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…
‘Which bite of food would you leave last on your plate?’ a friend asked me a while ago when we were having a drink. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Well, some people just finish off their plates without thinking about an order what to eat first. Other people make sure that…
I have written before what you can learn from living in a monastery, as described in a book of Anselm Grün and Petra Altmann. Today I would like to add something. Have a daily routine. Do you think that sounds boring? Yes, it does. Will it help you though? Absolutely! What…
‘You have exactly one year to finish your thesis.’ This remark or any remark about time will send most PhD students into a frenzy. How come? Uncertainty The main reason is uncertainty about what needs to be done to reach the end product. Often this seems an incomprehensible mountain without…
Many PhD students don’t work, they overwork. Because they have the idea that working more is better, they work so long and hard that they don’t work effectively anymore. And ‘overworking’ kills creativity and you really need creativity. Imagine this: everybody is like a fishing pond full of creative ideas.…
It is hard for many PhD students to make a good planning. I would like to give you some tips to help you. 1. Never plan more than 80% of your time The rest of the time will be filled with unexpected events and normal things in life; a colleague…
