Evaluation of my summer 2026 goals
As always at the end of the semester, I check in on my goals. Here’s how I did:
- Submit 3 journal papers: yes, I still manage to move my writing forward although more of it is supervision and collaboration
- EU project next (and last) deliverable: working on it!
- progress on new research project: yes, first meetings are done and first deliverables are in progress
- start of postdoc: yes indeed
- policy documents for USFQ: I’ve moved various documents forward but none are fully ready yet
- apply for Swiss funding: submitted and fingers crossed!
- max my powerlifts and then do some weeks of maintenance: I stalled my deadlift at 132.5 kg and did not get to a squat and bench max
- write and submit to poetry competitions: yes, and got a few things published even
- get more sleep: a bit more, I guess
- take a coursera course: #fail
- summer holidays with my family: I stayed longer in Europe with my daughter
- enjoy my time in the Netherlands with my daughter: we had a great time together
