How I spent my time in Spring 2022
At the end of each semester, I review how I spent my time that semester. I track my time in Toggl, and use the platform (free version) to analyze my time data. In Spring 2022, I've been doing better with…
Doing a PhD in the EDLE Program
Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming Amber Scheepers to PhD Talk. Amber is a 25 year old Ph.D. candidate at the EDLE program, based at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is a Dutch national currently living in Hamburg Germany.…
Selecting your examiner or committee
At the end of your doctoral journey, you will be preparing yourself for your defense. In some systems, doctoral candidates can be involved in the selection of their examiner(s) or defense committee. If you are invited to have an opinion…
Reflecting on Spring 2022
My goals for Spring 2022 were modest. I knew I had to focus on just getting through the semester and making sure to meet deliverable deadlines, and put everything else a bit on the backburner, as I am processing the…
Your most important computer programs
A few weeks ago, I wrote about apps that I use every day, including computer programs I use on a daily basis. Today, I'd like to focus on programs that my most important computer programs - I may not be…
Turn your PhD experience into marketable skills
When you apply for a position outside of academia, sometimes you may find it hard to market the skills you've achieved during your PhD to a company. There are technical skills you achieve during the PhD: certain experimental techniques in…
Driving kids to activities
As I was figuring out the logistics of my daughter's after-school activities, I posted a question on Twitter: How do people with full-time jobs manage to drive their kids to afternoon extracurricular activities?@Momademia — Dr Eva Lantsoght (@evalantsoght) February 15,…
PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: What COVID-19 has changed permanently in academia
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…
Minimum Viable Productivity for Academic Work
I recently came across the idea of "Minimum Viable Productivity" in Enough, the podcast. Minimum Viable Productivity, MVP in short, stands for the opposite of hustle culture, turning in work that is "good enough" every now and then, and creating…
The shadow side of getting things done
As an organized person, my reputation is of being somebody who gets things done when necessary. The shadow side of this, however, is that a lot of work lands on me. The other day, as I was reading some work…