Further thoughts on “Why we sleep”
I've mentioned the book "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker a few times on this blog - when running a poll on sleep, and as one of my favorite books read in 2019. I also blogged about the problem of…
Finding more joy
About 1-1,5 years ago, I found myself bogged down by the daily stress of work (and leaving work on time to be home with my daughter before 4pm), taking my daughter to her activities through Ecuador's crazy traffic (and, even…
A random poll on dinner time
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis and learning (again - what was I even thinking) that politics at the global stage (winking at you, though, Finland) is, after all something for old white dudes, I decided to run a…
Report on 40 days without sugar
As part of my goals for 2019, I (attempted to) quit added refined sugar for 40 days. The first two days I also stayed away from bread and potatoes, which I did not like (those foods are my staples!).Since people…
Are we sleeping enough?
I recently read "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker, and it reminded me of how important sleep is, and how devastating sleeping just a little bit less than what we need can already be. As a mom of a toddler…
On napping
I've been thinking about the topic of napping lately. As I was reading Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, which shows that high-achievers in the past built naps into their daily schedules, and later Why we sleep by Matthew Walker, which…
Favorite form of exercise
I ran a poll on Twitter to see what is academics' favorite form of exercise. By a small margin, cardio wins the poll. Here's the wake of the poll:
Meditation in academia
I recently ran a poll to see if meditation is popular for academics. We've seen the research that it's good for us, so it seems, as slightly more than half of the respondents meditate at least every now and then.…
Exercise in academia
I ran a poll to see how fit academics are. The poll received a fair number of votes, and I'm glad to see that more than half of all respondents work out at least once or a few times per…
Research and pregnancy: Some advice
In my previous post, I wrote about how I envisioned pregnancy as something completely different as what it turned out to be for me. While I understand that every body, every woman, and every pregnancy is different, I do think…