As I was going through my drafts, I found this half-answered Q&A post that I never properly finished. I last touched it in 2015, but think it's still a question worth addressing. Before I get to the question and my…
It's been quite a while since I gave an update on my exercise routine. The main adjustment that I've made over recent years, is that I alternate my focus. Since I like strength training, running, and yoga, I've come to…
Those who have been reading this blog for a while, know that I've been dabbling in mindfulness meditation for a long while (and had been, already a decade before starting this blog). My problem with meditation in the past was…
I've been struggling with my time management and with setting boundaries to work during COVID-19. Teaching remotely meant spending much more time on teaching, being there for my students meant putting in more time for one-on-one tutoring, and I've been…
Before the start of every semester, I make a list of my ongoing tasks, my priorities, and plan my weekly template. Based on these, I can develop my goals for the semester. Now, I know that Summer 2021 has some…
I took a week off after the end of the semester, and for the second time only in this pandemic, we went on an overnight trip, staying 5 days in Mindo (in the cloud forest) at 2.5 hours from Quito.…
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…
Spring 2021 was another full pandemic semester for me. Since April, we have a full curfew on the weekends, which really limits our options for going out and getting some fresh air. Looking at how I spent my time, I…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Dastan Bamwesigye to share his experience of defending a PhD in pandemic times. Currently, Dastan is a PostDoc researcher at the European scientific Insititute (ESI), Spain, and a researcher at Mendel University…
As always before the start of a new semester, I have developed my weekly template for the summer, which you can see above (I did take out the names of my students with whom I have recurring meetings). Here are…
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