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…
Our brains like to trick us into making poor decisions. In today's post, I wanted to address seven cognitive biases I learned about earlier, and I wanted to show how these biases trick and influence academics. Here are the seven…
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…
I started going back to the gym in September, and have fallen into a comfortable routine by now. My current routine looks as follows: 4-5 days of strength training per week1-2 days of hiking (where I live, I can walk…
Although I don't have a fixed schedule for work on a daily basis, I wanted to share a typical day in the life. I'm combining my position as a full professor at USFQ with a part-time tenured assistant professorship in…
I was recently asked to give a few tips for data collection and analysis, so without much ado, here is what I've been recommending: Keep a log: Use a labbook or other form of log of your preparation, experiments, and…
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