That very beginning of writing your dissertation - chapter 1, the introduction - and then nothing but the flashing cursor in your writing software... This situation is probably the beginning of 99% of all dissertations.The end is also quite the…
He often joins my meditationOver the past two years, I've regularly written about my explorations in meditation and mindfulness on this blog. By now, I consider meditation as important for my mind as exercise for my health. Over time, I've…
Latest internet-as-a-tool fave: MOOCS!It's not a secret that I find the internet one of the best inventions of mankind ever. I can't imagine how I'd be communicating with my husband across the Atlantic if we'd have to rely just on…
Whenever I hear a fellow PhD student tell me that he/she has nothing to write a conference paper about, I get a little antsy.While the main chunk of your research might not be ready yet, that doesn't mean you have…
From April 1st 2012 until April 1st 2013, I joined in the "Stoppen met Shoppen" challenge. While the organization promised inspirational e-mails to keep all participants motivated, they only once send a half-baked apologetic mail to tell us that they…
Recently, I discovered Spreeder, an online tool to help you practice speed reading.Speed reading can be a great skill to master when you need to skim through a large stack of papers, so start training yourself today!Two of the most…
One of the major moments of intense frustration I went through in preparing the final draft for my dissertation, was the moment when I needed to revert the landscape pages that contained large tables back into portrait pages.Why was that…
With its more than 10 million views, you must have seen the Sound of Music flashmob.But I'm sharing it here:- because it always makes me smile when the thesis hits me in my stomach- because it comes from home (my…
I have some lovely news to share with you, my awesome readers... PhD Talk is featured in Online PhD Program's list of Top 100 Thesis and Dissertation references on the web.Even better, the blog has earned a badge for that…
I'm breaking my regular stream of posts to let you know that my dissertation is now available online through the TU Delft Repository. The printed copies should be ready on Thursday - 250 books in total are coming my way.Even…
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