Being focus in the moving world
In the first week of April 2025, I hit a research slump—zero productivity! I was staying in Groningen, the Netherlands, in April. This is my first one-month secondment at the Computer Science, Bernoulli Institute, and Kapteyn Institute at the University of Groningen as an EDUCADO PhD candidate. The EDUCADO Doctoral Network allows me to undertake secondments at two other institutes: the University of Groningen and the DiRAC Institute. I will visit Groningen once every six months until the end of my second year of PhD. I also plan to visit DiRAC at the beginning of 2026. While I am excited about these opportunities for collaboration and networking, I also face the challenge of maintaining focus on my work when transitioning to new environments. (Picture of windmill De Helper near my rental flat in Helpman, Groningen) I had a comfortable workspace at the Kapteyn Institute, where I could...