Please not now. I will do it later. First something else. Oh well, too late, I will do it tomorrow. I can hear myself thinking. Procrastination. Delaying your PhD. No interest in doing anything. It doesn’t really matter how you call it. It matters what you should do about it.…
One blog I read regularly is by Leo Babauta, called zen habits. Essentially, he writes about simplifying your life. A while ago, Scott Young was a guest blogger for Babuata’s website and he wrote the post, The Really Simple Way to Get Work Done. I was greatly inspired by this…
Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill. Christopher Parker I am not sure if I agree with this statement: my experience has taught me that procrastination is not only ‘fun’ but also gives you a ‘feeling of guilt and discontentment’. Maybe…
Recently I received an email from Joost and a Facebook message from Annette, both referred me to Tim Urban’s TEDTalk. He explains how the brain works of a person who procrastinates. Learn about monkeys and guardian angels and take your advantage! If the link doesn’t work, click here. Do you…
You probably know it: you had planned to write, you were totally ready. You were mentally prepared….. Nothing was in the way of writing. It doesn’t work…. And still, it doesn’t work. Before you know it, all the hours you had reserved are gone and you have to do other…
So, do you remember the resolutions you made at the beginning of this year? Or maybe the ones you made at the beginning of the Academic New Year? Big chance that you made a start, but that you stranded again. That’s what happens normally with resolutions. And you promised yourself…
