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Aug 11, 20224 min read

Summer Guilt

One day you wake up, only to realise that more than half of your summer break is gone. And you feel neither rested, nor accomplished. I...

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Jun 17, 20223 min read

(our) Obsession with “Tangible” Outcomes

You know the drill. You are asked to turn every term paper into a dissertation chapter, every chapter into a journal article, a stack of...

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Feb 28, 20222 min read

Doing a PhD in times of crises

In the past five days, I have been wondering, more severely than ever before, what is the point of my PhD. Who cares about my research...

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Feb 3, 20224 min read

Self-Compassionate Monthly Planning

It’s the beginning of February and I assume many of you are busy planning the month ahead. Necessary appointments, work goals, birthdays....

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Jan 28, 20223 min read

The Saturday Email

Maybe you also have this experience. You’ve been working really hard on defining your work-life boundaries, respecting your need to rest,...

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Jan 20, 20224 min read

My 2022 Vision Board

I'm not sure about you but new year's resolutions have never really worked for me. Not necessarily because I wasn't able to stick to...