As always, I'm here with a brief post outlining my goals for the upcoming semester. Here's what I will be focusing on: Submit 4 papers. Develop a plan for a delayed PhD thesis. Analyze skewed slab tests. Redesign MSc course…
Here's my template for Spring 2024 (without all the meetings that eventually get added for up to 20 hours per week). What is different? I have changed my research blocks to different days again, and I've added extra time for…
As many of you have seen in the news, peaceful Ecuador was seriously disturbed on January 9th, when armed men took hostages during a live TV show. The same day, various shootings and violent incidents happened, prison guards were taken…
Just like every year, I am here with my list of goals 🙂 For reference, here are my goals for 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022 and 2023 (looks like I forgot to blog about my goals for some…
One of my end-of-year practices includes looking back at the past year and seeing the highlights of each month. This is what 2023 looked like for me: January: dealing with the fallout of the cyberattack on our university. February: visit…
As every year, I reflect on the goals I set for the year before I plan the upcoming year. So, let's see how I did in 2023: Work goals Writing: Submit 6 journal papers (I outlined the topics for these).…
2023 has been a busy year, especially the past Fall semester. I ended up working again more than the year before. I had logged 2188 hours for 2022, and 2023 my time working is back up to 2440 hours on…
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…
Reading is one of my favorite hobbies. I read over 110 books in 2023, and had 18 books flagged with 5 stars. I keep the 5-star rating for books that profoundly touched me, and many years I don't get to…
At the end of every year, I like looking back at the music I enjoyed during the year. So, here are my top 10 albums of 2023 (albums released in 2023): 10. In Flames - Foregone: In Flames has always…
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