Course on Effective habits and soft skills for successful young scientists
Over my career I reflected a lot about the importance of good habits and soft skills for doing top research, and, in the end, I decided that this is a super important topic that is worth of a university course.
In fact, although tons of books on effective habits and soft skills have been published, they have not been thought for scientists, and, therefore, issues that are relevant for them are not easily available.
Every year I give a short online course (20 hours) aimed to collect spread ideas and place them in a coherent framework useful for young scientists and provide a small tactical guide for scientists at the first stages of their career.
First, I review the main concepts of Steve Covey's personal and time management paradigm, the inspirational speeches of Professor Randy Pausch, and the paradigm of atomic habits of James Clear, and discuss their utility for daily activity of a young scientist.
Then, I focus on a few practical skills, namely, on how to write a great paper and give a great talk. I try to convey the message that succeeding in science and technology requires skills and habits beyond the pure intelligence and intellectual abilities, and that good habits and skills of personal and time management are extremely important for young scientists.
Every year in June, I offer this 20-hour online course using Microsoft Teams. If you are interested to follow it, please, contact me.
Slides
Here an excerpt of my course material
Course preview
A video with a short version (about 2 hours) of my 20 hours course