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Category Archives: Creative writing

How to find the right time and place to focus on your project (VIDEO)

(click the image above to watch the video)It’s a morning hour here, just after 7am. My family is still in bed, it is very quiet. I am in my temporary office which is the kitchen right now. I can see the Venus and light of the rising sun – I find it is a beautifulContinue Reading

Virtual lecture “How to start writing” by Olga Degtyareva

Do you need to write a report, a paper or a thesis but feel overwhelmed and stuck and don’t know how to start? Good news is that I am giving a virtual lecture 45 min long on the topic “How to start writing”. It will be held on the 12th of April at 6pm BSTContinue Reading

How to find time for two important projects during one busy week

During a busy day full of meetings, phone calls, e-mails, lab work etc, you finally get to have a quite hour to focus on your high-importance activities, those that will propel you towards your big goals. You sit down at your desk with a desktop or on the sofa with your laptop, if you areContinue Reading

How to catch an inspiration

When you need to write a paper, a proposal, or an application, what do you do to catch a creativity spark? Do you find yourself walking around or doing other things hoping that inspiration will visit you to help you get started with the writing? A couple of years ago, this is what I wouldContinue Reading

How to start writing

Do you find it difficult to start writing a paper for a project you have done last year? Do you find all sorts of inventive ways for putting it off? When you get to actually focus on the project, do you find you don’t know where exactly to start? Are you delaying with the projectContinue Reading