Last Thursday was one of those horrible days again in which the fear gremlin was on my shoulder and made me procrastinate. (I forgot in which blog I read about gremlins sitting on your shoulder and whispering in your ear…
I'm getting ready for this spring's round of conferences (only two, I still need time for research of course) and I was thinking about the time a conference "really" takes. So, while I was in the gym today, I listed…
In roughly two weeks I'm leaving for a conference, and then a holiday, and suddenly it seems as if I'm overloaded with work with so many tasks waiting to be finished before I can leave with a peaceful mind.At a…
This afternoon, the network connection of my office computer suddenly broke down. I spent a lot of time first trying to figure out what happened, rebooting a few times, then calling the service desk and finally having two technicians trying…
In between of meetings related to my analysis report, I'm still working on my literature review.Since I really liked the thesis whisperer's blog post about reading like a mongrel, I started to think about how I became a mongrel (which,…
You might have heard about the health benefits of having a pet, but maybe you think taking care of a pet doesn't fit in your busy graduate school schedule.I've always had cats, but since "I was a student" and "did…
The past two weeks and today, I've been continuously working on my analysis report. Today, just before lunch, my first draft (which still needs introduction and conclusions) was rolling out of the printer. I thought it was not so bad…
I was happy to see that there is a new PhD comic today, titled "Reimbursement"I've heard similar stories, of course, but I am glad to write here that TU Delft has a perfect method for travel arrangements, and I think…
As a PhD student, writing is one of my main activities. I've been trying to improve my academic writing over the past year as part of my PhD journey. Although I haven't had to face a giant writer's block yet,…
For a PhD student, I am quite an early bird. I start every day at 8am, and I arrive to my office some time between 7:50am and 8am.Having a steady routine seems to be a great way to work continuously…
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