Creativity Don't only focus on work, use your imagination and colour outside of the lines

Act like they do at Princeton

Even before Robbert Dijkgraaf became the Minister of Education, Culture and Science in January this year, I followed him a bit. No, he is not a ‘secret crush’ but I really favour some of his ideas. Robbert Dijkgraaf Quite a while ago I saw him on television, where he talked…

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Creativity Being bored now and then is great for your brain.

Why being bored is beneficial for your PhD

Our brains are in constant overdrive: always busy. During your day-to-day tasks, but also during your REM sleep, which will help you process your day. On top of that, there are endless external stimuli from your emails, social media, your apps, all resulting in a brain out of balance. The…

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