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Category Archives: Choice

21 ways to be more creative (by Christine Kane)

Today I am reposting an awesome post by Christine Kane from her blog, the original can be found here. Creativity isn’t a big deal. It’s like our breath. It’s just a part of who we are. Some of us don’t realize this. People who say, “Oh, I’m not creative,” or “I don’t have a creativeContinue Reading

Where does upto 90% of your success come from?

Skills are very important in science. They form the bulk of your CV and are highly rated in academia and beyond. And if I would ask you what contributes greatly to your success, the answer would probably be: SKILLS. In today’s video I would like to share with you what I have learned about successContinue Reading

“So much to do, so little time” – is this you? (VIDEO)

  “So many thing to do, so little time” – is this you? There are many things you want to do in your work, and also outside your work! But there is so little time! And even when you do get to do one of those things, you cannot even enjoy it, as you thinkContinue Reading

Is it really worth doing? (VIDEO)

(click the image above to watch the video)  Is one of the projects you are working on really gets on your nerves or upsets you for some reason? It might be that you are clashing with some of the people involved in the project and the negative thoughts around it keep haunting you even outsideContinue Reading

How to thrive as a research student. Part 3. Dealing with indecisiveness

(The article is originally published in the Issue 13 of the EuSci – the Edinburgh University Science Magazine) There is a good chance that right now you are faced with making a decision. You might be wondering what to do to finally come to this really difficult decision. Often the first response when hitting aContinue Reading