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Motivation and productivity during a PhD thesis

Writing a PhD thesis is a laborious task. First, because there is a high expectation from everyone involved in the work, from the PhD candidate to the thesis director, and it is even difficult to know when it is time to stop.

Lucas Teixeira

Mar 4, 2021 3 min read

Motivation and productivity during a PhD thesis

My experience as a PhD candidate living abroad

The beginning of the year 2018 was busy for me: I got married, moved abroad, and started my thesis, everything in less than four months. Such an intense change was difficult at the beginning, but, since I was very motivated, my adaptation was more or less quick and smooth.

Lucas Teixeira

Feb 25, 2021 3 min read

My experience as a PhD candidate living abroad

The PhD Dilemma

Sir Isaac Newton, the father of classic mechanics, once said: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants”. This sentence carries the base of any good research, that consists of building upon the work of other people that already did something in the field, in a constant improvement process.

Lucas Teixeira

Feb 19, 2021 3 min read

The PhD Dilemma

Reflexões sobre uma educação que talvez virá

O mundo passa por mudanças mais intensas do que esperávamos ou desejávamos, e com ele todo o conjunto do sistema educacional. Essa não é uma realidade que afeta apenas uma cidade ou país, mas todo o conjunto de pessoas que querem ou precisam aprender o que quer que seja.

Lucas Teixeira

Feb 16, 2021 4 min read

Reflexões sobre uma educação que talvez virá