Conference travel can be exhausting, and I for one always notice how tired I am after a conference because suddenly I need an alarm clock to wake up. After preparing months for a conference, you shouldn't just shoo away from…
Defending in Delft's spaceship tomorrow!Tomorrow, on June 14th of 2013, at 12:30 I will defend my PhD thesis and propositions in the Aula of Delft University of Technology.This is what my day will look like:11:45 arrival to the Senaatszaal 12:00…
Your acknowledgements might be the only part of your dissertation that your friends and family will ever read (and probably some other researchers in your field too).While acknowledgements typically have a lighter tone than the rest of the dissertation, it…
Too often in graduate school we are running around as sleep-deprived, stressed-out zombies that just can't juggle all the tasks we have to fulfill and drop a ball here and there.What if I tell you that I have never worked…
Recently, a reader posted me the following question:Hi I am thinking of doing PhD and have just come acrossed some scholarships possibiities as well. But before applying I need to contact a potential supervisor and required to do communication about…
That very beginning of writing your dissertation - chapter 1, the introduction - and then nothing but the flashing cursor in your writing software... This situation is probably the beginning of 99% of all dissertations.The end is also quite the…
He often joins my meditationOver the past two years, I've regularly written about my explorations in meditation and mindfulness on this blog. By now, I consider meditation as important for my mind as exercise for my health. Over time, I've…
Latest internet-as-a-tool fave: MOOCS!It's not a secret that I find the internet one of the best inventions of mankind ever. I can't imagine how I'd be communicating with my husband across the Atlantic if we'd have to rely just on…
Whenever I hear a fellow PhD student tell me that he/she has nothing to write a conference paper about, I get a little antsy.While the main chunk of your research might not be ready yet, that doesn't mean you have…
From April 1st 2012 until April 1st 2013, I joined in the "Stoppen met Shoppen" challenge. While the organization promised inspirational e-mails to keep all participants motivated, they only once send a half-baked apologetic mail to tell us that they…
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