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Average year in research

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posted on 2025-05-09, 08:56 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

A collection of bar graphs and pie charts parodying how researchers perceive and spend their time over a year. Blends real academic frustrations with absurd search habits.

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2016-12-14

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Funny graphs showing a researcher's time use including naps, coffee, and googling cats

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The average year in research [Bar graph labels]: Total hours in the year Official work hours Holiday time Zzzzz How many hours it feels like I worked Hours I actually worked [Side bar]: Meetings Preparing for meetings Fixing lab equipment Coffee Actual research time Writing [Pie chart]: Papers, books etc Staring blankly at the screen Google search bar E-mails explaining why papers, books etc are late [Search bar breakdown]: 25% How do I recover Word document after crash 20% How to spell X 60% Cats falling over 2% How to calculate percentages

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