I recently set aside a chunk of time to think about how to align my work (and life) with my core values. In discussions with GPT 4, I came to the following activities and journaling prompts to flesh out this…
Ecuador is struggling with its power and water supply. Since last year, we have been experiencing multiple power cuts - first without warning, then as temporary disruptions, and ultimately as scheduled power cuts of up to 8 hours in length.…
I've written about the skills to learn as a full professor to prepare for an admin role before, but what if we leave out the admin ambition. What if as a full professor I would want to grow my research…
I have written a fair amount of literature review reports and review papers over the past years. For the literature review report, I currently use the following strategy: Gathering references: I start by collecting references on the topic, with a…
Every now and then, I like doing a day-in-the-life post. Here's what my days look like at the moment: 5:40 - 6:00 Wake up and get ready to go to the gym 6:00 - 6:20 Drive to gym 6:20 -…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
As always, I’m here with a brief post outlining my goals for the upcoming semester. This semester, I will spend a good chunk of it in Delft (2 weeks in Quito and then the rest of the summer in Europe):…
At the end of every semester, I take a moment to reflect on what I achieved and what not of my original goals. Here's how I did in terms of my Spring 2024 goals: Submit 4 papers: I submitted 1…
At the end of every semester, I look at the data in my Toggl reports to see how I spent my time. Here's how I spent my time in Spring 2024: Conferences: 10.39% ACI Avances: 9.59% Research proposals: 9.50% Service:…
Last year, I read about the idea of having one day per month to think and strategize - and I found the idea so attractive that I decided to implement it for myself. I may not have the time to…
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