In a first post on this series about the creative process, we looked at the conditions you need for creativity. In this post, we focus on a long-term way to find more creative solutions to research questions. Some people might…
Inspired by my recent theoretical work, I'd like to dedicate a series of posts to the creative process.The first idea I'd like to discuss is which conditions you need for creative work? Before you get started on developing a new…
Over the past 10 years, I've been a student, and thus living as a student in shared houses. In total, I've had 36 housemates so far (if I didn't forget to count anyone), and I have lived with different characters.…
When you feel like you are overloaded with work, it is important to reconsider your to do list, and see what you *really* need to do in order to move forward.Of all the tasks on your to do list, how…
For the past two years, I haven't had much opportunities to work from home as I have been very busy with my experiments in the lab. I do have the habit to squeeze in some hours during the weekend, but…
In today's sea of information, I selected a few websites which are part of my daily toolbox.1. RescuetimeTogether with ManicTime (which does not depend on internet connection), these timetracking software tools have greatly increased not only my productivity, but also…
Before I went on holiday last summer, I read this inspiring post (in Dutch) about how you can keep that "holiday feeling" a longer.That feeling was described as:"This feeling is associated with peace, energy, creativity, inspiration and relaxation"This made me…
My discovery of the week is Leechblock.Last week, I was getting on the procrastination and pointless browsing path again (because I'm worried about a though deadline I just heard about), and I decided I needed a strong hand to get…
Today has been a day of great and fast progress. At 2pm I had a meeting with my supervisor to discuss a proposal that I had written for a design code which is in progress. We discussed it, and he…
These days, I am less busy in the lab (my setup needs to be changed so I won't be carrying out experiments for about a month), so I've totally dived into my literature review again. Since I am trying to…
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