Writing a paper or a dissertation is for many scientists a real pain in the neck. This week, I talk with Martha Boeglin from Scriptoria about what makes writing so difficult. We share what it...
Why do we procrastinate and how to stop?
Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing the completion of a task. Procrastinators go out of their way to avoid doing aversive tasks. A student at one of my writing workshops told me that,...
How to make the most of your time
One of the things I love about my job is the freedom I have to organize myself as I wish. I can come into the office whenever I want. I don't have a boss constantly...
My story: The last 48 hours of the Ph.D. thesis of a serial procrastinator
On Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at midnight, I wrote the last word of my doctoral thesis. At that time, I was living in Paris. My apartment was a maid's room on the 6th floor of...