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#136 - 7 AI Tools That Transform Conference Presentations From Boring to Unforgettable
Today, I'm sharing the exact AI-powered workflow that helped me go from nervous, boring presenter to receiving standing ovations and speaking invitations.
18 February 2026
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Feb 18, 2026
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#135 - DBA vs. PhD: Which Doctorate Is Right for Your Career? A Simple Decision Guide
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Today, I'm sharing the exact comparison matrix that has helped dozens of working professionals choose the doctorate that actually advances their specific career without unnecessary sacrifice.
11 February 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
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#134 - The Review Article Advantage: How to Establish Expert Status in Your Field, With One Strategic Paper
Today, I'm sharing the exact strategy that helped one of my postdocs become a recognised in her subfield within 18 months of publishing her first review article
4 February 2026
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Feb 04, 2026
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#133 - The Proposal Defense Strategy: 7 Steps to Present Your Research and Get Useful Feedback (Not Just Criticism)
Today, I'm sharing the exact seven-step strategy that helped my students transform their proposal defenses from stressful interrogations into valuable planning sessions.
28 January 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
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#132 - The 30-Day AI Integration Challenge: Add One Tool Per Week Without Breaking Your Workflow
Today, I'm sharing the exact 30-day challenge that helped dozens of my students and colleagues successfully adopt AI tools that genuinely improved their productivity without creating chaos or compromising quality.
21 January 2026
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Jan 21, 2026
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#131 - The Impact Factor Trap: Why Publishing in "Top" Journals Can Actually Hurt Your Career
Today, I'm sharing the strategic journal selection framework that helped me get cited three times more often and land better job offers by publishing in the "right" journals, not just the "top-ranked" ones.
14 January 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
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#130 - The 5-Hour PhD Strategy: How to Make Real Progress With Only Evenings and Weekends
Today, I'm sharing the exact system that helped three of my part-time students complete their PhDs in 5-6 years while working full-time jobs, a strategy built on focused micro-sessions and ruthless prioritisation.
7 January 2026
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Jan 07, 2026
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#129 - 5 AI-Powered Note-Taking Strategies That Transformed How I Organise Research
Today, I'm sharing the exact AI-enhanced note-taking system that helped me eliminate information chaos, cut my writing time in half, and never lose another brilliant idea.
31 December 2025
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Dec 30, 2025
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#128 - The 5-Paragraph Introduction Formula That Gets Your Papers Accepted
Today, I'm sharing the exact formula that transformed my acceptance rate significantly, a structure I've taught to hundreds of students who report similar improvements in their publication success.
24 December 2025
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Dec 24, 2025
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#127 - The Literature Review That Writes Itself: 5 Steps to Turn Reading into Your Dissertation, Without Extra Work
Today, I'm sharing the exact system that helped me turn three years of dissertation reading into a polished 80-page literature review in a short period of time.
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17 December 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
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#126 - 6 Ways to Keep Your Faculty Dream Alive While Working in Industry - Without Burning Out
Today, I'm sharing the exact six strategies that helped several of my and my cpers' former students move from industry roles back to tenure-track positions, keeping their academic dreams alive while building valuable non-academic experience.
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10 December 2025
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Dec 10, 2025
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#125 - 5 Simple Templates for Documenting AI Use in Your Research
Today, I'm sharing the exact documentation system that has helped dozens of my students and postdocs navigate AI disclosure requirements successfully across different journals, funding agencies, and conferences.
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3 December 2025
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Dec 03, 2025
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