de.hypothesesMar 28, 2025

How to get that grant: In her survival guide to applications in academia, Sarah Lang explains how to make your case an "easy win" by knowing two key facts about the reviewing process 👇

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/5612

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To be an easy yes, give them an easy win [Applications in Academia 101, A Survival Guide, Part 7]

In the last post on applications, we discussed the importance of not disqualifying yourself. I mentioned a few ways you could accidentally do this, but I also emphasized the value of identifying potential weaknesses...

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de.hypothesesJul 23, 2024

Woher weiß ich, wann ich genug gelesen habe und mit dem Schreiben anfangen kann? Oder, andersherum: Leide ich am Mythos des "noch eine Quelle zitieren", mit dem ich den Beginn des Schreibens hinauszögere?

Sarah Lang hat bei #BoulderingEpigrammetry wieder neue #SchreibTipps parat:

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4832 (auf Englisch)

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How to know if you have read enough or one more source to cite?

In my academic writing journey this year, an issue that has been plaguing me is whether I’m suffering from the “one more source to cite” myth and procrastinating on starting writing or whether I...

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de.hypothesesJun 3, 2024

What does this buy me at the history store?

Sarah Lang explains how to write good conclusions using the hourglass method (and what not to put into a conclusion):

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4360

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Ending well: Re-Opening the OCAR Hourglass

Nobody knows how to write good conclusions. So for the second post on conclusions in my recap of Joshua Schimmel’s Writing Science (part 1, part 2), I will continue unpacking how to write a...

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de.hypothesesMar 8, 2024

On the Art and Politics of Chairing Panels:

At ➡ Bouldering @epigrammetry, Sarah Lang shares her perspective on the responsibility of chairing a conference panel (& doing it well):

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/3460

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On the Art and Politics of Chairing Panels

I have considered chairing panels at academic conferences for a while as a topic for a potential blog post. This aspect of academic life isn’t self-evident and there are only a few guides on...

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