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…
I am asked frequently what to do to ensure a good overview of one’s PhD. The simple answer is: by making proper planning. Proper planning, how? Start with using the 5 tips mentioned in this blog. Of course, there is more to be said about planning. Try searching here to…
Do you know that I have been supporting PhD students to finish their PhD successfully and in time for more than 13 years now and with great pleasure? You can imagine the number of PhD students I have spoken to in all these years. The striking point is that all…
Shawn Achor, a researcher at Harvard, figured out to be more successful in a simple way. He states that you can do that in 21 days with just 2 minutes a day. Does that sound too good to be true? No, it is not, as Achor explains in his bestselling…
I am getting rather tired of it. All these lists of New Year’s resolutions, fresh starts, start anew. 2021 is only a few weeks old and I don’t want to be reminded of all these good intentions. Also, because probably in a few weeks time, nobody will have kept them.…
Reflection Not really an exciting concept. At least, not to me. There are a lot of models you can use and yes they are all very beneficial, handy and well thought out. However, I don’t think they are very appealing to use. Why reflection is a good idea? To reflect…
