Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Habits that changed my life positively

1. Waking up at 3 am every day.
2. Listening to my favorite relaxing music throughout the day. 
3. Listening to Ted talks while resting after lunch.
4. Reading the TIME before sleep.
5, Going to sleep around 9.30 pm.
6. Making tea and coffee optional.
7. Drinking water with lime, cucumber, ginger and mint in it. 
8. Calling my mother or messaging her every day. 
9. Not watching television.
10. Not spending more than half an hour per day on social media.
11. Cutting out friendships that drained my energy and radiated negative energy.
12. minimizing my possessions. 

Tuesday, 10 May 2016

When you have to prepare for your PhD viva in three days,

do the following steps:

1. Read your thesis.

2. As you read, write down possible questions that pop up in your mind, that you think examiners might ask.

3. prepare the  PowerPoint presentation as you go.
How do you prepare for your PhD viva in three days? That piece of impossible task is what I am involved in now.