PhD – Page 11 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Learning R during your PhD

2018-03-13

The time during your PhD is probably the best and worst time to learn R. I did start to learn R in earnest later, but dang, I wish I had started then.
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«What is Viewpoint Diversity?» by Heterodox Academy

2018-03-10

Heterodox Academy put a beautiful online showing the importance of viewpoint diversity.
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Assisting Students with Data Analysis

2018-02-28

A few tips when it comes to students who ask for help in data analysis.
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A short shout-out to R

2018-02-15

Okay, R has been around for ages, but it never did grow on me. Recently, giving how commercially unattractive SPSS is, I started to give it another try. And boy, it did blow me away.
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User Centered Design — Don’t Ignore or Believe, but be the Midwife or the one who does some Artificial Insemination

2018-02-15

A few comments on the problem of developing something for a user group, and a suggestion.

Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-baby-holding-finger-208189/
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What makes a good outliner?

2018-02-15

Some comments on programming a good outliner app. For the first, basic version, that is.
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A (down-voted) comment on dealing with troublesome social situations

2018-02-15

If others are in bad situations, people are quick in wanting to help directly. But there's something to be said for encouraging people to develop the competency to deal with current and future situations on their own.

Image: academia.stackexchange.com
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OmniOutliner — Auto-Fill Source Column with Filename (without extension) incl Confirmation Dialog

2017-12-04

Still using OmniOutliner — and given I use it to tag each cell of an outliner with the source information, I still use a script that does the job for me. And it's evolving.
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Making sense of the stuff you have collected during the initial stages of your PhD thesis

2017-12-04

A couple of people I know are currently in a similar stage in their PhD — they have done some studies/development/research, but they don't know what they have or where the trip is going. Some suggestions.
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MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß?

2017-11-17

A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.