In today's episode, Eva interviews Dr. Gayannée Kedia. Gaya is a researcher and teacher in psychology and neuroscience at the University of Graz, Austria. She owns degrees in biology and psychology and has worked for several universities in France, the UK, Germany, and Austria. Parallel to her academic activity, she works as a writing coach and scientific trainer. She is also the founder of abrilliantmind.blog, a blog aimed at helping scientists be more productive and happier at work.We talk about Gaya's career trajectory and research path, and how she came to teach workshops on academic writing as well as blogging. We then zoom in on the common difficulties PhD candidates encounter with academic writing and productivity in general, and what supervisors can do to better support their candidates. We also hear from Gaya about her best tips for academic writing and productivity, as well as her best tip for PhD candidates.Finally, we hear about how she integrates work and life, how COVID-19 impacted her work, and what a typical day in the life looks like for her (even though she does not have typical days).ReferencesGaya's blogGaya's portal at the University of GrazGaya's FacebookGaya's TwitterGaya's InstagramGaya's YouTubeGaya's LinkedInTranquillity by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters - Laura Vanderkam168 hours: You have more time than you think - Laura VanderkamFocusmate

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