Self-care – PhD Pathfinder

How to help your brain survive virtual work

If you want to listen to this blog post, you can do it here. I’ve written about Zoom Gloom in a previous post (see here) but since issues with remote work are only getting worse, I believe it’s good to revisit that subject. A recent article in Nature revealed some…

“I’ll do it tomorrow” – procrastination in doctoral studies

While talking to doctoral students about self-leadership the other day, one student brought up the topic of procrastination. As this is an important topic, that many struggle with, especially during remote work, I thought a blog post would be in order. What makes procrastination so prevalent in academia? The academic…

Find your superpower

If you want to listen to this blog post, you can do it here. What are your strengths and your weaknesses? This is a question most often heard from a recruiter’s mouth. But it’s a question that everyone should think about once in a while. Because you might be surprised…

Let’s talk about burnout in academia

In academia, it’s easy to think that the next break is just around the corner. “I can focus on my writing next month when the teaching is over.” It’s easy to tell yourself that the amount of workload is normal. “Everyone else seems to manage the same workload so I…

Whether you need support to survive and thrive on your PhD journey or you want to improve your self-management skills as a scientist, the PhD Pathfinder is the right place for you.

Serving as your PhD Pathfinder is me, Maria Törnroos, a work and organizational psychologist (PhD) with plenty of experience and expertise of all the ups and downs of doing a PhD. At the moment, I am working as a psychologist, advancing wellbeing for doctoral researchers and early career researchers at Aalto University in Finland. You can read more about me, my academic past and my visions for the future in the ‘About me’ section.

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How to help your brain survive virtual work

Find your superpower

Let’s talk about burnout in academia

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