As a child, jugglers really fascinated me. They throw and catch clubs, balls and fire torches as if it is the most natural thing to do. Even now I will stop and watch if I spot a juggler. I can still follow a juggler with 3 balls, but I am…
Vraagverlegenheid, a great Dutch word that entails the following according to Researchers of the University of Leiden: a person experiencing possible obstacles and reluctance when asking for help. Many PhD students suffer from this ‘not daring to ask syndrome’ and have the idea that I should be able to do…
Have you ever played the Super Mario game? Then you know that the goal is to rescue Princess Peach by guiding Mario past obstacles and opponents and collecting as many points as possible. To achieve this you have to play through 32 levels. According to Mark Rober – NASA engineer…
Working hard for the best result If I work a little bit harder or maybe work a bit longer today, I will definitely finish everything. Can you hear yourself saying this? If you can, you have fallen in a big trap. The trap which states that more is better. And…
Have you read that new book yet everybody is talking about? No, I haven’t, not enough time, I am so busy. Maybe you should read more good books. Research has shown that all kind of changes is taking place in your brain resulting in creating very favourable conditions for your…
I have already written several blogs about planning. But, since I know as well as anyone that knowing or reading something does not necessarily mean you can actually do it, it was helpful that Marjolein came up with a tip about “WOOP” ing your life. Now, WOOP does not only…
