At the beginning of every new semester, I work through my master tasklist for the semester start. The first thing I always do, is to review how I spent my time in te previous semester. I then use that information…
The PhD is the cherry on top of your education, and your dissertation is the pinnacle of your PhD. Getting to finalize your dissertation and defending it requires years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. At the end of your…
As I've been preparing quite a lot of new class material recently, I have been reflecting on how I used to prepare my class material and how I'm preparing my material now. I've been preparing new material as there have…
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…
As somebody who quite likes the internet and seeing things online, I've had periods of time when I certainly wasted too much time scrolling - especially on my phone. By now, I'm quite happy with how I spend my time…
Every now and then, I think for myself about my main time management challenges. I think that taking an honest look at what is difficult at the moment is as important as celebrating our successes. For me, taking a step…
A while ago, I developed a meeting template that shows the topics I touch upon when I'm meeting a new MSc thesis student who is starting their research. I've been having this checklist on my computer for three years, and…
I'm here with another book review today! After feeling the need to write about "The slow professor", I realized I had not explicitly sung the praises of Cathy Mazak's "Making Time to Write". We also got the chance to interview…
"The Slow Professor" is a book by Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber that critiques the culture of speed and productivity in academia. The authors argue that the corporate university has created a system that prioritizes quantity over quality, causing…
Just like last year, I'm spending part of my summer semester in the Netherlands. For the first 3 weeks, I had 9 hours of childcare per day, leaving me 8 hours to work (and less when taking into account my…
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