Yesterday, I attended a PhD defense for the very first time in Delft. One of my colleagues graduated, and so I was able to see how this goes and works in the Netherlands.The defense started at 2:30pm with a presentation.…
I just had a relaxing time following this presentation on mindfulness.What struck me in this presentation is at the end, during the questions, Dr. Kabat-Zinn points out that there is a part of yourself which is aware: it is that…
I recently came across Lifehack's post on 11 things to avoid in 2011.Since one of my reverb 10 prompts was about 11 things to let go of in 2011, I was quite interesting in this article... and got some ideas…
This post has been inspired by an idea from the daily post blog:If you had a time machine that only let you spend one hour in a different time, what date would you go to?I would set the time machine…
Mastering your PhD was the very first book I read about the process of doing a PhD. After one month into my PhD, I went to my university's annual PhD event, and there all participants received a free copy of…
I saw two interesting articles passing by on Twitter.A manifesto on leaving academia (I'll refer to this as the "con" manifesto)andBecause No system defines me (I'll refer to this as the "pro" manifesto)With only one year of experience in how…
One of the main insights I gained during the past year, and especially during the PhD course which I am taking, is that many of us are held back by fear. Fear can be the reason why you developed a…
I read a great blog post, titled Don't Quit.I came across this post through the daily post blog and I thought this is very valuable for anyone who is doing a PhD. Along the way, we encounter ups and downs,…
I just went over my Reverb10 posts again, as suggested by the day 31 prompt.One thing I've noticed is that I've started to allow myself to write about different topics. Initially I started this blog to share what I've learned…
To tame my ever-wandering mind and try to find focus and concentration, I've decided to try out mindfulness and meditation.In the PhD course which I am currently attending, every session involves a mindfulness exercise. Initially I was a bit surprised…
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