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A few lessons from the lab - November 22, 2010
If I had a time machine - January 14, 2011
The riddle of shear failure - January 21, 2011
ASCE Structures Congress 2011 - paper and presentation - May 17, 2011
Our lab on TV - May 25, 2011
fib Symposium 2011 - paper and presentation - June 14, 2011
The making of a specimen - August 29, 2011
Halfway my PhD - September 1, 2011
A presentation in Dutch  - September 22, 2011
Presentation at ACI Fall Convention - November 6, 2011
From real traffic on a bridge to a square steel plate - March 21, 2012
A setup for half-scale slab shear experiments - March 28, 2012
International Bridge Conference 2012 - June 24, 2012
Spreiding puntlasten plaatviaducten - July 4, 2012
IABMAS 2012 - July 19, 2012
9th fib PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering - July 31, 2012
TEDxDelft Salon Announcement - October 3, 2012
Kick-off 3TU.Bouw - October 11, 2012
Fifty Shades of Concrete - October 23, 2012
Thesis Update - October 30, 2012
Shear and Punching 101: Distance in the codes - November 13, 2012
Taking the Lab to the Stage - November 27, 2012 
Sulfur Concrete in Plain English - January 8, 2013
Paper nominated for Paper of the Year - February 7, 2013 
On the road to the defense, part I - February 14, 2013 
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting: Presentation and Paper - February 17, 2013
Paper published in the ACI Structural Journal - February 21, 2013 
Breaking News: The Dissertation - May 14, 2013
Presentation at fib symposium 2013 - June 20, 2013
Presentation on Shear Assessment of Solid Slab Bridges - June 27, 2013
IABSE presentation on slabs subjected to a combination of loads - June 30, 2013 
Presentation from ACI Fall Convention 2011 - July 4, 2013 
Prolonging the service life of existing reinforced concrete slab bridges - July 14, 2013 
Quick Scan Method - Presentation at the International Bridge Conference - July 18, 2013 
Presentation of my PhD Defense, "Lekenpraatje" - July 21, 2013 
Peak shear stress distribution in finite element models of concrete slabs - September 12, 2013
Introducing Universidad San Francisco de Quito - October 15, 2013
Lecture at Vrije Universiteit Brussel - October 17, 2013
Applying Experimental Results to the Shear Assessment Method for Solid Slab Bridges - October 31, 2013 
Writers' Lab: Introducing Project #tweetprop - November 5, 2013
Project #tweetprop: On slabs versus beams - November 7, 2013
Project #tweetprop: the Modified Bond Model -  November 10, 2013
Project #tweetprop: There is still life in "dead" slabs - November 17, 2013
Project #tweetprop: Shear capacity at the continuous support - November 19, 2013
Project #tweetprop: Feynman and uncertainty -  December 5, 2013
Paper in Structural Engineering International - December 10, 2013
Effective Width in Shear of Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab Bridges under Wheel Loads - February 4, 2014 
Discussion of Shear in One-Way Slabs under Concentrated Load close to Support - February 16, 2014
Elected as a Committee Member - April 1, 2014
Recommendations for the Shear Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab Bridges - July 29, 2014
Practical Application of Transverse Load Redistribution in Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab Bridges - July 31, 2014
Predicting the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to concentrated loads close to support with the Modified Bond Model - October 21, 2014
Database of wide concrete members failing in shear - October 23, 2014
53 interesting ways to communicate your research - November 4, 2014
Influence of Width on Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Members - December 11, 2014
Load testing of a bridge in Friesland - December 16, 2014
Extending the service life of existing bridges - February 3, 2015
Predicting the capacity of the Ruytenschildt bridge - February 10, 2015
Student concrete competition of Ecuador - February 12, 2015
Proposal for the extension of the Eurocode shear formula for one-way slabs under concentrated loads - April 14, 2015
Applications of sound in engineering - April 30, 2015
Transition from one-way to two-way shear in slabs under concentrated loads - June 11, 2015
Presentation at the 2015 ACI Fall Convention - July 23, 2015
Research seminar: Testing to failure of the Ruytenschildt Bridge - August 20, 2015
Paper and presentation from fib symposium 2015 - September 10, 2015
Experimental investigation on shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs with plain bars and slabs on elastomeric bearings - September 17, 2015
Effective shear width of concrete slab bridges - October 15, 2015
One-Way Slabs subjected to Combination of Loads failing in Shear - October 22, 2015
Reliability-based expression for the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads close to supports - October 29, 2015
Improved formulation for compressive fatigue strength of concrete - November 26, 2015
Proposal for the fatigue strength of concrete under cycles of compression - January 21, 2016
Application of Modified Bond Model to capacity of Ruytenschildt Bridge - January 28, 2016
Proof loading of existing bridges - February 16, 2016
Proof loading of existing reinforced concrete bridges in The Netherlands -  April 14, 2016
Case Study on Aggregate Interlock Capacity for the Shear Assessment of Cracked Reinforced-Concrete Bridge Cross Sections - May 17, 2016
Development of a guideline for load testing in the Netherlands - July 19, 2016Querkrafttragfähigkeit von Platten nahe Auflagern - Übersicht über diverse Versuche - August 30, 2016  Using Eurocodes and AASHTO for assessing shear in slab bridges - September 8, 2016
Afschuifcapaciteit van betonnen plaatbruggen - September 13, 2016
Shear and moment capacity of Ruytenschildt Bridge - September 15, 2016
Ruytenschildt Bridge: Field and Laboratory Testing - October 11, 2016
Probabilistic prediction of the failure mode of the Ruytenschildt Bridge - October 18, 2016
Q&A: How to draw crack patterns - November 10, 2016
Son seguros los puentes por los que cruzamos? - November 22, 2016
Papers at IABMAS 2016 - December 8, 2016
Bridging the gap between one-way and two-way shear in slabs - January 24, 2017
Development of stop criteria for proof loading - January 31, 2017
Load testing of reinforced concrete bridges in the Netherlands - February 7, 2017
Collapse test and moment capacity of the Ruytenschildt reinforced concrete slab bridge - February 9, 2017
Shear capacity of the Ruytenschildt Bridge - February 23, 2017
Defining loading criteria for proof loading of existing reinforced concrete bridges - February 28, 2017
Papers at SEMC 2016 - March 9, 2017
Transverse load redistribution and effective shear width in reinforced concrete slabs - March 16, 2017
The adventures of a concrete researcher - or how I ended up breaking bridges for a living - March 23, 2017
Proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges in the Netherlands - March 30, 2017
Extended Strip Model for Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Concentrated Loads - May 9, 2017
Extended Strip Model for slabs subjected to load combinations - May 23, 2017
Proof load testing in the Netherlands - overview of current research - July 11, 2017
Distribution of peak shear stress in finite element models of reinforced concrete slabs - July 18, 2017
Proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges in the Netherlands - July 25, 2017
Modeling Concrete Material Structures - a Two-Phase Meso Finite Element Model - August 1, 2017
State-of-the-art on load testing of concrete bridges - August 31, 2017
Required proof load magnitude for probabilistic field assessment of viaduct De Beek - September 12, 2017
Development of recommendations for proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges - September 28, 2017
Extended Strip Model for slabs subjected to a combination of loads - November 14, 2017
Determination of loading protocol and stop criteria for proof loading with beam tests - November 16, 2017
Reliability index after proof load testing: viaduct De Beek - November 28, 2017
Beam experiments on acceptance criteria of proof load tests - November 30, 2017
Beam experiments to investigate loading protocol and stop criteria for load testing - December 19, 2017
Towards standardisation of proof load testing: pilot test on viaduct Zijlweg - December 21, 2017
Plastic model for asymmetrically loaded reinforced concrete slabs - January 11, 2018
Pilot Proof-Load Test on Viaduct De Beek: Case Study - January 16, 2018
Assessment of slab bridges through proof loading in the Netherlands - January 18, 2018
Pruebas de carga en puentes de hormigon armado: experiencia de un programa de pruebas en Holanda - January 23, 2018
Field assessment of a concrete bridge - March 20, 2018
Two presentations at IABSE 2017 - May 1, 2018
Long-term material and structural behavior of high-strength concrete cantilever bridge: results of 20 years monitoring - May 29, 2018
Sound applications in engineering - July 12, 2018
Modelling of the proof load test on viaduct De Beek - July 24, 2018
Ineffective obsessions in Brazilian academia and proposals towards meritocracy - November 8, 2018
Research Counts, not the Journal - November 13, 2018
Papers in ACI SP-323: Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Behavior through Load Testing - International Perspectives - November 20, 2018
Full-size field test of prestressed concrete T-beam bridge - December 18, 2018
Stop criteria for proof load tests verified with field and laboratory testing of the Ruytenschildt Bridge - December 20, 2018
Two papers from IABMAS 2018 - January 24, 2019
Proof load testing of viaduct De Beek - May 7, 2019
Two papers on the arched strut - April 9, 2019
Papers and presentations from IALCCE 2018 - May 14, 2019
Database of shear experiments on steel fiber reinforced concrete beams without stirrups - August 22, 2019
Stop criteria for flexure for proof load testing of reinforced concrete structures - August 27, 2019
Presentation about load testing of structures - September 3, 2019
Two papers from the ACI Structural Journal - October 8, 2019
Fatigue assessment of prestressed concrete slab-between-girder bridges - October 15, 2019
How do steel fibers improve the shear capacity of reinforced concrete beams without stirrups - October 22, 2019
Two books on load testing of bridges - October 29, 2019
Interviewing and Hiring Practices in Brazilian Academia: Proposals for Improvement - November 21, 2019
Feasibility of collapse test on Nieuwklap Bridge - November 26, 2019
Optimizing finite element models for concrete bridge assessment with proof load testing - November 28, 2019
Shear capacity of steel fiber reinforced concrete beams - December 12, 2019
Improvements of a nonlinear analysis guideline for the re-examination of existing urban concrete structures - December 19, 2019
Quantification of digital image correlation applicability to in-situ proof load testing of bridges - December 31, 2019
ANN-based shear capacity of steel fiber-reinforced concrete beams without stirrups - January 23, 2020
Presentation from II SITCYH - January 30, 2020
Primer on bridge load testing - February 4, 2020
ANN-based fatigue strength of concrete under compression - February 11, 2020
Como evaluar la capacidad de puentes existentes? - February 13, 2020
Influence of fiber content on shear capacity of steel-fber reinforced concrete beams - February 20, 2020
Uso de materiales en ingenieria estructural: una mirada hacia el futuro - March 10, 2020
Neural network-based formula for shear capacity prediction of one-way slabs under concentrated loads - March 19, 2020
Load rating using load testing - April 9, 2020 
Survey on the doctoral defense experience - July 14, 2020
ANEIC Ecuador presentation: the road to breaking bridges and stereotypes - July 21, 2020
Presentation at ACI Concrete Convention Virtual Technical Presentations - September 22, 2020
One-way shear strenght of wide reinforced concrete members without stirrups - October 8, 2020
Influence of structural system on shear capacity of wide members without shear reinforcement - January 26, 2021
Monitoring shear behavior of prestressed concrete bridge girders using acoustic emission and digital image correlation - February 2 , 2021
Editorial: Diagnostic and proof load tests on bridges - February 16, 2021
Celebrating 100 papers in Scopus - April 12, 2022

