Cafes are your best friend- I like to get to the city early before work to sneak in 1-1.5 hours of PhD work with a coffee. Stay back at work- I often spend an extra hour at work (4.30-5.30pm) working on my PhD. I am in the ‘work zone’ when I am at the office so I find I am […]
It has been a while since I have posted a PhD thoughts post- check out the last one here….. “I needed to stop doing my PhD full time so badly” “I will be able to work on my PhD before and after work and on the weekends…easy peasy” “So this is what work outside of academia is like…..” “I don’t […]
I often think that it is fascinating how we really don’t know what other people do at their job. Like, not even partners, parents, or best friend really know what each other does day to day. That is one of the reasons I love sharing people’s days in the ‘day in the life ofday in the life of’ segment on […]
** In Collaboration** Parents will come to a point where they need to answer some tough questions from their children. One of the most difficult is how they should approach their professional lives. Many believe that teenagers should go to college to learn their favorite subjects and others believe that you really only learn while doing. Microsoft was started by Bill Gates after he dropped out of college, Elon Musk started various companies after dropping out of college after 2 days. However various subjects that are in the sciences do need you to go to college and show that you do understand very complex subjects and topics, in order to be trusted in a lab. So, really it all depends on your child and what kind of things they want to do. The main thing for parents is to know what kind of options there are out there so you can give the correct and informative answers to your children. Here are a few ways you can do this. Governments bring in new legislation all the time. Different parties will have their own policy regarding colleges and thus, you cannot rely on your old knowledge from just a few years ago. Read up on the latest government policies regarding tuition fees, course fees, accommodation regulations, semester time schedules and overall the general standard of modern college campuses. You’ll want to also read up on widespread changes such as new facilities, […]
I heard the term ‘Slashy’ a few weeks ago when my manager was talking about it… basically the term refers to a ‘/’ or ‘slash’ and is the term used for the side hustle era. For example, I am a Market Researcher/Academic Marker/Blogger/PhD Student…. So, I am a slashy. You may know someone who is a graphic designer/yoga teacher, or […]
I’m Daisy Shu, a postdoc at Harvard Medical School, studying the role of mitochondria and cellular metabolism in retinal eye diseases. I just moved to Boston from Sydney for my postdoc and am absolutely loving it in this new city! In my spare time, I love doing yoga (recently got into Bikram yoga) and running (finished my first half-marathon a […]
** In collaboration** A lot of people don’t seem to realize that working from home isn’t just a career option–it’s a lifestyle choice. As such, you can’t just separate yourself from your job if you work from home. It just doesn’t work! You need to find ways to merge different aspects of your life and your career so that you’re […]
