It's been a while since I wrote about mindfulness and meditation, and the reason is that in all the thesis stress, I've been slacking off.However, I recently started doing some breathing exercises, based on the instructions from an iPhone app.…
I recently tweeted and wrote on Facebook about a paper rejection. Afterwards, I heard the comment that I should not write about those things, for several reasons:- People will only remember my bad news and not my good news.- You…
Inspired by my recent theoretical work, I'd like to dedicate a series of posts to the creative process.The first idea I'd like to discuss is which conditions you need for creative work? Before you get started on developing a new…
My contract with the university ends at the beginning of September 2013. And no contract means no salary means Big Trouble. To avoid Big Trouble, I will finish my PhD before my contract ends. Yes, it's that easy.Well, maybe not.…
This post is in Dutch - in short: I'm heading to Universiteit Utrecht to give a workshop on (micro)blogging for PhDs and Post-Docs on November 8th. Het Vrouwennetwerk van de Universiteit Utrecht organiseert op 8 november aanstaande haar tweejaarlijkse netwerkdag.…
Recently, I was asked in the comments of my post on motivation for my input on concentration. I've quickly given an answer in the comments, but I'd like to expand on the topic in a full post.Concentration is not my…
My TEDx Delft Salon talk is online!
Over the past 10 years, I've been a student, and thus living as a student in shared houses. In total, I've had 36 housemates so far (if I didn't forget to count anyone), and I have lived with different characters.…
When I went for my PhD Start-Up training course, I learned to know the expression "Science is fun".In the end, as a researcher, you are in the privileged position to play around with ideas, use your time to explore different…
And so the day has come that I gathered all my courage and gave it my best shot!The whole journey started almost 10 months ago, when I got an invitation to come and discuss the possibility for a TEDx Delft…