Presentations

Tomorrow's presentation - December 1, 2010
Evaluation of my presentation - December 3, 2010
Preparing a presentation without slides - May 21, 2011
Preparing a presentation without slides - the aftermath - May 24, 2011
Another presentation style - February 4, 2012
Slideshare - April 12, 2012
Giving a poster presentation for the first time - June 26, 2012
Powerposing to boost your conference presence - October 17, 2012
Performing for TEDx Delft Salon - October 19, 2012 
Podcast interview - July  9, 2020
El futuro del homrigon: desde la mezcla hacia la estructura - October 6, 2020
Presentation for ANEIC (second of 2020) - November 3, 2020
Presentation on testing prestressed girders - November 10, 2020
IABSE online lecture - December 10, 2020
CONEIC 2020 presentation - January 5, 2021
Investigando la investigacion Podcast interview - May 13, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to speak on camera for online presentations and teaching - January 6, 2022

The process of doing a PhD

The possible cause for concentration problems - September 27, 2010
How to learn from your supervisor - November 30, 2010
Reverb 10 - Day 2: Writing - December 5, 2010
Just ask - December 6, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 7: Community
- December 7, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 9: Party - December 9, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 10: Wisdom - December 10, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 13 - Action - December 13, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 17: Lesson learned - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 24: Everything's OK - January 5, 2011
Mastering your PhD by P. Gosling and P. Noordam - Book Review - January 13, 2011
A PhD defense at TU Delft - January 18, 2011
How to handle a large amount of literature - January 24, 2011
Literature review - The sequel - January 27, 2011
Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research by Phil Dee - Book review - January 30, 2011
Reimbursement - February 27, 2011
My analysis report or How to analyze large amounts of test data - February 28, 2011
My PhD study companion - March 4, 2011
The phases of reading - March 10, 2011
How much time does a conference take? - March 28, 2011
The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research  - Gordon Rugg and Marian Petre - April 4, 2011
How to get a PhD by Phillips and Pugh - May 30, 2011
Reviewers' comments - June 20, 2011
How to tackle a large task -  July 10, 2011
Who am I to speak up - July 11, 2011  
Book review: Starting research: An introduction to academic research and dissertation writing - Roy Preece - July 31, 2011 
How to write an abstract in 30 minutes - August 1, 2011 
A PhD defense at Georgia Tech - August 28, 2011
Five reasons why I decided to pursue a PhD - September 19, 2011
Studying versus Research - October 12, 2011
How to present calculations in a report - November 13, 2011 
The basic elements of a presentation with slides - November 14, 2011 
Tools for planning towards the defense - February 6, 2012 
Doing a PhD - is it work or school? - February 13, 2012 
Contents of my job - March 18, 2012 
The PhD movie - March 24, 2012
Finding time for writing - March 26, 2012
On perseverance - April 9, 2012
Gaining confidence in your research - April 11, 2012 
How to write a paper in two days - April 16, 2012
At the beginning of the road - April 20, 2012
Top 10 posts on PhD Talk - May 26, 2012 
Ten great blogs for PhD students - June 28, 2012 
Reading loads: understanding different levels of reading - September 25, 2012
Reading loads: keeping up with the output - September 27, 2012
Power of We - October 15, 2012 
Reading loads: Archiving after reading - October 9, 2012
The Creative Process: Conditions - November 1, 2012
The Creative Process: The Creative Habit - November 8, 2012 
The Creative Process: Reading Sparks Creativity - November 18, 2012 
The Creative Process: The Importance of Questions -  November 20, 2012
Letting Go - November 29, 2012
Thesis Distance - Inner Resistance - December 2, 2012
The Creative Process: Creativity without borders -  December 11, 2012
The Archetypes of PhD Students - Which one are you? - January 17, 2013
Introducing: Silver Linings - January 24, 2013 
Improve Your Public Speaking Skills - January 31, 2013
Five Ways to Control your Budget in Graduate School - February 26, 2013
25 Quick and Easy Ways to Save Money in Graduate School - March 3, 2013
PhD Life at TU Delft - March 10, 2013
The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us - March 21, 2013 
The Creative Process: Essential Components of Creative Acts - March 28, 2013
Silver Linings: To Ask or Not To Ask - March 31, 2013  
Discomfort, Friction and Creative Blocks  - April 11, 2013 
Five Best Practices for Getting Started with Research - May 9, 2013
Writers' Lab: Seven Short Research Ideas to Discuss in a Conference Paper - May 28, 2013
Writers' Lab: How to stay motivated when writing an entire dissertation - June 4, 2013
Five Key Elements to Consider when Applying for a PhD - June 6, 2013
Writers' Lab: Writing your acknowledgements - June 11, 2013
Defending tomorrow! - June 13, 2013
Silver Linings: Flowing through conference travel - June 16, 2013
Writers' Lab: How much time does it take to write a dissertation - June 25, 2013
Writers' Lab: The final months of the dissertation - July 2, 2013
Celebrating Milestones in Graduate School - July 11, 2013 
On the road to the defense, part II - July 25, 2013 
Writers' Lab: How to write your conclusions, Part I: journal or conference paper - July 30, 2013 
Writers' Lab: How to write your conclusions, Part II: Doctoral Dissertation - August 6, 2013 
The Defense: My experience - August 8, 2013 
How to Prepare for the PhD Defense - August 15, 2013 
Getting a job, after the PhD - August 22, 2013
Post-defense reality check: What should you do after defending your PhD - August 29, 2013
20 Tips for Surviving your PhD - September 19, 2013 
Literature Review Bootcamp Course -  October 6, 2013
Silver Linings: Little Book of Contentment - October 27, 2013 
Writers' Lab: On where PhD research gets published - January 7, 2014 
Managing the research process - January  19, 2014
Happy PhD: Using your Physiology to your Advantage -  January 26, 2014
Happy PhD: Optimizing your Workday for Writing - January 28, 2014
Happy PhD: Thinking Positively in an Ocean of Criticism - January 30, 2014
Life After Graduate School: What Happens Next - February 2, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer:  Selecting a PhD program and supervisor - February 6, 2014
Learning from my Research Experience - February 9, 2014  
Doctoral degrees:  facts and figures - February 11, 2014
Motivation for Prestigious Academic Achievement - February 18, 2014 
My PhD Schedule - March 13, 2014
Writers' Lab: How the writing assignment contributes greater knowledge to PhD students - March 18, 2014
The Best Way to Successful PhD - March 23, 2014
One Week until The Best Way to a Successful PhD - April 3, 2014
How to present your proposal - April 17, 2014
Ten Tips for Surviving your PhD defense - May 1, 2014
Organizing your literature review - May 8, 2014
On dealing with an absent supervisor - May 11, 2014
What should you do after your PhD? - May 15, 2014
Digging for gold in the literature review - June 15, 2014
Scrambling yourself together and making big changes in your research - June 17, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to develop the outline for your dissertation - July 3, 2014
Playing in the Creative Sandbox - July 20, 2014
Q&A: Career and Gender Advice - October 28, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: The Toolbox of the PhD Students - December 4, 2014
Writers' Lab: One day, it will be done - December 9, 2014
Q&A: What you should already know when you start a PhD - February 24, 2015
PhD Talk and Grammarly Giveaway - May 19, 2015
Q&A: When your sensitivity undermines your work - May 26, 2015
PhD Careers - Interview for QS Top Grad School - June 25, 2015
Q&A: The PhD and the Job Market - July 9, 2015
How to choose your research question - July 16, 2015
How I created my fictional PhD candidate - July 30, 2015
Buried under piles of publications? - September 15, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to prepare for your first conference - October 1, 2015
QS GradSchool guide 2015/2016 - November 19, 2015
Book review: How to get a PhD effectively - Joseph Helpman -  December 10, 2015
Ten life lessons from doing a PhD - February 2, 2016
Q&A: Can you do my research for me? - February 9, 2016
The Dyslexic PhD Experiences - March 10, 2016
Achieving doctoral success by maintaining self-care routines - March 17, 2016
PhD Talk ebook!!! - April 28, 2016
Help! How can I begin writing my dissertation? - May 3, 2016
