Studies show that impostor syndrome is common, especially among highly educated and high-achieving individuals, such as doctoral students. Doctoral students who suffer from impostor syndrome avoid new and challenging opportunities because they are afraid of failure and of being exposed. What a waste of intelligent minds. But how does impostor syndrome develop and what does …

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In this episode Maria and Maija talk about academic workload. Academics are constantly bombarded with tasks and duties on top of their regular work – sometimes even tasks that are not in any way related to their work. The increasing workload has led to an increase in exhaustion, especially among doctoral students. How could we …

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Maria Tornroos audio column 5 Dont Panic, Just Listen

. A supervisor is supposed to be a unicorn but at the same time, is not being rewarded or incentivised to do the job well. Supervision is considered to be the most essential factor influencing doctoral student wellbeing, motivation and completion.

Procrastination in Doctoral Studies. Everyone postpones their duties or chores at some point. But when does postponing turn into procrastination? Based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.

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. The answer to this question is not as straightforward as you might think. In this audio column you’ll learn how to find your superpower …

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Audio column by Maria Törnroos, the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. The audio columns in the Best Thing Today podcast series are based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.

Audio column by Maria Törnroos, the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. The audio columns in the Best Thing Today podcast series are based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.

It’s been one year, are we thriving or barely surviving? The host, Maria Törnroos, is the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo. Her guest is Maija Taka, a postdoc & project manager in doctoral education project Majakka in the Water and Development research group at Aalto. In the first part of the two-episode …

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The topic of this episode is remote work. In this second part of the two-part podcast, your host Maria Törnroos and Maija Taka discuss how to manage remote work and give some advice – low-hanging fruits to try! Maria Törnroos, is the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Maija Taka is a …

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