My current workout plan
As I've been regularly reporting on my workouts, I wanted to share my current split. This schedule is designed to get to a max deadlift of 140 kg in 16 weeks and an attempt at a 120 kg squat, while…
My Spring 2026 template
My template for the Spring semester of 2026 looks similar to Fall 2025. My priority is still working on proposals and trying to get a few more projects, so I need my large chunks of time for research. There are…
My goals for Spring 2026
As always at the beginning of a new semester, I have outlined my goals for the upcoming semester. We are experiencing some changes in the institution in Ecuador, so I am waiting a bit to see where the priorities are…
My goals for 2026
Just like every year, I am here with my list of goals 🙂 For reference, here are my goals for 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022, 2023 , 2024 and 2025 (looks like I forgot to blog about my…
Best books I read in 2025
I read much less in 2025 - partially due to too much work, partially due to getting stuck on some books (for example: the audiobook "de kleine blonde dood" which is so emotionally heavy that I have to switch it…
My favorite albums of 2025
I listened less to new releases in 2025 and just leaned in to the comfort zone of albums I enjoy listening to. Nevertheless, I do have a top 10 of favorite albums of the past year: 10. Dream Theatre -…
Tips for career development for final-year PhD students
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
My highlights of 2025 by month
One of the exercises I always do at the end of the year, is to make a list of what was my main highlight of each month of the past year, as it helps me see what the best moments…
Evaluation of my 2025 goals
At the end of every year, I look back at my past year, see how I did on my goals, and then plan for the next year. Here's how I did on my goals for 2025: Work goals Writing: Submit…
Evaluation of my Fall 2025 goals
As always at the end of the semester, I am here to check how I did with my goals of the semester: Submit 4 papers: 7 - including R1s and papers of my students Submit EU proposal in November as…