Q&A: Exploring the job market after the PhD - May 24, 2016
PhD Song - June 9, 2016
Graduate study in the USA - July 21, 2016
Q&A: How to apply for a PhD program with  disappointing MSc thesis grade - July 26, 2016
Q&A: Proposal and literature review - July 28, 2016
Q&A: Applying for a PhD with average grades - August 11, 2016
Top 3 reasons YOU should start a PhD blog - August 23, 2016
Q&A: PhD in Europe - August 25, 2016PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What I learned from supervising MSc students during my PhD - September 1, 2016
Q&A: Working from your parents' house - October 20, 2016
Drink less coffee during your PhD - October 27, 2016
Q&A: Self-funding your PhD - November 17, 2016
Dealing with lab stress - November 24, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to prepare for your PhD defense - February 2, 2017
How original is your PhD? - February 16, 2017
Q&A: Where should I do my PhD? - March 7, 2017
What I learned from my PhD - April 11, 2017
Q&A: the PhD interview - April 25, 2017
Q&A: PhD by publications - June 27, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to have efficient meetings with your supervisor - September 7, 2017
Q&A: Switching fields for your PhD - September 21, 2017
How old are students when they get their PhD? - September 26, 2017
Q&A: How hard is graduate school? - October 10, 2017
The hardest stage of the PhD - October 31, 2017
How does PhD research get funded around the world? - December 5, 2017
Choose your perfect dissertation topic - January 25, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Fifteen budgeting tips for graduate students - April 5, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to develop soft skills during your PhD studies - May 3, 2018
Starting a PhD as a single parent - May 10, 2018
Newsflash: Stress-free PhD Programme Giveaway - June 1, 2018
The A-Z of the PhD Trajectory - June 5, 2018
Q&A: How to find a PhD position in the Netherlands - June 12, 2018
How long does a PhD defense last - June 14, 2018
Thesis by dissertation or publication - July 17, 2018
Book review: You must be very intelligent (the PhD Delusion) by Karin Bodewits - July 19, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Drawing your roadmap for life after the PhD - August 2, 2018
Dealing with rejection when applying for a PhD position - September 18, 2018
Does the funding of our projects cover the time it takes to finish a PhD project? - September 20, 2018
Q&A: Time for family during the PhD - October 9, 2018
The Post-PhD Blues - October 25, 2018
Time for writing a dissertation - November 6, 2018
Average word count of a dissertation - November 15, 2018
Career paths post-PhD - November 22, 2018
Q&A: Going into scientific publishing after the PhD - February 5, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Avoid these 10 mistakes during your PhD - March 7, 2019
Getting into the habit... a PhD student's perspective on data management - March 21, 2019
Getting your PhD proofread: how to do it properly (and ethically) - April 18, 2019
Improving weaknesses with your dissertation - July 23, 2019
10 Planning concepts I wish I'd known before my PhD - August 8, 2019
Tools for planning your PhD: the PhD planner - August 15, 2019
Selecting your research topic is the first step for a successful career - August 29, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to find papers when you do your literature review - September 5, 2019
Minimize worry and maximize writing your dissertation - September 12, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What is PhD life like in the Netherlands? - November 7, 2019
Advice for the PhD defense from examiners - November 19, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to select the right journal for your work - December 5, 2019
From the other side of the draft - January 21, 2020
Q&A: Short-term scholarships during your PhD - February 25, 2020
The outcome of the PhD Defense - February 27, 2020
Q&A: Advice on applying for a PhD position in Europe - March 26, 2020
Q&A: Becoming a part-time online lecturer - April 7, 2020
Parenting during the PhD - April 14, 2020
Time to completion of the PhD - April 30, 2020
Part-time or full-time PhD - May 5, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Keeping your lab and research notes organized - June 4, 2020
Get your writing done: sessions with Olga Degtyareva and Yvonne Tse Crepaldi - June 9, 2020
Virtual writing retreat fo PhD candidates in June 2020 - June 11, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to apply for a PhD position in the Netherlands - July 2, 2020    The Journey of PhD Research - July 28, 2020 Q&A: Time to study daily for the PhD -  September 1, 2020
Q&A: Questions about the A to Z of the PhD Trajectory - September 8, 2020 Q&A: How to stay focused while reading scholarly articles - September 17, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Best tips for PhD applicants - October 1, 2020
Q&A: Question on etiquette after the PhD defense at TU Delft - November 12, 2020<
A word of caution on my poll "Parenting during the PhD" - November 17, 2020
Free online PhD support - November 19, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Letting your mind wander for research - December 3, 2020
User committees during the PhD - December 17, 2020\Q&A: Finding a supervisor and thesis topic - February 9, 2021
Q&A: Post-doc or not? - February 23, 2021
My use of research notebooks - March 2, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: PhD Research in difficult time - March 4, 2021
Admissions Straight Talk: What to Know About Applying for a PhD in STEM - March 30, 2021
When to contact possible advisors - April 6, 2021
Supporting PhD Candidates during COVID-19 - April 8, 2021
Research in difficult times course and Newsletter - April 20, 2021
Seven best tips for part-time PhD candidates - July 6, 2021
How to select a suitable journal for your research paper? - July 20, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: PhD students with a side hustle - August 5, 2021
Q& A: How to become a researcher - September 16, 2021
What I learned from disabling my email for two weeks - October 26, 2021
Project Management in Research: How to Stay More Organized & Publish On Time - November 2, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Best Tips for the PhD Defense - November 4, 2021
Q&A: How to narrow down your research topic - November 16, 2021
Q & A: PhD admissions - November 23, 2021
Q & A: Feeling lost in the PhD - January 25, 2022
Staying afloat during difficult times - April 19, 2022
7-Day Guide to Getting Back on Track in your Research - April 14, 2022
Staying afloat during difficult times - April 19, 2022
How not to be broke during your PhD - April 26, 2022
Turn your PhD experience into marketable skills - May 12, 2022
Selecting your examiner or committee - May24, 2022
Doing a PhD in the EDLE Program - May26, 2022
Getting in the flow of writing - June 16, 2022
Good habits to develop during the PhD - July 14, 2022
Q&A: How to select your thesis topic - July 12, 2022
Coming out of a slump with research - July 21, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to stand out as an international applicant for an academic position - September 1, 2022
Twisting PhD trajectories - September 13, 2022
What examiners look for in a doctoral thesis - September 27, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to cold email a professor for information - October 6, 2022
Surprisingly easy defense questions - October 13, 2022
Research findings about preparing for the defense - November 1, 2022
Why you should learn a language during your PhD - December 13, 2022
Nine mistakes to avoid in your literature review - December 15, 2022
Nine mistakes to avoid during your postdoc - February 7, 2023
Nine mistakes to avoid during your PhD - February 16, 2023
One of my writing pet peeves - April 11, 2023
Potential of paraphrasing tools in improving the quality of research writing - May 9, 2023
Structuring a thesis - May 11, 2023
Causes of the second-year dip - May 16, 2023 Solutions for the second-year dip - May 18, 2023 Some tips for data collection and analysis - June 27, 2023 Navigating the post-dissertation blues; - August 10, 2023 Coping with the post-PhD blues - August 22, 2023 Ten things that have changed in doctoral education since I got my PhD - September 28, 2023 Ten things I have learned since getting my PhD - October 3, 2023 A PhD Defense in Colombia - November 14, 2023 Essential skills for PhD candidates - November 16, 2023 Book recommendations for PhD candidates - February 22, 2024 Lessons learned from graduating PhD candidates - March 19, 2024 Nurturing a Healthy PhD Journey: Essential Wellness Strategies - March 21, 2024 Q&A: Next steps after the PhD - April 11, 2024

