The last couple of weeks I had lots of talks with PhD students. The thing that struck me the most was that PhD students don’t talk. Yes, they talk to me, because I am an outsider and not too scary and I know so much about the process of getting…
‘Are you kidding? I don’t need more than 5 hours sleep max per night and I feel great in the mornings!’ That is what you might think. But I can tell you that you are completely wrong. It is probably far more important to sleep enough than to work. Why?…
Maybe you have done one of these courses, a time management course. One that is supposed to show you how to plan your time efficiently so you will go home all happy and relaxed at the end of the day. If it works for you; great: stop reading. In case…
Shall I move or not? Should I end this relationship, shall I end my studies? So many questions that could bother you. And you know you won’t find an easy answer. Because everything has its cons and pros and one day you think this way and the other day that…
Shoot You thought you had done everything but you forgot to get the bin out! What to do when you think you have finished everything? This works the same for your thesis. You are sure you have finished it – read: you have submitted your last manuscript to your supervisors…
Adding up all the hours I can only conclude that I wasted a lot of time, really unnecessarily. And it is so simple: make sure you have a fixed spot for your keys (and telephone and other things you might need leaving the house) and you never have to search…
