Category Archives: research

Learning to say no

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Adriana Salerno

Probably the biggest problem I’ve had in my “early career mathematician” life is that I do too many things. I wrote a bit already about my over-functioning issues in an older post. In part, this is how I have always … Continue reading →

Posted in balancing research and teaching, Creativity, research, time management | 5 Comments

The talking cure

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Adriana Salerno

This is not a post about psychiatry (although this link Jordan Ellenberg shared recently makes me think I could use some therapy, and it IS Sigmund Freud‘s birthday today), but rather about the benefits of giving talks in mathematics: they … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, giving talks, networking, research | 2 Comments

The Referee: Unsung Hero or Arch-Nemesis?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Adriana Salerno

Earlier today I finished revising and resubmitting a paper. It seems like the stages of revision after a referee report are very similar to the stages of grief: denial (no, referee, this proof is NOT incomplete), anger (this referee is … Continue reading →

Posted in refereeing, research, revising a paper, submitting a paper for publication | 4 Comments