Academia

Social media and Academics - November 18, 2010
Insider Higher Ed's leaving or staying in academia - January 10, 2011
Ten reasons why you should study abroad - March 7, 2011
How to make your autobiographical essay stand out - June 19, 2011
Assisting assignments - June 30, 2011
Diversity - September 29, 2011
Four reasons for blogging - November 28, 2011
Explaining your work to friends and family - February 11, 2012
A new world of work for scientists - February 16, 2012
First lecture - ever - March 29, 2012
Thank you, Fulbright - March 31, 2012
Twitter and scientists - April 21, 2012
Blogging as a means to tackle publication bias? - October 2, 2012
Science is Fun, Science is Play - October 21, 2012
Authenticity in 2.0? - November 4, 2012
Why Blogging is for Every Single Academic - December 6, 2012
Can Blogging add an Additional Dimension to Academic Publishing - December 9, 2012
Academic Lessons from the Story of Success - December 13, 2012
The Shires and Thoroughbreds of Academia - December 20, 2012  
Five Lessons for Science Teachers - March 7, 2013
Silver Linings: Joi Ito on Learnings, Authority and Kickstarter - March 24, 2013 
Why Writing is your Single Most Important Skill - April 9, 2013
Silver Linings: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - April 28, 2013 
Thinking about STEM - May 2, 2013
Silver Linings: Podcasts and the Love of Learning - May 12, 2013
Silver Linings: Conferences, and flying around the world - August 11, 2013
Writers' Lab: Setting up and maintaining your Google Scholar profile - August 20, 2013
Silver Linings: For the love of reading, and my Kindle - August 25, 2013
Five platforms to increase the visibility of your research - September 5, 2013
Writers' Lab: Improving Narrative in Multidisciplinary Projects through Blogging - September 17, 2013
The Essential Conference Clothes - September 26, 2013
Writers' Lab: Turning your dissertation into journal papers - October 1, 2013
What can the success of Malcolm Gladwell teach us about gaps in science outreach and communication?  - October 20, 2013
Writers' Lab: 7 Most Common Resume Writing Mistakes to Avoid - October 29, 2013
Introducing PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer -  November 12, 2013
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Finding Housing in The Netherlands when Coming from Abroad -  November 14, 2013
Writing an abstract before finishing the research -  November 21, 2013
Preparing  for life after the PhD: re-train your brain - November 24, 2013
Finding employment outside of academia - November 26, 2013
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to Plan your Career in Science - November 28, 2013
Scheduling class preparation time - December 3, 2013
Four Tips That Will Get You Noticed During a Job Interview - December 8, 2013
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Cultivating the Art of Writing - December 12, 2013
How Successful Women Balance Work and Life - December 17, 2013
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: the Curious Case of the Academic Nomads - December 19, 2013
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Getting Started with Working in a Research Lab - January 9, 2014
An Expat Scholar's View from the Gulf - January 14, 2014
Time management in Academia: Balancing teaching and research - January 21, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Leveraging your Job Seeking Position by Highlighting your Academic Skills - January 23, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Explaining the value of your science to friends and family - February 20, 2014
The first semester of teaching, and my current struggles - February 25, 2014
Juggling tasks as a young faculty member - February 27, 2014
Why are there so few women tenured professors - March 2, 2014
Workloads in academia - March 9, 2014
Adjunct positions in academia - March 11, 2014
Top 3 tips for literature review success -  March 16, 214
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer:  Academic Culture and the PhD Experience - March 20, 2014
Graduate school per field - March 27, 2014
Passing the Peak Moment of the Semester - April 8, 2014
The second life of the dissertation - April 15, 2014
Apprenticeship in co-authoring papers - April 22, 2014
Is university expensive? - April 27, 2014
Writers' Lab: Five steps to completing your first draft - the academic edition - April 29, 2014
Twitter in Academia: Results from 116 marine scientists - May 25, 2014
Accommodating different learning styles in (traditional) lectures - May 29, 2014
Managing email in Academia - June 1, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to know when to change course in your research - June 5, 2014
The GRE as preparation for Graduate School - June 10, 2014
A nomad's life: on working on two continents - June 12, 2014
Where are all the women in science? - June 22, 2014
Lecture on the Impostor Syndrome - July 1, 2014
Asking questions at conferences - July 10, 2014
Storify on Gender in Academia - July 13, 2014
Being smart is not enough - Four factors necessary for success - July 24, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Navigating Responsibilities as a Young Faculty Member - August 7, 2014
How you should prepare for a career outside of academia: 7 lucky tips for a smoother transition - August 14, 2014
USC Rossier's "The Essential #EdChat Resource Guide" - August 21, 2014
5 Ways to Use Social Media as a Professor or Graduate Student - August 26, 2014
What is Digital Scholarship? - August 28, 2014
The Passionate PhD: Let purpose and excitement drive your academic schedule - September 25, 2014
Color coding is your friend - September 30, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to find focus for Deep Work - October 2, 2014
Website with academic profiles - Peerologie - October 7, 2014
Time neither stretches nor shrinks - October 9, 2014
People plan, and life laughs - October 14, 2014
An academic schedule from the lab bench - October 16, 2014
Thinking inside and outside the box: finding a realistic academic schedule - October 30, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Finding and Academic Schedule that Works - November 6, 2014
What the President of the United States can teach Graduate Students on Academic Schedules - November 11, 2014
Finding Structure in Academic Schedules - November 13, 2014
Social Media for Teaching - November 18, 2014
The ebb and flow of the academic year - November 25, 2014
When workshops and lectures give you a fixed schedule - November 27, 2014
A schedule that motivates you - December 2, 2014
PhD Talk Interview: Creating your Career, post PhD - January 20, 2015
Self Care in Academia: How going to the gym keeps me sane in graduate school - January 27, 2015
Self Care in Academia: Balancing studies and a family - January 29, 2015
23 Things Top Students Do - or Maybe Don't Do - February 19, 2015
Catching the technology wave - February 26, 2015
Self-care: PhD while parenting vision - March 3, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Self-care in academia - March 5, 2015
Self-care in academia: a work in progress - March 10, 2015
Lines in the sand and boundaries - Surviving Graduate School - March 12, 2015
Self-care in the face of affect tourism - March 17, 2015
Does anyone in academia even know self-care and its value? - March 19, 2015
Avoiding mental burnout by organizing your day around self-care activities - March 24, 2015
Stumbling towards grace with self-care in academia - March 26, 2015
Pulling the plug as an act of self-care - March 31, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What I wish I'd known one year ago when I started as a professor - April 2, 2015
Volunteering as an act of self-care - April 7, 2015
I am Kelly Dillon, and This is How I work - April 9. 2015
I am Auriel Fournier, and This is How I work - April 16, 2015
Registration Open for the Feminist Scholars Digital Workshop - April 21, 2015
I am Howard Scott and This is How I Work - April 23, 2015
The Case for Arrogance - April 28, 2015
I am Eric Martell and This is How I Work - May 5, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to start up a new laboratory - May 7, 2015
Self-care in Academia: How to keep sane and healthy while traveling and shifting countries - May 12, 2015
I am Matthew Hanchard and This is How I Work - May 14, 2015
I am Sebastian Zimmer and This is How I Work - May 21, 2015
I am William Slaton and This is How I Work - June 2, 2015
I am Jeff Havixbeck and This is How I Work - June 9, 2015
I am Gabriela Hajduk and This is How I Work - June 16, 2015
I am Daniel Orellana and This is How I Work - June 23, 2015
I am Willian Behun and This is How I Work - June 30, 2015
I am Salameh Abu Rmeileh and This is How I Work - July 7, 2015
I am George Musgrave and This is How I Work - July 14 - 2015
I am Adrian Letchford and This is How I Work - July 21, 2015
I am Katherine Firth and This is How I Work - July 28, 2015
I am Paul Brownbill and This is How I Work - August 4, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to outline the planning for a semester - August 6, 2015
I am Catherine Pope and This is How I Work - August 11, 2015
Q&A: Further exploring self-care in academia - August 13, 2015
I am Ondrej Cernotik and This is How I Work - August 18, 2015
I am Sarah Morton and This is How I Work - August 25, 2015
I am Stephanie and This is How I Work - September 1, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to start blogging as a researcher - September 3, 2015
I am a PhD Candidate from Griffith University and This is How I Work - September 8, 2015
I am Jonathan Laskovsky and This is How I Work - September 22, 2015
Book review: A Scholar's Guide to Getting Published in English - September 24, 2015
I am Ashley Williamson and This is How I Work - September 29, 2015
I am Chris Jones and This is How I Work - October 6, 2015
I am Scott Furtwengler and This is How I Work - October 13, 2015
I am Nathan Ryder and This is How I Work - October 20, 2015
I am David McArdle and This is How I Work - October 27, 2015
I am Stevie Moore and This is How I Work - November 3, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to transition from PhD student to independent scholar - November 5, 2015
I am Navneet Vasistha and This is How I Work - November 10, 2015
Interview with Anna Hulda Olafsdottir - November 12, 2015
I am Debanjan Guha Roy and This is How I Work - November 17, 2015
I am Matt Lawson and This is How I Work - November 24, 2015
I am T. Eugene Day and This is How I Work - December 1, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 10 reasons why I love academia - December 3, 2015
I am Helene Hendrika and This is How I Work - December 8, 2015
I am Robin Price and This is How I Work - December 17, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to use Twitter as a scientist - January 7, 2016
I am Shefton Parker and This is How I Work - January 12, 2016
The Road to Breaking Bridges and Stereotypes - January 14, 2016
I am Astrid Coxon and This is How I Work - January 19, 2016
I am Sarah Weldon and This is How I Work - January 26, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Online branding for scientists - February 4, 2016
I am Katrina Whittingham and This is How I Work -  February 11, 2016
I am Igor Stepanov and This is How I Work - February 18, 2016
From PhD Thesis to Journal Papers - February 23, 2016
I am Lalit Patnaik and This is How I Work - February 25, 2016
I am Gaurav Maurya and This is How I Work - March 1, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Online resources for scientists - March 3, 2016
I am Adam Summers and This is How I Work - March 8, 2016
I am Veronika Cheplygina and This is How I Work - March 15, 2016
I am Abedotun Agbemuko and This is How I Work - March 22, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: Universidad de Chile and University of Groningen, the Netherlands - March 24, 2016
I am Devin Berg and This is How I Work - March 29, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: PhD defense in Portugal - March 31, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in California - April 5, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Career opportunities after the PhD - April 7, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Sweden - April 12, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a viva at Imperial College - April 19, 2016
Q&A: Combining projects when you start your post-doc - April 21, 2016
I am Hannah Kershaw and This is How I Work - April 26, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to get the most out of career events - May 5, 2016
I am Stephanie Verkoeyen and This is How I Work - May 10, 2016
Interview with Anastasia Zinchenko from ScienceStrength - May 12, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a Viva in the United Kingdom - May 19, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense in Belgium - May 26, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Time Management essentials for Researchers - June 2, 2016
I am Mark Bradford and This is How I Work - June 7, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Finland - June 16, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in medicine from New York - June 21, 2016
I am Amanda Sewell and This is How I Work - June 23, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in political science from Penn State - June 28, 2016
I am Amanda Glaze, and This is How I Work - June 30. 2016
