Priscilla F. Aybar

Mother of 3, incl. twins 💪🏽 | Int’l Crime + Justice PhD Candidate 📚 | Unpacking cyber threats & national security dynamics 🔍 | Tweets = views are my own

[Priscilla F. Aybar @AybarF]

"Focus starts with elimination, improves with concentration, and compounds with continuation."

– @JamesClear

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group overcame the safeguards on the chatbot in part by convincing it that they were a legitimate cybersecurity firm using the system for defensive testing https://t.co/nm1CEjVWwK

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@FIUdc @FIU_CEC @FIU @SenAshleyMoody @SenRickScott @RepCarlos 👏👏👏

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@jamieantisocial @pmelson @SLEUTHCON 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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@SLEUTHCON LOVED IT! 💚💚💚 It was my first time + I left w/so many key takeaways & new connections🐍💡

[Emmanuel Tsekleves @PhDtoProf]

How to Finish Your PhD on Time and Transform your PhD journey?

Here are 9 mindset shifts that changed everything for me:

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

After reviewing over 200+ manuscripts as a journal editor, I've noticed a pattern: papers that combine robust research with clear writing get accepted 3x more often than those with equivalent research but poor presentation.

17 genuine bits of advice for research paper writers

(I wish someone told me about number 10 earlier)

1. Active voice sells ideas better than passive
2. Your first draft should be awful → that's normal
3. Live for your own truth, not for other scholars' approval
4. Write the methods section before researching
5. Figures and tables matter more than word count
6. Break complex ideas into simple formal language
7. Citations should taste of truth → use them thoroughly
8. Your abstract is your paper's movie trailer
9. The discussion isn't a results remix → it must add value
10. Tables whisper wisdom that paragraphs shout gruffly
11. No one reads your paper start to finish → design for skimming
12. My best writing happens between 10 PM-1 AM
13. Your title is not unrelated to your citation success
14. Tweak tenaciously → cut 30% of your first draft
15. Strong verbs always beat fancy adjectives
16. Make text-to-speech AI your read-aloud buddy
17. One paragraph = one idea (no exceptions)

(This is exactly how I get quality papers accepted in quality venues)

Share this if it helps another researcher.

P.S. Which advice resonates most with you? Drop your number below.

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@Commanders 🤣😂

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Celebrating our guys’ win!!! @Commanders 🏈 #RaiseHail

[Washington Commanders @Commanders]

HAIL MARY WIN!!! Hear from Coach Quinn & Jayden Daniels https://t.co/7HgESanpsT

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

PhD students—Do this and 90% of your paper problems will disappear.

The secret to getting your papers accepted isn't what you think.

It's about...

10 rules to structure your papers like you mean business.
I wish I knew these when I started my PhD.
Here they are:

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@davidlei Beautiful! 😍

[New York Rangers @NYRangers]

LET’S GO RANGERS.

#ItTakesEveryone

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@idaoesteraas1 Woohoo, congrats!!! 👏 Can’t wait to read it 🤓📖

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@cybercrimeprof @HFC_Conference I would like to attend the conference but don’t see much information online. Is there an email I can contact?

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@shkashyap_ Congrats!!!

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@DrSalinasLab 🎉🎉🎉

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@acbontempo Congrats! 🎉