On first thought, diving and earning a PhD may not seem to have much in common. But, the things that let you make a safe dive can also apply to keep you healthy, successful and earn your degree in time. How can this be? To dive safely, it is imperative…
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Procrastination feels awful. And, it can also have terrible consequences. Procrastination behaviour is possible in any area of life: not going to your doctor or dentist appointments, not tidying up, not getting around to making that one phone call, not doing any of the jobs that need to be done…
It happens twice a year. Stress! Panic, hassle. What happened? Something serious? No: the holidays have begun. Christmas holidays or summer holidays. Somehow we always have the expectation that everything should be finished. And most of the time that is not possible. What to do do to start the…
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…
‘Should I first continue working on that article?’ Or should I first research more literature? Do I need an extra experiment? No wait, first finish analysing this one. Oh no; I have a meeting I should attend. I should actually probably prepare for that meeting. And, there’s no room in…