I am John-Alan Pascoe, and This is How I Work - July 5, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to deal with e-mail and admin in academia - July 7, 2016
Australian PhD completion: Not with a bang but a whimper - July 12, 2016
I am Quinex Chiluwe, and This is How I Work - July 14, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a PhD viva from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland - August 2, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to stay afloat during a particularly hard semester - August 4, 2016
Q&A: Self plagiarism, ethics and salami-slicing - August 9, 2016
I am Benjamin Bowman and This is How I Work - August 18, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a Viva in New Zealand - September 6, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Japan - September 20, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: tinkering at a defense in Delft - September 22, 2016
I am Seán Mac Fhearraigh and This is How I Work - September 29, 2016
I am Carolyn Harris and This is How I Work - October 4, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Surviving and thriving in academia as a young female academic - October 6, 2016
I am Lana Sinapayen and This is How I Work - October 13, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: On balancing service and other academic responsibilities - November 3, 2016
Pregnancy and parental leave during the Tenure Track - November 8, 2016
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to build up an (international) network - December 1, 2016
Q&A: The "Lean and Mean" class prep method - December 6, 2016
Grant writing advice - December 20, 2016
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Modern History and Literature from the USA - December 22, 2016
Testing positive - December 29, 2016
I am Jenny Lendrum, and This is How I Work - January 3, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: On sustaining reading habits - January 5, 2017
How to work in a microbiology lab after an 8.8 earthquake - January 17, 2017
I am Sophie Kromholz, and This is How I Work - January 19, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Spain - January 26, 2017
I am Nels Lindahl, and This is How I Work - February 14, 2017
I am James Towers, and This is How I Work - February 21, 2017
I am Alayna Cole, and This is How I Work - March 14, 2017
I am Vincent Peters, and This is How I Work - March 21, 2017
I am Jennifer Polk, and This is How I Work - March 28, 2017
I am Brett Say, and This is How I Work - April 4, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Twenty best books for researchers - April 6, 2017
I am Nyasha Junior, and This is How I Work - April 18, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in medicine from France - April 20, 2017
Q&A: PhD and Pregnancy - May 2, 2017
I am Jennifer Askey, and This is How I Work - May 11, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a viva in linguistics from Cambridge - May 16, 2017
I am Pranoti Kshirsagar, and This is How I Work - May 18, 2017
I am Christian Olele, and This is How I Work - May 25, 2017
I am Arun Verma, and This is How I Work - May 30, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Using Researchgate and Academia.edu for research - June 1, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Chemistry from Canada - June 6, 2017
I am Maryse Bourgault, and This is How I Work - June 8, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in bioinformatics from Belgium - June 13, 2017
I am Echo Rivera, and This is How I Work - June 15, 2017
How I got tenure - June 20, 2017
Q&A: Participating in roundtable discussions - June 22, 2017
I am Annelies Van de Ven, and This is How I Work - June 29, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to deal with the two-body problem - July 6, 2017
I am Rebecca Gelding, and This is How I Work - July 13, 2017
I am Coleen Clemens, and This is How I Work - July 20, 2017
Is blogging "work" or "hobby" - August 8, 2017
I am Ana Adi, and This is How I Work - August 10, 2017
I am Jaime, and This is How I Work - August 17, 2017
I am a Psychology Professor, and This is How I work - August 22, 2017
Research and pregnancy: My story (Part 1) - August 24, 2017
Research and pregnancy: Some advice - August 29, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense from Ukraine - September 5, 2017
Get me the d@mn PDF: how I turned research procrastination into a new way to access research papers - September 14, 2017
On teaching loads in academia - September 19, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense from Germany - October 3, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: First aid when you are feeling overwhelmed - October 5, 2017
How to write a cover letter - October 12, 2017
How to review a journal paper - October 17, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense in Nursing from the United States - October 19, 2017
How many conferences do academics attend per year - October 24, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense (without a Defense) in Biology from UC Berkeley - October 26, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to select which conference to attend - November 2, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense from Russia - November 7, 2017
I am Stephanie Zihms, and This is How I Work - November 9, 2017
How much time does it take to review a paper? - November 21, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: The textbook pantomime villain? An external examiner's view - November 23, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 20 productivity tips for researchers - December 7, 2017
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Education in the USA - December 12, 2017
On reviewing loads - December 14, 2017
How often do academics blog? - December 26, 2017
On suggesting reviewers for peer review - December 28, 2017
Q&A: What does my job look like? - January 30, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to use LinkedIn as an academic - February 1, 2018 
Research and Pregnancy: My story (Part 2) - February 6, 2018
Research and Maternity Leave: My Story (Part 3) - February 8, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Neuroscience from Australia - February 13, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Northern Ireland - February 15, 2018
I am Olga Degtyareva, and This is How I Work - February 20, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense from Literature at the University of New Mexico - February 22, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to author academic books - March 1, 2018
Maternity leave in academia - March 6, 2018
The End of Average - or how to tailor higher education to the individual student - March 8, 2018
Research and breastfeeding: My story (part 4) - March 13, 2018
I am Michelle  Thompson, and This is How I Work - March 22, 2018
Reading habits in academia - March 27, 2018
I am Kerry McCullough, and This is How I Work - April 3, 2018
Open access publishing - April 12, 2018
Communication with your chair: Tips your chair wants you to know - April 17, 2018
I am Susan Thomson, and This is How I Work - April 19, 2018
I am Ghayda Aljuwaiser, and This is How I Work - April 24, 2018
Publishing expectations on the Tenure Track - April 26, 2018
When is an academic "mid-career"? - May 8, 2018
Do you write discussions to journal papers? - May 15, 2018
I am Nicolai Brodersen Hansen, and This is How I Work - May 17, 2018
Struggles in academia - May 24, 2018
I am Margaret Breidenbaugh, and This is How I Work - May 31, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What reviewers look for in your submission - June 7, 2018 
I am Kimberley Mitchell, and This is How I Work - June 19, 2018 
I am Rasheda Weaver, and This is How I Work - June 21, 2018
How much time does it take to go from data analysis to manuscript draft? - July 3, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Measuring your service efforts as a reviewer through Publons - July 5, 2018
Stress levels in academia - July 26, 2018 
What drives the day of an academic? - July 31, 2018
I am Alexandre Pinto, and This is How I Work - August 7, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense at Ohio State - August 9, 2018
I am Tammy Evans Yonce, and This is How I Work - August 14, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense from the University of Charleston - August 16, 2018
Which email address do academics use? - August 21, 2018
I am Chris McComb, and This is How I Work - August 23, 2018
First generation students - August 28, 2018
Publishing advice from a journal editor - August 30, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh - September 4, 2018 
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in medieval history at the Catholic University of America - September 11, 2018
I am Philip Shields and This is How I Work - September 13, 2018
Passive voice in academic writing - October 2, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Failure in Academia - October 4, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense at Wayne State University - October 11, 2018
I am Marie Morganelli, and This is How I Work - October 16, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: a PhD defense in Egypt - October 18, 2018
Conference dress codes - October 23, 2018
Challenges with academic writing - October 30, 2018 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to start a new research topic as a post-doc - November 1, 2018
First person in academic writing - November 27, 2018 
I am Diogo Aguiam, and This is How I Work - November 29, 2018
PhD Defenses around the world: I passed and you will too - December 4, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 20 gift ideas for academics - December 6, 2018
I am Joni Gilissen, and This is How I Work - December 11, 2018
Summer holidays in academia - December 13, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Open Access Publishing - January 3, 2019
I am Andrew Watson, and This is How I Work - January 8, 2019
I am Lauren Drogos, and This is How I Work - January 15, 2019
I am Paul Hanstedt, and This is How I Work - January 17, 2019
I am Dave Shriberg, and This is How I Work - January 22, 2019
Are we teaching lectures at the ideal length? - January 29, 2019
I am Matthew, Reid Krell, and This is How I Work - January 31, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Activism in Academia - February 7, 2019
I am Brian Sigmon, and This is How I Work - February 12, 2019
I am Signe Asberg, and This is How I Work - February 14, 2019
I am Meira Kensky, and This is How I Work - February 19, 2019
I am Steven Shaw, and This is How I Work - February 21, 2019 
How long is a reasonable amount of time for peer review? - February 26, 2019 
Working hours in academia - February 28, 2019
I am Miguel Abambres, and This is How I Work - March 5, 2019
Moving towards more open access publishing? - March 12, 2019
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense in Portugal - March 14, 2019
I am Misty Paig-Tran, and This is How I Work - March 26, 2019
I am Suzan Verberne, and This is How I Work as an Academic Parent - March 28, 2019
Academia's favorite pens - April 2, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Academic Honesty and the Dark Side of Academia - April 4, 2019
The carbon footprint of academic conference travel - April 23, 2019
Peer review and the journal impact factor - April 25, 2019
How sleep-deprived are academics? - April 30, 2019 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: The Challenges of Parenting and Academia - May 2, 2019 
Introducing the neuroethics police podcast - May 9, 2019 
Publication metrics - May 16, 2019
Peer review preferences - May 21, 2019
PhD Defenses around the world: a PhD Defense from New Zealand - May 23, 2019
PhD Defenses around the world: a viva in Linguistics from England - May 28, 2019
Publication targets are absurd - June 4, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Publishing advice from the perspective of an editor - June 6, 2019
What to buy for an academic - June 11, 2019
Author contributions on papers - June 13, 2019
Preprints or not? - June 27, 2019 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Don't make these nine mistakes when submitting a journal paper - July 4, 2019
What does Open Science mean to me, and why is it important? - July 16, 2019 
How much of our time is spent on service? - July 18, 2019
I am Robert Lepenies, and This is How I Work - July 25, 2019
The shallows in academia - July 30, 2019 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Defining thesis topics for undergraduate students - August 1, 2019
How do scientists react to take-down notices - August 6, 2019
The desks of academia - August 13, 2019
What do you do when you receive a review invitation for a very poorly written abstract - August 20, 2019
I am Steve Tippins, and This is How I Work - September 10, 2019
Favorite social media platform for research - September 17, 2019 
PhD Defenses around the world: A PhD Defense at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - September 19, 2019
I am Dominique Maciejewski, and This is How I Work - September 24, 2019
I am Munirah Al Ajlan, and This is How I Work - September 26, 2019
Life as a Dissertation Committee member - October 1, 2019
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Creative thinking for the 21st century - October 3rd 2019
When reviewers want you to cite their work - October 10, 2019
Inbox zero in academia - October 17, 2019
