Q1. What is your key to success? How you work smart and what keeps you motivated?
Key to success:
Reading,
Writing,
Planning,
Consistency,
Community & Social life,
Utilization of good days, and moment to take charge
Tips to work smarter:
Trim the fat, narrow down your goals to your most important tasks
Measure your results, not your time
Have an attitude adjustment
Communicate, communicate, communicate
Create and stick to a routine
Automate more tasks (Mark example)
Stop multitasking
Relieve stress
Do more of the work you enjoy
Improve Your Time Management Skills
Learn How to Use Productivity Tools
Use Your Phone Wisely
Expect Failure and Fight Paranoia
Secreta behind motivation:
“Do something you are passionate about, something that you love, and your gut tells you, you are good at! Then success is inevitable”
Q2. How do you write your research paper? What resources you often used for writing and learning your field? And what you suggest to beginners about getting their work published well in time?
Advice for the beginners:
Differentiate between topic and research question
Read, Read, Read
Make a database of citing/learning sources
Think about a topic
Tell a story
Write first and edit later
Prewriting – Writing – Revising
Explain why your work is important
Use figures
If you fail, Discuss/Collaborate with others (AIDS example)
Choose the right journal
Resources:
Read literature (journal websites / google scholar / university library)
Read books (basic concept books, programming books, guiding books)
Directly take help from tool’s tutorial from its website
Use youtube or other sources for practically learn new things
Take online courses
Q3. Along with your studies, you have been involved in several volunteer activities, how you manage time? And how you manage to work with people from different backgrounds?
Planning
Communication
Conflict resolution
Rapport-building and listening
Tolerance
Give them the freedom to use their talents
Give them permission to make mistake
Guide them to work together toward a compelling vision
Show up as the leader and develop leaders within
Create an environment of fun and enjoyment
Model accountability and teach responsibility
Be honest and encourage others
Q4. Suggestions of how to apply to post-doc after PhD or for PhD after Masters?
Many Post-Doc/PhD advice articles tell you to look out for at least three characteristics when choosing a prospective lab:
It should be in another country than your PhD lab was
Have different or at least additional techniques
An excellent publication records
Sure, these are beneficial aspects, but are by far not the main criteria you should look for.
Pick your Post Doc / PhD lab based on their research interest and attitude towards it, not primarily based on their publication record
To apply for PostDoc or PhD there are several ways:
Keep an eye on universities website
Keep an eye on your favorite lab position’s announcement
Search for countries government funded scholarships
Write directly to the Professors and discuss your possibility
Keep your CV real and intact
