Skills - Information Management

Using Capacities.io To Do Efficient Research Literature Reviews

How to use the features in Capacities to do a quick and efficient review of the literature — and keep on top of new research as it arises.

PhD - Before

Can I Do A PhD By Distance Learning?

Doing a PhD by distance learning can be a great option if you need to do it alongside other commitments, but it's not without its challenges.

PhD - Day-to-Day

What Percentage of PhD Students Don't Finish?

Discover how many PhD students don't make it to the end of their PhD and some of the reasons why.

Resources - Apps

Sometimes Less is More — Why I Switched From WordPress to Ghost

If you’re considering making the switch, or you’re on the fence about which of these website content managers to use for an academic blog, read on to find out why I now use Ghost over WordPress.

Resources - Apps

I Had a Brief Fling With Capacities - Sorry Obsidian

Could I be tempted by Capacities? Not at the moment, but it's a close call...

Skills - Research

Using Capacities in my PhD - How to Streamline Literature Reviews

Literature reviews for PhDs and research papers can seem daunting but here I share a quick and easy method to doing one using the abilities of the notetaking app Capacities.

Skills - Communication

Study This Business Book To Learn Effective Scientific Research Communication

We can learn a lot about research communication through books intended for audiences who want maximum results in minimum time. Enter Antonio Weiss' book.

Newsletter

🧠 Brain STREAM 5: Change

This week I discuss "Change". Things are changing as I develop a new website and take actions to try and STREAMline my workload.

🧠 Brain STREAM 4: Notebooks

Navigating physical note-taking in a digital world.

Skills - Communication

How Having a Blog Helps to Communicate Academic Research

A blog is a wonderful exploit and can complement research really well.

Newsletter

🧠 Brain STREAM 3: Anywhere

The need to take writing from anywhere to somewhere, and why how we get there is important.

PhD - Finishing

Will Doing a PhD Help Me Get a Job?

Clearly getting a PhD doesn't guarantee you a job, but thinking about it strategically and appreciating your wider skills can help ensure success.

Newsletter

🧠 Brain STREAM 2: Trends

I'm not great at keeping up with trends, but I do like to analyse them as they develop.

Resources - Apps

Nine of the Best Apps and Websites for My PhD Workflow

Here's 9 of my favourite apps I use regularly for my PhD.

Newsletter

🧠 Brain STREAM 1: Optimisation

To optimise or not to optimise, that is the question!

Skills - Information Management

AI is ‘Note’ For Me

It doesn’t matter how good digital tools get, I always return to pen and paper as my note-taking CPU.

Skills - Information Management

Why I’m Switching From Obsidian to Capacities

It’s not a decision I’ve taken lightly, but here’s five reasons why I’m making the switch.

Skills - Writing

Managing Physical Notetaking in a Digital World With Capacities

My current method for converting physical notes to digital ones.

Creator Diaries

Break It Down and Build It Up; Creator Theo Stowell on Note-Taking

A fireside chat on how university student and Medium writer, Theo Stowell, has mastered the art of knowledge management in his first year…

Skills - Writing

Understanding Scientific Research Papers: Before Reading, Do These Things

Here’s seven important things to consider before you start to read a research paper.

Creator Diaries Featured

Boring To-Do Lists? Not If You Study Leonardo da Vinci

Because he knew how to write to-do lists I actually want to do.

Resources - Apps

Two-way Markdown Sync With Obsidian and Zotero Better Notes Plugin

Sometimes you find yourself looking in the wrong place…

Resources - Apps

Trends in Obsidian as Determined By 15 Most Downloaded Plugins

What are the most popular and trending plugins in Obsidian in the top 15 downloads?

Skills - Information Management

Using Omnivore and Obsidian to Read, Highlight and Take Notes From Research Papers

Sometimes you discover a combo of software and plugins which work so well together for your intended purpose, it would seem criminal not to…

Skills - Information Management

App Optimisation and the Curious Case of the Olympus Mju Mini

The perfect imperfection of a tool which wasn’t the best, but did the job perfectly.