Work

Without a list, it’s challenging to keep track of the things you’ve never yet started, the ones still in progress, and those already done. And if you have a colleague who over-commits but never writes them down, you should never get shocked if they can only do some and forget about the rest. Because if… Read more

Getting an additional workload from a fixed-salary job often feels too much. But we never mind putting additional hours into the hourly jobs we specifically enrolled in. No one asked us to do more; we just did. Because receiving an instant reward (often in cash directly sent to your account) for every project you finish… Read more

It feels exhausting when you don’t have any control over what happens with your time at work. I can remember being employed in an eight-to-five job, ticking boxes, and trying to look for other things to do when I’ve already finished the tasks for the day. The sad thing is we were not given much… Read more

If you’ve been wondering how I come up with something to write every day, I can tell that it felt dreadful as I started out. “What should I write about today?“ “Do I have the right words to say?“ “Will anybody read at all?“ Sure, we write so that somebody reads it. But what I… Read more

While still a student, we were used to receiving handouts containing all the things we needed to study for the semester. And living life was way easier then. Just check the right boxes, show up every day in class, and do well in your exams, and that’s it! Job well done. But now that we… Read more

Perhaps a researcher is paid well because it’s difficult to think about solutions to problems while also thinking about how to meet her basic needs. But when salaries are delayed, a researcher is forced to look for other ways to keep the lights on, figuratively and literally. And the system shouldn’t blame the researcher and… Read more

When you have access to the right tool, you might be surprised how you can do so many things and achieve new goals just because. I remember how my performance wanes whenever I don’t have the tools to move further. So yes, resources matter. Read more