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Below are a subset of entries intended to help you re-contextualize a career in academic psychology as well as some practical entries addressing frequently asked questions.

Feel free to jump in to whatever sparks your curiosity most; these can be read in any order. You can also return to the Index and read in order or jump around. The choice is yours.

• To PhD or not to PhD
  • My pre-pandemic day-to-day
  • Compare yourself to others, but don't beat yourself up
  • Publications are the currency of academia
• You need non-academic exit strategies
  • You don't need undergrad psych to study psych in grad school
• Generalization doesn't run backwards

• What do you wish you knew before grad school
• How to write a paper for publication
• Conference Advice
  • How to dress like an academic
  • How to present findings
• Reviewing papers
  • How to review a paper
  • How much to review

For advice on clinical psychology, especially graduate school applications and related career questions, check out Mitch’s Uncensored Advice for Applying to Graduate School in Clinical Psychology, which comes from Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP.

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