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Do you worry a lot? Stop it!

Some days, my thoughts are running around in circles the whole day long. You probably recognise it as well. You keep pondering whether to take the next step in your research, you are thinking about the remark of your supervisor, your remind yourself the look on your colleague’s face, that…

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Communication is like modelling clay

Communication is not always easy. Before you know it, there is confusion, misunderstanding of the other person’s reaction, frustration, in short: miscommunication. Some miscommunication now and then is not the end of the world, however too much of it might influence your relationships with the people surrounding you. Frequent miscommunication…

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Are you happy, PhD student?

I don’t really like to mention it but I come across many PhD students who don’t feel very happy. Because of the pressure of work, the relationship with their supervisor, because they are insecure if they will be able to finish their thesis, because the writing doesn’t seem to progress,…

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