Last Saturday, I celebrated my previous roommate's birthday together with my current roommate in Amsterdam. I don't live in Amsterdam, I don't know the city at all. I've been to Amsterdam about 5 years ago during a summer camp, and…
This afternoon, the network connection of my office computer suddenly broke down. I spent a lot of time first trying to figure out what happened, rebooting a few times, then calling the service desk and finally having two technicians trying…
In between of meetings related to my analysis report, I'm still working on my literature review.Since I really liked the thesis whisperer's blog post about reading like a mongrel, I started to think about how I became a mongrel (which,…
Currently I am in the middle of my 3rd year abroad. I've spent 1 year in the USA and now I am in my second year in the Netherlands, and most likely I will move on to yet another country…
I previously wrote about how lack of sleep can influence your creativity.Since I've started to do some efforts to get more sleep, I've noticed additional benefits. Although I still struggle to set boundaries and end the day while I "still…
You might have heard about the health benefits of having a pet, but maybe you think taking care of a pet doesn't fit in your busy graduate school schedule.I've always had cats, but since "I was a student" and "did…
The past two weeks and today, I've been continuously working on my analysis report. Today, just before lunch, my first draft (which still needs introduction and conclusions) was rolling out of the printer. I thought it was not so bad…
I was happy to see that there is a new PhD comic today, titled "Reimbursement"I've heard similar stories, of course, but I am glad to write here that TU Delft has a perfect method for travel arrangements, and I think…
After reading (amongst others) this article about using your strengths to find your most suited path, I've spent quite some time reflecting on this issue. The fact is, I've never made a choice based on my strengths. In fact, I've…
Last Sunday, I -finally- visited the Magritte museum in Brussels. I would highly recommend everyone to visit this relatively young (open since 2009) museum. Details can be found here. Although I grew up with an admiration for Magritte, I didn't…
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