The first month of the new year has already wizzed by. How has it been for you? Have you managed to set the goals for the year and start working on them? Or has it been chaotic and busy? As the year is still young, it is good to ask yourself this question: How to… Continue Reading
Productivity for Scientists
Category Archives: Productivity
You calendar and how you use it
Let’s talk about your calendar and how you use it. I have a question for you. Do you use your calendar for external appoinments only? Most of us do just that: we put in there the times of the group meetings, teaching, doctor appointments as well as meetings with the supervisor. I want to suggest… Continue Reading
Strategy to help with your deadline #3
When you finally manage to sit down to work on your deadline removing all the distractions and interruptions, you might discover with surprise that there is something else that stands between you and your work… Something that slows you down or even paralyses you. These are your negative thoughts about your deadline: I don’t know… Continue Reading
5 ways to make your 2019 more intentional
If you want to achieve more of what is important to you, if you want to feel more on track and in charge of your year, here are FIVE ways to make your 2019 more intentional! Don’t end up in December 2019 feeling like you’ve “just been busy” the whole year. Make a plan now… Continue Reading
Productive or happy?… Or both?
In our quest to be more productive, do we have to sacrifice our happiness, or can we have both: be productive AND happy at the same time? And what does happiness even mean? In this video I share with you a definition of happiness that I came across recently, and how does it relate to… Continue Reading