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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

Index

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