Best products from r/PhD
We found 24 comments on r/PhD discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 28 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science
- Basic Books AZ
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2. Demystifying Dissertation Writing: A Streamlined Process from Choice of Topic to Final Text
- Used Book in Good Condition
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3. Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Used Book in Good Condition
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4. The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job
- Three Rivers Press CA
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6. Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
- Oxford University Press USA
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11. On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
- HarperCollins Publishers
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15. The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
- University of Chicago Press
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Thank you! One more suggestion is that you read The Professor Is In by Karen Kelsky, and the earlier the better. Many doctoral students are in the mindset that they are a student in relation to their professors, when actually, they should be in the mindset that they are future colleagues of current professors. They go to class, they complete their assignments, they go home, and think that's it. When actually, they should start thinking of themselves as colleagues, while respecting certain boundaries, as well as network and continuing productivity in the profession. This goes back to the creating knowledge rather than learning knowledge. This book should definitely make you think about the higher education profession as a whole and will make you better prepared.
I highly recommend books A PhD is not enough, and PhD grind, they answer a lot of questions and I wish I've read it before starting my PhD.
Depending on your field, it might be the case that you would get a good position right after your defense, especially since you already have a lot of industry experience and willing to teach. Furthermore, a lot of universities practice 'equal opportunity' policies which forces them to not discriminate based on gender, age, or race. So this might be a good part that by your defense you would be in your early 40's.
It might be a good idea to find someone from your target field and talk to them about their path to their current position, how many postdocs they had to do and so on. Maybe you will find out that some of them don't even have a PhD degree, I don't know. A lot of these things depend on your field.
If I were you, though, I would consider other ways to scratch that teaching itch. Getting a PhD is a daunting and not that rewarding. But then again, it's a nice change of pace and might be your 3-5 years vacation.
One of the best books I have ever read is “Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded” https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199760241/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_6MpxCb2Y2PH49
The book is easy to read and has DRASTICALLY improved my science writing. I read this book with my undergraduate lab (like 4 years ago) and still reference now in my PhD program.
I was trying to save money, so I did not buy any supports. It worked for me. It is permanently portrait mode. But you can look into the Amazon link. That will provide the ability to easy rotation. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01LH0KVP0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_0rz2DbK5329M2
Roaring Spring Oversize Lab Book, 11 3/4" x 9 1/4", 76 sheets, Numbered https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HIGF1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2aZYBbKDXBKGE
Pilot G2 Retractable Premium Gel Ink Roller Ball Pens Bold Pt (1.) Dozen Box Black; Retractable, Refillable & Premium Comfort Grip; Smooth Lines to the End of the Page, America’s #1 Selling Pen Brand https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001E6D3W6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_acZYBbXP1FYGK
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Hi there, I like to read On Writing Well yearly to calibrate my writing (lhttps://www.amazon.ca/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548). It's a writing book that doesn't feel like a writing book.
That and of course elements of style... But that one feels like a writing book
I have read this book and like it a lot. It really helped me: https://www.amazon.com/Demystifying-Dissertation-Writing-Streamlined-Process/dp/1579223133/ref=sr_1_5?crid=30ZVYC6WAT1CJ&keywords=demystifying+dissertation+writing&qid=1568752497&s=books&sprefix=demy%2Cstripbooks%2C163&sr=1-5
Here is a second book that is also helpful, but I prefer the first book more: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Successful-Thesis-Dissertation-Strategies/dp/141294225X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=93T5FB5RT5FF&keywords=writing+a+successful+thesis+or+dissertation&qid=1568752352&s=books&sprefix=writing+a+successful+the%2Cstripbooks%2C150&sr=1-1
You can use a paint can opener like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VEC63I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_C9tuDb0Z13BGA
May be a retractable pointer for presentations, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/BESTOYARD-Extendable-Telescopic-Retractable-Whiteboard/dp/B01M73WSK7/ref=asc_df_B01M73WSK7/
I would like to add this book as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Young-Economist-MIT-Press/dp/026251589X
The title refers to economists but the chapters on writing and presenting papers -which constitute most of the book- applies to all disciplines.
For how to think about and approach research, you really can't go wrong with The Craft of Research by W. Booth & colleagues. For anything beyond that, such as methodological considerations for particular studies and perspectives within your own field, consider speaking with your professor(s) and taking one or more research methods courses within your department. It's hard to give any further recommendations without information about where you are and what you want to do.
I have something very similar to this one from Amazon: fitueyes standing desk. It has lasted two years, and is fairly study, but cheap enough that I expect I'll leave it behind when I'm through.
Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/022627084X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_A0zxCbHPX1QNN
Another suggestion along these lines:
Selected figures and tables from
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(like this book: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Tables-Figures-Emergency-Neurology/dp/0190602082)