I am Clayton Mansel, and This is How I Work - October 24, 2019
I am Hanan Hindy, and This is How I Work - October 31, 2019 
I am Zaira Arvelo, and This is How I Work - November 5, 2019
I am Jack Whitter-Jones, and This is How I Work - November 12, 2019
I am Ayesha Scott, and This is How I Work - December 3, 2019
I am Anna Clemens, and This is How I Work - December 17, 2019 
I am Felienne Hermans, and This is How I Work - January 16, 2020
PhD Defenses around the world: a Defense in Argentina - January 28, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to find time for reading when you have a faculty position - February 6, 2020
I am Jessica Martin, and This is How I Work - February 18, 2020
I am Martin Miguel, and This is How I Work - March 3, 2020 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to return to academia from the industry - March 5, 2020
Poll on tools for online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic - March 24, 2020
Q&A: How to start working as a language editor - March 31, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: My best tips for writing successful proposals for ECRs - April 2, 2020
Celebrating the legacy of Senator Fulbright - April 16, 2020
I am Caitlyn Cardetti, and This is How I Work - April 23, 2020
PhD defenses around the world: a viva at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - April 28, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTranser: Post-doc or faculty position after the PhD - May 7, 2020
A comprehensive guide to maintaining consistency while drafting a research paper - May 12, 2020
PhD Defenses around the world: A Zoom defense from Indonesia to New Zealand - May 14, 2020
Explorations into Blended Flexible Learning - June 2, 2020 
PhD Defenses around the world: a digital defense during a local pandemic - June 16, 2020
I am Nicole Pierce, and This is How I Work as an Academic Parent - June 18, 2020
Resuming conference travel after (?) covid -19 - July 7, 2020
I am Ivan, and This is How I Work as an Academic Parent - July 16, 2020
PhD Defenses around the world: a viva in education in COVID-19 times - August 4, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: my experience in writing two books as an editor -  August 6, 2020
Using entrance tickets for a class - August 11, 2020
PhD Talk for Academic Transfer: How to manage email as a Professor - September 3, 2020
I am Marcus Christiansen, and This is How I Work as an Academic Parent - September 10, 2020
I am Rasha Shanaz, and This is How I Work  - September 15, 2020
I am Brooke Deak, and This is How I Work - September 24, 2020
On developing reading habits - October 27, 2020
PhD defenses around the world: a defense in Pakistan - October 30, 2020
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Defending your PhD in the Netherlands - November 5, 2020
On appreciation of the engineering program at Vrije Universiteit Brussel - November 26, 2020 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Ergonomics when working from home - January 7, 2021
Receiving coaching the become full professor - January 29, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer - Challenges and opportunities for researchers during COVID-19 - February 4, 2021
What to do when you encounter plagiarism - February 11, 2021
Defenses around the world: dealing with resubmission after the UK viva - March 9, 2021
I am Maxine Britto, and This is How I Work as an Academic Parent - March 11, 2021
COVID-19 and research - March 16, 2021
A day without Zoom calls - March 18, 2021
The joys of teaching a PhD online- March 23, 2021
My Spring 2021 Weekly Template - March 25, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to make the most of a virtual conference - April 1, 2021
A year of working from home - April 13, 2021
Training supervisors to be committee members - April 22, 2021
Some mid-career challenges - May 4, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Options for virtual learning during (and after?) COVID-19 - May 6, 2021
Q&A: How to select students - May 18, 2021
I am Casey Jakubowski, and This is How I Work - May 20, 2021
PhD Defenses around the world: A virtual defense in the Czech Republic - May 27, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academia - June 3, 2021
My goals for Summer 2021 - June 10, 2021
Current struggles with time - June 15, 2021
Q&A: Experience as an assistant professor - June 29, 2021
Q & A: Building research experience - July 8, 2021
Reflecting on my goals for Summer 2021 - July 22, 2021
Midcareer challenges - July 27, 2021
How I spent my time in Summer 2021 - July 29, 2021
Unethical authorship solicitations - August 3, 2021
Working from home post-pandemic- August 10, 2021
My Fall 2021 weekly template - August 17, 2021
Work hours during COVID-19 - August 19, 2021
Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Parents During COVID-19 - August 31, 2021
Research on the doctoral defense - September 7, 2021
Returning to campus - September 9, 2021
More research on the doctoral defense - September 21, 2021
Useful references for new teachers - September 23, 2021
What does a professor do? - September 28, 2021
Q & A: How to “count” blogging - September 30, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to learn new Skills as a Researcher - October 7, 2021
Q&A: Having a baby on the tenure track - October 14, 2021
Parenting as an academic - October 19, 2021
Cycles of work - October 28, 2021
How to become a top 2% scientist - November 11, 2021
What is more important than being a top 2% scientist
- November 18, 2021
Q & A: References - November 25, 2021
How becoming an academic parent changed me as a researcher - November 30, 2021
Tenure and Promotion in Ecuador - December 7, 2021
Q&A: International experience and Motherhood - December 9, 2021
How I spent my time in Fall 2021 - December 14, 2021
Evaluation of my Fall 2021 goals - December 16, 2021
Going up for promotion - December 21, 2021
2021 in review: evaluation of my 2021 goals - December 30, 2021
2021 in review: How I spent my time in 2021 - January 4, 2022
Starting as a new professor – reflections on my experience - January 13, 2022
My goals for Spring 2022 - January 15, 2022
My goals for Spring 2022 - January 20, 2022
Appealing an editorial decision - February 1, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – How to write a research statement - February 3, 2022
Some musings about email - February 10, 2022
Rethinking daily writing - February 15, 2022
How to handle a “Major revisions” decision - February 17, 2022
Career choices that went against the grain - February 22, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – Diversifying career paths in the Dutch universities - March 3, 2022
Learning to say “no” - March 15, 2022
The sticky part of the semester - March 22, 2022
Productive pumping breaks - April 5, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to write a teaching statement - April 7, 2022
How many citations do top papers have - April 21, 2022
The shadow side of getting things done - April 28, 2022
Minimum Viable Productivity for Academic Work - May 3, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What COVID-19 has changed permanently in academia - May 5, 2022
Your most important computer programs - May 17, 2022
Reflecting on Spring 2022 - May 19, 2022
How I spent my time in Spring 2022 - May 31, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Optimizing hybrid work - June 2, 2022
Why I’m not using a Weekly Template in Summer 2022 - June 7, 2022
My summer 22 goals - June 9, 2022
Focus on relationships in academia - June 28, 2022
How to become a journal editor - June 30, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to respond to comments of reviewers on your journal article - July 7, 2022
Good habits to develop as a post-doc - July 19, 2022
Good habits to develop on the tenure track - July 26, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: From Open Access towards Open Science - August 4, 2022
Attitudes towards conference travel - August 9, 2022
My semester prep master task list - August 16, 202223
PhD Defenses around the World – A defense in Scotland - August 23, 2022
Some advice for new faculty members - September 8, 2022
Seven best tips for teaching - September 15, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Data management for researchers - November 3, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Making a research and publication plan around a new research topic - December 1, 2022
PhD Defenses around the world: a defense in Brazil - December 11, 2022
How to increase your understanding at conferences - December 20, 2022
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Supervising Master's students in the Netherlands - January 5, 2023
My Spring 23 weekly template - January 26, 2023
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Supervising PhD students in the Netherlands - February 2, 2023
Being a top 2% researcher - February 9, 2023
Slow research - February 14, 2023
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Thriving on the tenure track in the Netherlands - March 2, 2023
My university got hit by a cyberattack - March 14, 2023
Further thoughts on supervising MSc students in the Netherlands - March 16, 2023
Defenses around the world: a defense in Denmark - March 21, 2023
How to excel as a professor - according to ChatGPT - April 4, 2023
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfeer: Seven best practices for assistant professors - April 6, 2023
How to excel as a researcher - according to ChatGPT - April 18, 2023
Getting tenure - according to ChatGPT - April 25, 2023
MDPI - May 2, 2023
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Seven best practices for associate professors - May 4, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – Developing research lines as a faculty member in the Netherlands - June 1, 2023 Onboarding a postdoc - June 13, 2023 Onboarding checklist for a new PhD candidate - June 15, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – Attracting funding as a faculty member in the Netherlands - July 6, 2023 Seven cognitive biases that influence academics - July 11, 2023 Book Review: “The Slow Professor” - July 18, 2023 Book Review: Making Time to Write by Cathy Mazak - July 20, 2023 Meeting template for onboarding a new MSc thesis student - July 25, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – 10 things to do when you move to the Netherlands as a faculty member - August 3, 2023 Differences in class preparation - August 8, 2023 How I write review papers - September 5, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – Developing leadership skills in a Dutch university - September 7, 2023 How academics can circumvent cognitive biases - September 12, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – Writing a research vision document - October 5, 2023 Ten tips for junior faculty - October 10, 2023 Ten things that have changed for faculty members - October 12, 2023 How AI is Transforming Higher Education for Faculty - October 17, 2023 Skills to develop to go from associate to full professor - October 19, 2023 What I am currently learning - October 24, 2023 Leaning in to exchanges - October 26, 2023 Reflecting on learning in my academic career - October 31, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – What changes between a Postdoc and Assistant Professorship - November 2, 2023 Growing in technical committees - November 9, 2023 Skills to learn during the postdoc years - November 23, 2023 Skills to learn as an assistant professor - November 28, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Centering your teaching around your teaching vision - December 7, 2023 From full professor to admin roles - December 12, 2023 Spicing up your lectures - December 14, 2023 Learning how to teach - December 19, 2023 How I spent my time in Fall 2023 - December 21, 2023 Evaluation of my Fall 2023 goals - December 26, 2023 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to develop a publication strategy - January 4, 2024 How I spent my time in 2023 - January 9, 2024 Reflection on my 2023 goals - January 11, 2024 2023 in review: highlights - January 16, 2024 Goals for 2024 - January 18, 2024 My Spring 2024 weekly template - January 25, 2024 My goals for Spring 2024 - January 30, 2024 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer – How to compile your publication list - February 1, 2024 Engaging teaching at the graduate level - February 6, 2024 Understanding the causes of overwork in academia - February 8, 2024 That time I ran for IABSE vice-president - February 13, 2024 Organizing a think day - February 15, 2024 Strategic thinking about your career - February 20, 2024 Think day 1: workshop outline and exercises - February 27, 2024 Exploring Coursera for Campus - February 29, 2024 How to develop industry collaborations - March 5, 2024 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Tips for successful collaborations with industry partners - March 7, 2024 My vision for the future of education - March 12, 2024 The influence of social media on education - March 14, 2024 The intersection of culture and education - March 26, 2024 Leadership in academia - March 28, 2024 Continuous learning for professors - April 2, 2024 PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Tips for successful collaborations with government partners - April 4, 2024 Thinking about research directions - April 9, 2024 The classroom environment - April 16, 2024

