Can you cook? I will admit: I am a terrible cook. I know how to make a decent salad, incredible popcorn (to me it counts as cooking. Do not judge.) and the classic “scrambled eggs with a lot of cheese”. Apart from this, do not count on me for a fancy meal. One day, I asked my mother (true story, by the way!) for a recipe for a lasagna. My friend, I swear I followed...

One frequent comment I hear from students is: “I need to start writing my thesis, but I have no clue how to begin”. As Hans Rosling would say (If you don’t know who he is, make sure to read about the wonderful GapMinder project he developed): Don’t Panic! Let me take you step-by-step through what you should do to succeed, write an amazing thesis, “blow your supervisors mind away”,...

Has the following scene ever happened to you? You are at home practicing a pentatonic scale on a Yamaha guitar. You’ve been working on it for an hour and you are clearly improving, clearly in the zone! Suddenly your mom arrives home from work. Then, she asks you a very tricky question: Do you want to know what happened to me at work today? You stop playing the guitar and...

*This article was updated on 16.12.2021. My friend, do you play guitar? No? (Honestly, what is happening to humanity…). Ok, but have you ever tried to learn? If you haven’t, I’ll tell you how it goes: The first six months are terrible! You will feel like the dumbest person on the planet as you try to move from a simple “G major” chord to an “A major” chord, then to a “D major”...

Let me guess:  You know what you will write about, you have mastered Chapter 1 (Introduction) but you don’t know how to move forward with your Chapter 2 (literature review)? Alright, alright… I feel your pain. But that’s why I’ve written down some recommendations that hopefully will be useful for you! INITIAL WARNING Look, I need to be honest with you here. Writing your...