Procrastination. Yes, you procrastinate. I’m sure. And I have a simple way to get rid of it. Tool: egg timer! How? Sit down at your desk. Set your egg timer on 10 minutes. I know fore sure you have 10 minutes. Put the timer on, do what needs to be done.…
Ever heard of Marshall Rosenberg? He is de founder of ‘non-violent communication’. And with this non-violent communication, he works with to handpuppets: one of a jackal, and one of a giraffe. Because giraffes have the biggest heart of al country animals en non-violent communications is the language of the heart.…
As a PhD-student, you often have to deal with criticism. From your supervisor, from reviewers, from the audience if you give a lecture, maybe from your students, or from a different angle: friends or family. It is important to be able to sort out useful criticism from the other kind.…
There are many events that can interrupt your writing, both internal and external. Some of the external events you cannot control, or only partially. However, with the internal events, you do have a choice in how to respond and maybe get out of your own way… In the book ‘Writing…
Last week I found in the library of the Slangenburg a book called ‘Peace and regularity. What you can learn from living in a monastery’ by Anselm Grün and Petra Altmann. To my surprise there were a lot of practical tips in there that are still very up to date.…
