about you

Power to the nap! Six tips

Power naps! For a long time I was convinced that a power nap is nonsense. Till I started to research the power nap a bit more. And I realised that a power nap is a sort of super efficient sleep, which has big results in a short time. And efficiency…

Read article
about you

How to look after your brain

Your brain, your main tool for achieving your PhD. It is the most important instrument you have to ensure you can write your thesis. Of course it is very useful that the rest of your body functions well, but not essential. Stephen Hawking for example shows us that a good…

Read article
about you

Stress can be good!

Stress can be very good for your. You do need it. To make sure you can focus and as it will give you an extra energy boost. Our body is made up to handle stress in an intelligent way. Well…. We know how to handle stress as long as the…

Read article
about you

Are you happy, PhD student?

I don’t really like to mention it but I come across many PhD students who don’t feel very happy. Because of the pressure of work, the relationship with their supervisor, because they are insecure if they will be able to finish their thesis, because the writing doesn’t seem to progress,…

Read article