Today I want to ask you one question. Do you find yourself saying “This task took longer than I thought”? If you do, this article is just for you! Recently I noticed that several of my private clients said exactly this, and I thought if they are experiencing this problem, then there is a chance… Continue Reading
Productivity for Scientists
Category Archives: Habits & Practices
The opposite of batching
You probably know that you can save your time and increase your productivity by batching your activities, and we talked about it in this blog before (see below the link to the video about batching). Today we are talking about a strategy that is opposite of batching! It is to help you get certain things… Continue Reading
Is it time to go home? (podcast)
Are you struggling with finishing up your work in the evening and leaving your work place to go home? Maybe you’ve promised yourself many times to stop working at a certain time of the evening and go home so that you can have dinner, have a rest, go to bed at a reasonable time, and… Continue Reading
Not as easy as it used to be
I hear from you that some of the things you need to do for you work are not as easy as they used to be. For example: writing. It might have been very easy when you were undergrad or even Masters student, but now when you are a PhD, postdoc or staff, you find you… Continue Reading
How do you handle a compliment and what it has to do with achieving your goals
Let me ask you this one simple question: how do you react when someone gives you a compliment? Do you say: “Oh, this is just what I do!…” Or do you think that what you’ve done is not good enough?.. Or do you squirm because you feel uncomfortable that someone has given you a compliment?… Continue Reading