37: Work/life balance in academia - a podcast by Dan Quintana

In this episode, we talk work/life balance for early career researchers. Do you need to work a 70-hour week to be a successful scientist or can you actually have a life outside the lab?
Some of the topics covered:An update on "the postdoc that didn't say no" story
Brian Wansink's responseDe-identifying data in research
The perils of public criticismCriticising the research vs. criticising the person
Some sage advice from a senior academic on "Making science the centre of your life"Look for a boss that won't make insane demands of your time
How much good work is really coming out of a 70-hour week?An old hack Dan used to do to pretend he was working on data when he was really just on twitter
LinksGRIM test calculator
http://www.prepubmed.org/grim_test/Jordan's follow-up post
https://medium.com/@OmnesRes/the-donald-trump-of-food-research-49e2bc7daa41#.me8e97z51Brian Wansink's response
http://www.brianwansink.com/phd-advice/statistical-heartburn-and-long-term-lessonsThe "Making science the centre of your life" slide
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