing output.Sep 1, 20201Sep 1, 20201
Are We Building Robust AI for Mental Health Prediction in Social Media?New research uses social media data to predict mental illness — in a new scientific paper, we explore if AI predictions are robust.Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
How to Reflect and Recenter with an Annual ReviewI conduct an annual review of the past year to reflect, celebrate, and recenter my intentions.Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
Book Review of Ultralearning by Scott YoungIn Ultralearning, Scott Young lays out the fundamentals of helping you quickly learn and retain new skills and concepts.Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019