Structural Engineering

Software review: Codeform and Codeproof - June 25, 2011
Structural engineering conferences - September 11, 2011
Journal top 5 - January 21, 2012
Smart Materials, made in Delft - December 18, 2012
First Time at the TRB Annual Meeting - March 5, 2013
PhD opportunities in Structural Mechanics - University of Cape Town - August 18, 2013
Eurocode design sheets for structural engineers - January 16, 2014
Why you should study civil engineering - August 27, 2015
Q&A: TU Delft or Georgia Tech for an MSc. in Structural Engineering - June 14, 2016
Q & A: How to determine the effective width in shear - October 12, 2021

Productivity and Time Management

First steps in speed reading - September 16, 2010
A few good friday habits - September 17, 2010
Friday already? - October 8, 2010
How a few software tools created several hours per week - November 8, 2010
How staying longer at work resulted in getting less work done
- December 9, 2010
Some motivational words - January 8, 2011
Reflections on Lifehack's 11 things to avoid in 2011 - January 16, 2011
7 ways to motivate yourself - January 29, 2011
Ten tips for a better concentration - February 3, 2011
How I started to take my own planning and deadlines seriously - February 7, 2011
5 tips to boost your productivity - February 14, 2011
Five ways to jumpstart your day - February 17, 2011
Seven simple steps to tackle writer's block - February 21, 2011
Strengths or challenge - February 26, 2011
An afternoon without network connection - March 14, 2011 
Decisions and priorities - March 27, 2011
Gremlins and procrastination - April 3, 2011
Leechblock - May 27, 2011
Using shortcuts to write faster - July 17, 2011
Focus Booster - July 22, 2011
Blog post about holidays - August 25, 2011
Five helpful websites - September 3, 2011
Five pitfalls to avoid when working from home - October 10, 2011
Cleaning out the information stream - January 8, 2012
Inserting the chapter title to the header in Word 2010 -  February 12, 2012
The writer's little helper - March 19, 2012
Improving your Spotify experience - April 2, 2012
To Pomodoro or not to Pomodoro - April 5, 2012
The benefits of 750 words - April 26, 2012
My time management system - June 5, 2012
How to stop making excuses - July 6, 2012
On morning routines - September 19, 2012
A fresh start - October 4, 2012
The active bird catches the worm - October 23, 2012
Towards better concentration in five steps - October 25, 2012
Introducing: Writers' Lab - January 10, 2013
Writers' Lab: Writing for non-native speakers - January 15, 2013
Writers' Lab: A personal Narrative on Writing - January 22, 2013
Writers' Lab: 750 words versus longhand journaling -  January 29, 2013
Writers' Lab: Make Your First Draft Fun - February 5, 2013
Writers' Lab: Writing Academic English for Non-Native Speakers - February 12, 2013
Writers' Lab: Seven Lessons from Academic Writing - February 19, 2013 
Writers' Lab: Overview of Journals on Structural and Bridge Engineering - March 12, 2013
One powerful trick to boost your productivity - March 14, 2013
Writers' Lab: A Writing Diet - March 19, 2013 
Writers' Lab: The Art of Writing Compelling Figure Captions - March 26, 2013
Writers' Lab: Writing More Compelling Articles and Blog Posts - April 2, 2013
Why do we procrastinate - April 4, 2013 
Writers' Lab: List of Common Mistakes - April 16, 2013
Six Essential Elements in Writing To Dos - April 18, 2013
Writers' Lab: How You should Start Writing from Day 1 - April 23, 2013
Writing and Cravings - April 25, 2013
Writers' Lab: Five Ways of Getting in the Zone - April 30, 2013 
Writers' Lab: A Quick Hack for Writing with Less Disturbances - May 7, 2013
Writers' Lab: How to put a landscape table on a portrait page - May 21, 2013
Teach yourself Speed reading - May 23, 2013
Consider the Internet as a Tool, not a Time-suck - May 30, 2013
Writers' Lab: Turning passive sentences into the active voice - June 18, 2013 
Writer's Lab: A Quick Tip for Proofreading - July 9, 2013 
Writers' Lab: Constructing effective outlines using assertive language - July 16, 2013 
Writers' Lab: A drastic revision strategy for improving your paper's story and organization - July 23, 2013 
Writers' Lab: Editing your writing, paper-less style - August 13, 2013 
Writers' Lab: Experimenting with expertise - August 27, 2013
Writers' Lab: Six lessons we can learn from a family of writers - September 3, 2013
Writers' Lab: #GoScholarGo - September 24, 2013 
Planning for success - an update on my time management system - October 3, 2013
Writers' Lab: 5 Lessons from 3 Years of Blogging - October 8, 2013
Keeping your spreadsheets under control - October 10, 2013
Writers' Lab: Why writing is (not) like sculpting - October 22, 2013
What to do when your planning fails - October 24, 2013
The First 20 Hours - How to learn anything - November 3, 2013 
Setting goals for 2014 - January 5, 2014
Silver Linings: Binaural Beats for Study and Writing - January 12, 2014
Inbox Zero: Getting your mailbox under control - March 4, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to manage a research project -  March 6, 2014
When Procrastination makes your Motivation sink - April 6, 2014
Tips for Productive Planning and Using Lists - April 10, 2014
The balance between planning and room for spontaneity - April 13, 2014
How much time does it take to write a paper? - April 24, 2014
Writers' Lab: 30 Ways to tackle Writer's Block - May 6, 2014
Writers' Lab: How I wrote a Draft Paper in 8 hours - May 13, 2014
The routines of Highly Creative People - May  22, 2014
5 Great Apps fro Grad Students - May 27, 2014
Software review: TuneUp - June 3, 2014
How I tamed my smartphone - June 24, 2014 
What I learned from planning my academic life to the minute - June 29, 2014
Writers' Lab: Varying sentence length for better writing - July 8, 2014
Writers' Lab: 10 Tips for more Productive Academic Writing - July 27, 2014
An example outline for structuring your dissertation - August 3, 2014
Writers' Lab: Writing practices of a postdoc in the sciences - September 2, 2014 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How I manage my papers in progress - September 4, 2014
Writers' Lab: Writer, write and write some more - September 9, 2014
Challenge your office mentality - September 11, 2014
How to become a productive slacker - September 16, 2014
PhD Writing with a baby - September 18, 2014
Writer's Lab: Experiences from the Writing Process - September 23, 2014
Writing with Music - When Spotify doesn't work - November 20, 2014
Evaluation of my goals for 2014 - December 18, 2014
The best laid schemes of mice and men - January 6, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to set goals and resolutions for the New Year - January 8, 2015
My goals for 2015 - January 22, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 10 Ways for more efficient teaching - February 5, 2015
Time Management in Academia, or, Educated Chaos - June 18, 2015
Evaluating my goals for 2015 - December 22, 2015 
Time management for MSc students - August 16, 2016 
Tips for using Mendeley referencing - September 27, 2016 
Q&A: Notes in PDF files - November 15, 2016
E-book and reference articles from proofreading website - November 29, 2016 
You can still be productive even when procrastinating - December 15, 2016 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to find focused flow - March 2, 2017 
Q&A: Muting your inner voice during speedreading - April 13, 2017 
168 Hours Time-tracking challenge - April 27, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to initiate and build international networks - May 4, 2017
The day I wrote 14046 words - July 27, 2017 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: On sustaining writing habits - August 3, 2017
What gets measured gets done - August 15, 2017
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Locations for deep work - January 4, 2018 
Lesson learned: Writing Peer-reviewed Research Articles - February 27, 2018 
On writing habits - March 15, 2018 
On finding the right time to meet - March 29, 2018
On finding the right time to meet - poll - April 10, 2018
How to use Google Drive in an optimal way -  June 26, 2018
Use these 5 tips to save time writing any paper - June 28, 2018
What planning tools are most popular? - July 10, 2018
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Manage your energy, not your time - September 6, 2018
Poll about working from home - September 25, 2018
Six steps to create a super focused workday - September 27, 2018
What's the first thing you do in the morning? - March 19, 2019
Tools for planning - April 16, 2019
Tips for working at night - May 30, 2019
Smartphone use in academia - June 18, 2019
On setting writing targets - June 20, 2019
When do we check and reply personal email? - July 2, 2019
How to use project management to get your PhD on track - July 9, 2019 
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to find your planning and project management tools - January 2, 2020
How I spent my time in 2019 at work - January 7, 2020
Evaluation of my 2019 goals - January 9, 2020
My goals for 2020 - January 14, 2020
Limiting your smartphone use with apps - March 12, 2020
Do you plan your yearly goals? - March 17, 2020
Working from home during covid-19 - May 19, 2020
My weekly template for the summer 2020 semester  - May 21, 2020
Evaluation of my spring semester goals - May 26, 2020
My daily schedule in the summer of 2020 - June 23, 2020 
Experimenting with a bullet journal - July 30, 2020
A mid-year update on my 2020 goals -  August 13, 2020
Evaluation of my summer semester goals 2020 - August 18, 2020
My weekly template for the Fall Semester - August 25, 2020
Pomodone app -  August 27, 2020
Digital detox after reading Digital Minimalism - October 13, 2020
Quick note on listening to music while working - October 15, 2020
Work is never done - October 20, 2020
Q&A: Detail in planning of tasks - October 22, 2020
Digital minimalism: a review - November 24, 2020
Masterclass: Reflect on 2020 and plan 2021 - December 1, 2020
When regular schedules aren't working anymore - December 1, 2020
The place of my desk at home - December 8, 2020
Q&A on consistency in schedules - December 15, 2020
Some thoughts on working from home without childcare - December 22, 2020
How I spent my time in 2020 at work - January 12, 2021
Goals for 2021 - January 19, 2021
Lessons learned from the first 4 months of podcasting - April 15, 2021
Computer apps I use every day - April 29, 2021
My Summer 2021 weekly template - May 25, 2021
Reflecting on Spring 2021 - June 1, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: How to deal with the distraction of social media - July 1, 2021
Working 6 hours a day - July 13, 2021
Q&A: Focus - July 15, 2021
My current approach to scheduling time - August 26, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Time blocking for researchers - September 2, 2021
Q & A: Scheduling work and social time - October 5, 2021
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: Little and Often for Academic Writing - December 2, 2021
Goals for 2022 - January 11, 2022
How I spent my time in spring 2022 - May 23, 2022
My summer 2022 goals - June 9, 2022
Finding time for exercise - June 14, 2022
Q&A: Schedules - June 21, 2022
Coming out of a slump – personally - June 23, 2022
Enjoying an academic summer - July 5, 2022
Keeping an inbox zero - July 28, 2022
Analyzing the tendency to overwork - August 2, 2022
Planning a semester with disruptions - August 11, 2022
How I spent my time in summer 2022 - August 18, 2022
My fall 2022 weekly template - August 25, 2022
Evaluation of my summer 2022 goals - August 30, 2022
My Fall 2022 goals - September 6, 2022
An update on my fall 2022 weekly template - September 29, 2022
Finding and honouring our non-negotiables - October 4, 2022
My current planning setup - October 27, 2022
The benefits of hybrid work - November 8, 2022
How I use time tracking - November 17, 2022
My new boundaries around email - November 29, 2022
Getting a task started - December 6, 2022
Review of 2022 - December 29, 2022
Evaluation of my Fall 2022 goals - December 31, 2022
How I spent my time in 2022 - January 10, 2023
How I spent my time in Fall 2022 - January 12, 2023
2022 in review: highlights - January 17, 2023
Goals for 2023 - January 19, 2023
My goals for Spring 2023 - January 24, 2023
An extended version of my semester master task list - January 31, 2023
Time tracking challenge 2023 - February 23, 2023
The evolution of my work and days - February 28,2023
How to reduce your workload as a professor - March 9, 2023
What worked for me in 2022 - March 23, 2023
What did not work for me in 2022 - March 28, 2023
A day in the life of a professor - according to ChatGPT - March 30, 2023
How much time am I spending in meetings - April 13, 2023
Comparing my job 5 years ago and now - April 20, 2023
Further musings on time breakdowns - April 27, 2023
How I spent my time in Spring 2023 - May 23, 2023 Falling behind - May 25, 2023 Evaluation of my Spring 2023 goals - May 30, 2023 My Summer 2023 priorities - June 6, 2023 Another summer without a weekly template - June 8, 2023 My current approach to email - June 20, 2023 When you really need to focus - June 22, 2023 A day in the life - June 29, 2023 My current exercise routine - July 4, 2023 Another academic summer July 13, 2023 My current time management struggles - July 27, 2023 Screentime and scrolling - August 1, 2023 How I spent my time in Summer 2023 - August 15, 2023 Evaluation of my Summer 2023 goals -August 17, 2023 My goals for Fall 2023 - August 24, 2023 My Fall 2023 weekly template - August 29, 2023 How I work when I work from home - August 31, 2023 Navigating email overwhelm - September 14, 2023 Days on which I write a lot - September 19, 2023 How I work from home when my daughter is sick - September 21, 2023 How I work when I work from my campus office - September 26, 2023 A year with almost no conference travel - November 7, 2023 Third year as a top 2% scientist - November 21, 2023 How I’m using ChatGPT at this moment - November 30, 2023 My first ACI conference in 4 years - December 5, 2023

