A lesson for PhDs

The biggest mistake ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽ“PhDs๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“can make is to confuse ๐Ÿ“šexpertiseย with ๐Ÿ’ช experience. Many do. When they do, they expect too much when making a career switch, leading to disappointments at many fronts. Why is that a threat? Because there are too many essential skills you did not learn or cultivate during your PhD study. Continue reading “A lesson for PhDs”

Managing your time and energy: an engineering approach

One of the biggest drivers of happiness is a well managed life. Very surprisingly, it almost gets no attention in education and on work floors. Probably you now start thinking about ‘time-management’, a term everyone is familiar with. However, what is most often neglected and equally important is ‘energy management’. Continue reading “Managing your time and energy: an engineering approach”

5 simple steps to structure your emails, tasks and agenda โ€“ Step 1: your roles

Have you read the introduction? If not, read that first and then come back.

If you want to go for a light version of the system, don’t apply this role exercise and go to Step 2 directly. I however highly recommend doing Step 1. Continue reading “5 simple steps to structure your emails, tasks and agenda โ€“ Step 1: your roles”

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