Your head seems so full. And it never stops; all these thoughts are constantly swirling around in your head. Every question repeats itself. Parts of conversations don’t leave your mind. Literature you can’t release out of your head. Do you recognise it? Many PhD students suffer from it: a ‘scrambled…
To obtain your doctorate is definitively not an easy ballgame. It is probably one of the most challenging tasks of your life: a project for at least 4 years for which you have to do many things you have never done before and with an unknown result, as what you…
Do you suffer from stress now and then? Or do you feel depressed? Do you have problems falling asleep? Are you anxious? Is it hard for you to concentrate? Unfortunately many PhD students struggle with some of these symptoms to a greater or lesser extent. And the problem is that…
More time for fun things in no time! Sometimes an advice can be too simple for words. Let’s take a look at more time for fun things in no time. It is actually short and snappy. How do you create more time and space so you can do more of…
Do you notice that sometimes negativity bogs you down? That you are going round in the same circles, which causes stress? That this one question keeps turning in circles in your head? Why do things go wrong? The questions you ask yourself to define your view of the world. Do…
A couple of weeks ago I had a meeting with my coach, Bernadette. She helps me to improve my work, which is supporting PhD students like you to successfully finish their thesis in time. By meeting Bernadette it dawned on me again how important it is to have a coach.…
