#6 The turn of the century photonics star – Meint Smit

Bachelor, Master, PhD – and then? We have it all lined up until this point, which makes it easy, safe, secure. But is it? More about it in this podcast episode 🎧 Let’s discover during a call what you...

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The trap we fall into is mastering one skill and expecting to be at the same level in other skills. We learn to write a paper, and then expect to start at a higher level when preparing the presentatio...

5 Helmi 20249min

Do you think to yourself that if you had a different supervisor, you could have gone further in your PhD? If yes, you are not alone. Here is what other PhDs said: - I wish my supervisor would help me ...

2 Helmi 20249min

There is a narrative that we need to work hard because PhD is difficult. And yet, here you are not afraid of the PhD being difficult. What we are afraid of is: looking stupid when asking questions, l...

29 Tammi 202419min

Focus on getting the right result Stress rises because there is no clear direction on what is right. You end up overthinking which way to go to hit the jackpot. Your mind keeps running in all possibl...

25 Tammi 202412min

You might be thinking that things will be very different once you have that PhD diploma. That people in another group will be better. That you will feel differently because you hold that degree. That ...

21 Tammi 202414min

Like the PhD, travel is about the journey. Meeting people, exploring organizations, learning new ways of being and doing, opening your luggage, taking stuff out that you do not need anymore, putting n...

18 Tammi 202421min

I do not know you. But I know that there is a part of you that is absolutely certain, confident, has trust, and believes in yourself. That you are getting that PhD. That you are able to write that p...

22 Marras 202318min