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Joshua B. Miller
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I am putting together a one-stop list of "soft" skill resources to incorporate into teaching, advising, and, *cough*, self-improvement

It would be nice if there were a centralized wiki for this, but I haven't found one.

Perhaps folks can help w/feedback, or add to this list?
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The art of discovery, getting ideas, asking the right questions:

- Jack Oliver: ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/83 [excellent, free]

- Santiago Ramón y Cajal: amazon.com/Advice-Young-I… [good, dated]

- William I.B. Beveridge: amazon.com/Scientific-Inv… [has anyone read this?]

- what else?
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General coding, data and statistical workflow advice for social scientists:

gist.github.com/alexhanna/d689…

[compiled by @alexhanna, contributions from many]
/3
Writing/presenting/refereeing for social scientists:

sites.google.com/site/amandayag…

[compiled by @amandayagan, contributions from many]
/4
The sausage factory: submission, reviews, acceptance, rejection, and editorial policy

- Secrets of Economics editors: mitpress.mit.edu/books/secrets-… [has anyone read this?]

- what else?
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I neglected advice for PhD students, job market advice, and how to advise PhD students well. What are the best resources for that?

For job market, what comes to mind is @PJakiela's tips: pamjakiela.com/job-market-adv…
also David Laibson's: economics.harvard.edu/files/economic…

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feedback & additions appreciated
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in this category @khayeswilson has resources on building your website

@BFEditing has read this, here:
blueflowerediting.com/resources/secr…
if these really are the "secrets," it's disappointing. Sounds like it is just standard good sense
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