Hi all! I am Laura (@duoluola on insta) from the Netherlands, currently in Spain, and I am writing a PhD on Chinese calligraphy – trying to connect different fields of practice that I think belong together. It’s been great, but now I am in the final phase of editing which is a bit less fun, and I am trying to tie […]
** In collaboration ** If you’re wondering how you could turn your lifestyle around then here are some useful health pointers. Eat wholesome meals. The easiest change you can make to your lifestyle is to start eating wholesome meals. Improving your diet can improve your overall health in so many ways. Slimming down your waistline might be your primary […]
Surprise, Surprise- I am back in the Australian island state of Tasmania (for the 6th time in three years!). This time we were down for a friend’s birthday and it also just happened to be (probably) the busiest weekend of the year in Launceston with the Mona Foma festival on. Mona is the Museum of Old & New Art (located […]
Being a psychology PhD student, I wanted to discuss one of my favourite psychology theoretical frameworks that I use to motivate myself. Operant Conditioning is a learning theory identified by Skinner (for more info click here) which in basic terms says that being rewarded encourages behaviour to continue (or increase) and receiving consequences encourages behaviour to stop (or decrease). […]
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Shark_Psychology Would you like to participate in an anonymous study about sharks in the media, which involves completing an online survey? The survey will take approximately 15 minutes. Follow the link above to participate. Please copy and paste the link with other people whom you have online access to (e.g., email, social media, online blogs). Anyone over the age of […]
I am Connie from @life_of_learning. Currently in my last year of my PhD program studying obesity and diabetes. I’m at the thesis editing stage and hoping to graduate soon! At 06:30, I wake up. Depending on when I have to get into the office, I wake up at different times. This is a typical Monday for me. At 08:15, I arrive at […]
In my last PhD update post from November I was whinging about my lack of motivation. I am happy to report that I am back on track with motivation (as much as one can be whilst trying to complete their thesis) and I have had a productive December and start of January. I have submitted what I hope is […]
