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Category Archives: Commitment

An unpleasant side of the success

An unpleasant side of the success

Let’s talk about success today! There is one thing that largely contributes to the success that seems particularly unpleasant to me! The chances are that you don’t like it either! Watch this video to find out what it is and hear two ways to deal with it and make it a bit more pleasant. ToContinue Reading

“Another week has passed and I still have not started”

“Another week has passed and I still have not started”

Do you want to introduce a new weekly habit of a sport exercise, music practice or writing but don’t know how to make a start? Do you often think: “Yet another week has passed and I still have not started…”? No matter how much you promise yourself that “it will happen this week” it justContinue Reading

When you want it but you don’t have it

When you want it but you don’t have it

When we want something but we don’t have it yet in our life, what do we do? We think about it once, and then forget about it for the whole day, week or even year. And then when we remember about it next time we tend to think about it negatively: “Yes, I want itContinue Reading

Overwhelmed? Here is how to make a start (VIDEO)

Overwhelmed? Here is how to make a start (VIDEO)

  Do you feel overwhelmed from the sheer amount of stuff you need to do? Are you lost trying to decide where to make a start? For example, you know you need to write more papers, and it is not just one but there are FIVE of them that need to be written up! IfContinue Reading

Are you taking breaks? (VIDEO)

Are you taking breaks? (VIDEO)

  You might be very busy with your work just now. It might be that you are doing your PhD trying to push the lab work, the data analysis and the writing to meet your thesis submission deadline. It might be your postdoc: there might be only few months left until the end of theContinue Reading