The Ecology Behind Why Your Progress Feels Slow (And Why That's OK): 🧠 Brain STREAM 2️⃣8️⃣
If anyone is slow to grow, it's me. But I'm at peace with that, because I understand the ecological principles behind it....
Annette RaffanAuthor of 132 Articles
Annette is a mum of one and a postgraduate researcher studying plant-soil interactions. She is innately curious, loves writing and making improvements to how she does research - and how you can too.
Building a Second Brain for Your PhD: A Researcher's Guide to PKM
Like an overgrown garden where seeds had been scattered randomly, my PhD research was everywhere. Discovering PKM has helped to transform this chaos into a thriving ecosystem of connected ideas....
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The Writing Ecosystem: Life, Death, and Rebirth in Our Creative Process [🧠 Brain STREAM 27]
Rainforest and tundra are equally valuable in the writing ecosystem...
The Journal of Personal Experimentation: 🧠 Brain STREAM 2️⃣6️⃣
Just floating an idea - let me know what you think in the comments!...
Predictable Imbalance; The Hard-Wired Nature of Efficiency
Let’s reframe the Pareto Principle towards predictable imbalance and limiting factors we can practically apply within our research....
Predictable Imbalance; the Nature of the Pareto Principle and How it Can Help Our Research: 🧠 Brain STREAM 2️⃣5️⃣
Is it in our nature to conform to the Pareto Principle? Nature says yes, so how can we reframe its principles to help with our research work?...