At the beginning of every semester, I evaluate (publicly) my goals of the previous semester. Summer 2022 contained three big blocks for me: time in Ecuador, time in the Netherlands, and holidays. As such, I planned a bit differently than…
At the start of every semester, I outline the structure of my weeks with a weekly template. My weekly template for the fall semester is not fully ready yet, as I'll only know my daughter's activities over the course of…
Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming Hanan Hindy to PhD Talk. Hanan is a Lecturer at the Computer Science department at the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Hanan did her PhD at…
At the end of every semester, I check how I spent my time. In summer 2022, I took time off - to travel to the Netherlands and prepare for my time there, and to take actual holidays. I spent most…
I realized recently that I do the same things at the start of every semester. So, instead of trying to remember what needs to be done at the beginning of the semester by scrolling back in my calendar and looking…
Fall 2022 will be a different semester for me. In one way, it will be more like the before times for me – as I will resume conference travel. I have three trips on the horizon for Fall 2022: one…
I've been wondering how COVID-19 has changed our attitudes towards conference travel. For me, I feel less inclined to travel to conferences. 2013 Eva would get excited at the prospect of any possible conference to attend. 2022 Eva is difficult…
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…
The other day I received my weekly Toggl track report, and noticed I had worked "only" 38 hours that week. I was going to give myself a pat on my shoulder for finally making it under 40 hours. Then, it…
When Cal Newport's "A World Without Email" came out, it struck a chord with many knowledge workers. We feel bogged down by the neverending flow of emails. In fact, I often feel major dread at the end of a long…
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