Health


The work-life balance thing - November 15, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 5: Let go - December 5, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 11: 11 things - December 11, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 12: Body integration - December 12, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 12: Body Integration - Part 2 - December 12, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 19: Healing - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 28: Achieve - January 6, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 31: Core story - January 6, 2011
First steps into mindfulness - January 7, 2011
Overcoming fear - January 9, 2011
A few thoughts on the video "Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn" - January 16, 2011
The silent creativity killer: lack of sleep - January 20, 2011
Mindfulness - your thoughts as leaves on a stream - January 23, 2011
Lack of sleep - Part two - March 6, 2011
Mindfulness - an update - March 19, 2011
Four mindful habits - April 8, 2011
More mindfulness - July 3, 2011
Using the iPhone to battle insomnia - March 22, 2012
How to make meditation a habit - April 23, 2012
Pzizz - April 28, 2012
Pranayama iPhone app - November 6, 2012
Treat Yourself to Relaxation: Silva Relaxation app - January 13, 2013
Beat stress by breathing with your diaphragm - January 20, 2013
Silver Linings: Gratitude in the Shower - January 27, 2013
Silver Linings: Meditation and Your Brain - February 3, 2013
Silver Linings: 10 minutes of Standing Yoga - February 10, 2013
Silver Linings: Kickstart your health - February 24, 2013 
Silver Linings: Your Daily Checklist - March 17, 2013
Silver Linings: Meditation, your Brain and your Heart - April 7, 2013
Silver Linings: Loving Kindness - April 21, 2013
Silver Linings: Getting started with meditation - June 2, 2013
Silver Linings: Listening to your inner circadian rhythm - June 9, 2013
Silver Linings: Study Yum - June 23, 2013 
Silver Linings: Creativity and Meditation - July 7, 2013 
Silver Linings: Hormones and your Health - July 28, 2013 
Silver Linings: On becoming totally unmoved by stressful situations - September 1, 2013
Silver Linings: Resources for yoga on the go - September 8, 2013
Writers' Lab: Healing through writing - September 10, 2013
Silver Linings: Bikram Yoga - September 22, 2013 
Silver Linings: Creating Nurturing Morning Routines - September 29, 2013 
Staying Healthy in Graduate School - February 13, 2014
Stop, Breathe and Think app - February 23, 2014 
Silver Linings: Hydrate yourself - March 25, 2014 
When exercise takes the backseat -  April 20, 2014
Why consuming sugar is a bad idea - May 4, 2014
Long overdue update on the VeganChallenge - June 19, 2014 
Silver Linings: Gratitude - July 6, 2014 
PhD Talk Q&A: Research depression - February 17, 2015
Interview about binaural beats - October 8, 2015 
How to switch to a plant-based diet - October 25, 2016 
Taking my own advice: self-care in the academe - January 10, 2017 
Exercise in academia - January 1, 2019 
Meditation in academia - January 10, 2019 
Favorite form of exercise - July 11, 2019 
On napping - November 14, 2019 
Are we sleeping enough? - December 10, 2019
Life in times of covid-19 in Ecuador - April 21, 2020
A holiday in covid19-times - May 28, 2020 
Report on 40 days without sugar - July 23, 2020
Finding joy in difficult times - August 20, 2020
A random poll on dinner time - September 29, 2020
Further thoughts on why we sleep - February 25, 2021
Managing stress in pandemic times - April 27, 2021
Meditating every day - June 17, 2021
My current exercise routine - June 24, 2021
Spring 2022 exercise routine - March 1, 2022
The sense and nonsense of working out at 5am - March 8, 2022
Sleeping habits - March 24, 2022
Evening routines - March 29, 2022
Taking time off - October 18, 2022
Academia and chronic disease - November 10, 2022

Travel


Reverb10 - Day 3: Moment - December 5, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 22: Travel - January 5, 2011
Magritte - February 24, 2011
A few places worth visiting in Amsterdam - March 17, 211
Keukenhof - April 10, 2011 
Silver Linings: The Ecuador Adventure - September 15, 2013
Ten things I enjoy about Ecuador - May 18, 2014
Ten things I miss about Europe - May 20, 2014
Back in the Netherlands - June 8, 2014
On waking up early - July 15, 2014
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 20 Things You Need To Know When Moving to The Netherlands - June 4, 2015
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: 20 Things you need to do when living in the Netherlands - July 2, 2015
Disconnecting from work - June 25, 2019
A holiday in COVID-19 times - June 8, 2021
Overambitious holidays - February 21, 2023
What I do for my mental health - March 7, 2023

Other


A new blog - September 14, 2010
Day zero project - October 4, 2010
Branding fail
- November 15, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 1: One word - December 5, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 4: Wonder - December 5, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 6: Make - December 6, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 8: Beautifully different - December 8, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 14: Appreciate or How I came to terms with my situation. - December 14, 2010
Reverb10 - Day 15: 5 minutes - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 16: Friendship - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 18: Try - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 20: Beyond avoidance - January 4, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 21: Future self - January 5, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 23: new name - January 5, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 25: Photo - January 6, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 26: Soul food - January 6, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 27: Ordinary Joy - January 6, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 29: Defining moment - January 6, 2011
Reverb10 - Day 30: Gift - January 6, 2011
Reflecting on Reverb10 - January 7, 2011
The importance of good communication - February 13, 2011
The Julie Project - June 5, 2011
In defense of Latin in secondary schools - June 27, 2011
Blogs I am currently following - July 18, 2011
Blog birthday! - September 15, 2011
Creating history – TEDxDelft 7 november 2011- October 19, 2011
Live blogging at TEDxDelft - November 7, 2011
Space: Research and Tourism (TEDxDelft) - November 13, 2011
Ideas - and Feynman (TEDxDelft) - November 13, 2011
Simplify - January 19, 2012
Getting your message through on Twitter - April 14, 2012
Book review: George Saunders - Pastoralia - April 30, 2012
Who buys music anyway - June 30, 2012
TEDxDelft: Never grow up - October 5th - September 23, 2012
Therion: Les Fleurs du Mal Review - September 29, 2012
Liveblogging at TEDxDelft - October 5, 2012
TEDxDelft: a recap - October 6, 2012
Storify on TEDxDelft - October 6, 2012
TEDxDelft LiveBloggers - October 7, 2012
Vrouwennetwerk 2.0 - October 28, 2012
Lest We Forget - November 11, 2012
Never Grow Up, Today but also Tomorrow - November 15, 2012
Why Blend In if you can Stand Out - November 22, 2012
Manon's Tales from the Road - November 25, 2012
A Wonderful World of Sensations - December 4, 2012
Affiliate Links and Sponsorship Opportunities - December 16, 2012
Happy Holidays - December 23, 2012
Calling for Contributions - January 3, 2013
In Her Language - January 6, 2013
PhD Talk on Brazen Careerist - January 7, 2013
TRB Annual Meeting - Social Media and an App, done Right - February 28, 2013 
Silver Linings: Kickstart your Change - April 14, 2013 
Silver Linings: The PhDcat(s) - May 5, 2013
PhD Talk among Top 100 Thesis and Dissertation references on the web - May 16, 2013
Silver Linings: Favorite flashmob - May 19, 2013
Silver Linings: What I learned from "Stoppen met Shoppen" - May 26, 2013 
PhD Talk, post PhD - August 1, 2013
Silver Linings: Discover your major strengths - August 4, 2013  
Comparing traveling by public transport to traveling by car from Belgium to the Netherlands  - October 13, 2013
The Future of PhD Talk - December 1, 2013 
Silver Linings: the Fruits of Ecuador - December 15, 2013 
Holidays at PhD Talk - December 22, 2013
Dardos award -  March 30, 2014
Replacing Blockify by EZBlocker - July 17, 2014 
On moving across continents - July 22, 2014
Some changes to PhD Talk - August 12, 2014
Season's greetings from Quito - December 23, 2014
2014 in review: the 10 best CD releases - January 13, 2015
2014 in review: the 10 best books I read in 2014 - January 15, 2015
2015 in review: 10 best CD releases - December 15, 2015
Happy Holidays - December 24, 2015
2015 in review: the 10 best books I read in 2015 - January 5, 2016 
Musical instruments for Ecuador - May 31, 2016 
Q&A: My super-writing records - November 1, 2016
2016 in review: the 10 best CD releases - December 13, 2016
2016 in review: the 10 best books I read in 2016 - December 27, 2016
Paid opportunities for PhD Candidates - January 12, 2017
Q&A: Binaural beats - July 4, 2017
Ten best albums of 2017 - January 2, 2018
Ten best books I read in 2017 - January 9, 2018
Twenty best albums of all time - May 22, 2018
The 10 best albums of 2018 - December 25, 2018
The 10 best books I read in 2018 - December 27, 2018
Ten best books I read in 2019 - December 24, 2019
Ten best albums of 2019 - December 26, 2019
How to keep a toddler entertained during a lockdown - June 25, 2020
Why I'm less active on social media these days - June 30, 2020 
Ten years of PhD Talk - September 14, 2020
Introducing the PhD Talk podcast - December 3, 2020
10 best books I read in 2020 - December 24, 2020
10 best albums of 2020 - December 29, 2020
2020 in review - December 31, 2020
Reflecting on 10 years of blogging - January 14, 2021
Proposal for scientific literacy in secondary school - January 21, 2021
Finding more joy - February 18, 2021
Lessons learned from the first 4 months of podcasting - April 15, 2021
A year of the COVID-19 pandemic - May 11, 2021
How to read many books - August 12, 2021
Health issues - September 14, 2021
Midsemester update - October 21, 2021
Taking back my lunch breaks - November 9, 2021
2021 in review: 10 best books I read in 2021 - December 23, 2021
2021 in review: 10 best albums of 2021 - December 28, 2021
Expectations versus reality - January 27, 2022
Q&A: How to get paid for writing - February 8 2022
One year of podcasting - February 24, 2022
Q&A: Superwriting records - March 10, 2022
Random fun: CD project - March 17, 2022
What it takes to run PhD Talk - March 31, 2022
Driving kids to activities - May 10, 2022
The challenges of working in two countries - September 20, 2022
What I enjoy about working in the Netherlands - September 22, 2022
Blogging nowadays - October 11, 2022
Managing social media - October 20, 2022
How I'm currently deciding on conferences - October 25, 2022
Differences between working in the Netherlands and Ecuador - November 15, 2022
10 best CDs of 2022 - December 22, 2022
10 best books I read in 2022 - December 27, 2022 Best albums of 2023 - December 28, 2023 Ten best books I read in 2023 - January 2, 2024 Working during an armed conflict - January 23, 2024

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