Let's be honest, I find it difficult to write a monthly review, since the month of April was quite uneventful. In a positive way. Projects flowed smoothly, I spent a lot of time reading (Thomas Friedman and Ray Kurzweil have been high up on my reading list for quite some time), I found time for … Continue reading 04/2018 | Month in review | Smooth sailing
Tag: Phd
Tools for a PhD student
Currently I am setting up the main study of my PhD thesis and this leads me to reflecting about my own daily routines that I am following and I am also re-thinking the tools I am using and if they still support me in the best way possible. I'd be really interested in hearing what other … Continue reading Tools for a PhD student
Eventually somebody will notice… Impostor Syndrome
This sounds all too familiar... "[...]that feeling that you don’t belong, that you are only where you are through some clerical or other error and that one day, probably soon, you will be FOUND OUT. In other words, you are an impostor and the unmasking – with its consequent inevitable embarrassments and humiliation – is … Continue reading Eventually somebody will notice… Impostor Syndrome
First steps in the PhD program
I just started out on the PhD journey and wanted to share my first impressions and learnings. So far the first six months were exciting on the one and on the other hand very challenging and veeery different to how I was working before. So here are three lessons learned that hopefully I will become … Continue reading First steps in the PhD program