Tools for research life
Practical worksheets, planners, conversation guides, and Research Systems for the situations that rarely come with instructions.
Start with the problem you are trying to improve.
A Research System brings related tools together so you can work on a broader challenge instead of choosing worksheets one by one.
Research Capacity System
Work with your actual workload, energy, priorities, and invisible labor instead of treating capacity as unlimited.
- Weekly Capacity Planner
- Burnout Early Warning Tracker
- Guilt-Free PTO Planner
- Invisible Work Planner
- Affirmation Notes
Trainee-Mentor Meeting & Feedback System
Prepare for one-on-ones, clarify expectations, and make feedback or difficult conversations easier to navigate.
- One-on-One Meeting Form
- Mentorship Relationship Map
- Feedback Reflection Worksheet
- Difficult Conversation Prep
- Individual Development Plan
Lab & Team Foundations System
Make onboarding, collaboration, team norms, and everyday lab culture more explicit from the start.
- Lab Culture Tool
- Lab Onboarding Checklist
- Collaboration Agreement
- Team Retrospective Guide
- Email Boundaries Tracker
- Difficult Conversation Prep
Career Direction System
Explore options, compare roles, translate your skills, and make career decisions that fit your current season.
- Career Season Self Assessment
- 5-Year Vision Map
- Skill Gap Analysis
- Academic-to-Industry Translation
- Job Search Pipeline Tracker
- Job Interview Playbook
- Offer Evaluation Worksheet
Research Skills & Growth System
Identify development needs, prepare for opportunities, and turn feedback into a more concrete growth plan.
- Conference Prep Planner
- Skill Gap Analysis
- Feedback Reflection Worksheet
- Impostor Syndrome Reality Check
- Individual Development Plan
Want the full library?
The Complete Research Life Toolkit includes all five core Research Systems in one bundle.
Save $26 vs. buying the systems separatelyFree Research Essentials Kit
Five practical tools for common research-life situations: understanding your current season, planning around real capacity, making invisible work visible, preparing for a mentorship conversation, and translating your skills.
Use the one you need now. Save the others for when they become relevant.
Get the Free Research Essentials KitNeed just one thing?
Every tool can also be purchased individually. Browse by the situation you are trying to address.
Research Capacity & Sustainable Work
Mentorship, Meetings & Feedback
Lab & Team Foundations
Career Direction & Navigation
Research Skills & Growth
Self-Awareness & Research Identity
Looking for materials to use with a lab, cohort, or research program? The Toolkit is designed for direct use. Program Packages add paired stories, facilitator guidance, group discussion, practice, practical tools, and follow-up.
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