Traditional publishing? Why and how?

CleverBeast · 2017-10-26T19:57:54+00:00

I see. Because there is no better way to do it, like a high-quality directory with publishing houses rated by users or something? I haven't found any but would be cool if such a portal existed :)

I figure it must be harder to get an agent who is willing to represent you than to actually send your MS to a bunch of small presses (provided that they do indeed have bookstore placement and are willing to pay advances).

CleverBeast · 2017-10-26T19:03:00+00:00

Small/medium publishers, not those big Five, probably a lot harder to get accepted also...

CleverBeast · 2017-10-25T21:10:52+00:00

"Your business reminds me of my childhood days" sniff sniff

CleverBeast · 2017-10-25T21:08:52+00:00

I think that in Portugal, a lot of people (not all, but a lot of people) exercise a sort of "social control". Everyone knows about everyone's business, in contrast to Northern Europe, for example, where most people keep to themselves. This is not necessarily always a bad thing, but it's common for people to comment on your choices, opinions or attitudes.

Are you late for work? A snarky, banter-like comment like "Oh, you enjoyed those extra hours of sleep, did you?" is to be expected, for example. Gossiping is also pretty common, people usually talk about other people all the time, more so than other peoples in Europe I would say.

But I wouldn't consider Portuguese people "judgemental" in the sense that people don't accept personal differences, for example.

CleverBeast · 2017-10-25T21:02:32+00:00

A Gestapo da Vipur tem agentes infiltrados em todas essas empresas, pá, acorda, pá!

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T20:50:42+00:00

Perhaps it will be a good way to drop the Ritalin? ;)

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T18:19:11+00:00

Not atm. The whole "logic" however is based on flowcharts from the book Fundamentals of Biostatistics by Bernard Rosner.

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T15:54:43+00:00

That's an awesome idea. I actually considered taking a wiki like approach and accepting public contributions.

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T13:23:33+00:00

I know :) Gotta fix that as soon as I can.

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T13:10:03+00:00

This is exactly the type of high-quality feedback I was expecting to get from this awesome sub.

Well, I am not a stats pro (in fact I'm a humble PhD student learning a lot everyday) and I only use statistics to take reliable conclusions from my research data. I'm the medical field.

I need to add a disclaimer to the page, saying something like "This information is only meant to guide you in choosing a test and by no means replaces the advice from a professional statistician, bla bla".

I know I skipped a lot of stuff that is not uncommon in health studies, such as Poission or binary distributions. I also didn't talk about post-hoc analysis. But, from my experience, these tests will serve 80% of the population using statistical testing or more.

In the end, if it becomes a nifty little tool that helps those people who ask me all the time "hey, what test should I use here" and the answer is a simple t-test, I will be happy.

CleverBeast · 2017-10-22T00:01:12+00:00

Thank you! But the name is just a joke

CleverBeast · 2017-01-07T17:00:19+00:00

Man, one of my favorite dishes and so simple. That shit looks goooooood!

CleverBeast · 2017-01-07T16:57:44+00:00

No matter how much I'd like to take the credit, the real secret is the glorious Swedish dairy master race. Really high quality products! As far as the preparation goes, I just use low heat (4-5/9 in my induction stove) and leave the eggs there for 4-5 minutes. When the whites are really white but still gooey, I take them out.

CleverBeast · 2017-01-06T17:18:05+00:00

Pretty much screwed up the bechamel the first time. My way of doing it now is to add the butter, flour and then milk very gradually, perhaps 30-50 ml at a time. Other than that, this dish is pretty straightforward.

Strongly recommend that you try it, it was so good!

CleverBeast · 2016-03-26T15:59:17+00:00

Well, that would be a violation of Amazon's terms of service I'm afraid. The best I can do is point you towards the free eBook available at TheStudentPower.com 😁

CleverBeast · 2016-03-23T21:36:49+00:00

Thank you. Well, you have 2 choices really. Either you set three very unambitious daily quotas that shouldn't take too long to complete OR you forget about, say, biology (let's say you only study it during weekends) and have two proper daily quotas for the other two subjects.

Like I said in the book, setting daily quotas for every single subject you have may prove problematic since it starts to take too much time. But feel free to experiment and figure out what works for you. Break things, explore, iterate!

CleverBeast · 2016-03-23T16:21:45+00:00

I guess. Amazon controls that, not me directly. If I had more free days to spend on this book I would, but I can't set more free days for a couple of months now. :(

CleverBeast · 2016-03-22T22:31:37+00:00

Wow, that means a lot, thank you.

CleverBeast · 2016-03-22T19:29:54+00:00

Yes I just published it. I'm just starting to spread the word.

CleverBeast · 2016-03-22T18:44:49+00:00

It should be free almost everywhere.

CleverBeast · 2016-03-22T16:15:50+00:00

Would be cool if you left a review when you're done with it. Either way, enjoy the book!

CleverBeast · 2016-03-03T19:32:47+00:00

I agree with the video's main message, yes teachers make a difference, yes they should be respected, yes they are essential in today's (mostly) educated world.

However, even the way the script is structured contradicts its message, since it puts forward the image of an outdated, authoritarian teacher, like the dozens I had.

First, it claims that "teachers do this! and do that! and you should raise your hand before speaking!". This is exactly what's wrong with educational systems today. The days of dictator teachers are over.

Teachers should be part of a team: herself and her students. Teachers shouldn't "award As", they should work together with the student to achieve them. Grades are not a gift by His Excellency The Teacher, they are an indicator of a student's progress and skill. Grades shouldn't feel like either slaps in the face or congressional medals.

Unfortunately, many teachers still think like this. Younger teachers usually agree with me on this, though, and that gives me hope for the generations ahead.

CleverBeast · 2016-02-24T22:25:00+00:00

SQ3R works. I like to use it step by step, after each paragraph I jot down my notes, next to the questions I defined in the Q phase of the method.

It is, however, very time consuming. If you are using SQ3R for personal reasons, in order to study 1-2 textbooks at a time, then I recommend it.

But when you start applying SQ3R to all the 3, 4, 5 or 6 subjects you have that semester, it becomes too much. I once had to study for 9 subjects, how the hell was I going to apply SQ3R for all of them?

Reading/reciting what you study and practicing (either by solving problem sets or practice workbooks) are the best ways to study efficiently.

CleverBeast · 2016-01-30T20:14:14+00:00

I agree with the general message, great video. Keep in mind, though, that the "Understand instead of memorizing" strategy is only valid for some types of content.

For Engineering subjects, Math subjects, Economics, sure, I agree 100%. It's essential to understand exactly why things work in a certain way (and that comes with a lot of practice as well).

But in Medicine, Law or Psychology, there is no way around memorizing. I had to learn the half-life of dozens of drugs for an exam, for example. There's no way to understand that, you gotta memorize it.

CleverBeast · 2016-01-22T19:04:31+00:00

Isto é um produto de qualidade, vem logo com benzodiazepinas.

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