The turn of the year was a bit of a rough ride. My grandmother died, my last living grandparent, and although I did not have a deep personal relation with her, it felt as if a phase in my life had ended. Unexpectedly, her death has led me into one of the most profound crises of faith […]
Tag: writing
About Pigeon Holes
I have been writing on this blog on and off for more than a year now. Unfortunately, I never managed to get myself to publish regularly. In an attempt to change that, I turned to 750words.com. My writing will start there, every day. And some of that writing will be published here. What will I […]
lifecourse of a paper
Originally posted on scatterplot:
Working on a paper and proposal that both involved life-course explanations of social phenomena, I realized that my papers have a life-course of their own. I thought I would share: Birth. This is the first glimmer of a new idea. Unfortunately, nature is cruel and mortality at this stage is very…
Why I Use Evernote – or: Why I Started to Enjoy Writing
– Tom Uytterhoeven – One of the topics that can start a vivid discussion between PhD-students, regardless their actual research topic, is the latest productivity app (another is where the best pizza is served). So I spent a lot of evenings testing out apps like: Omnifocus – good, but expensive if you want it on all your […]
Religion According to New Atheism: Natural Fundamentalism? or: First Article Published!
– Tom Uytterhoeven – This blog has been very silent lately, but real life was buzzing with activity… Just one example: my first article has been published! If you’re interested in New Atheism, you should take a look at the summary, which is in English. The article itself is in Dutch. Gepubliceerd met Blogsy
Why I write with pen and paper: infographic on Writing
I've tried to go digital for almost a year now. Although I do like programs like Evernote a lot, using them to hold every bit of information in store, there is something lacking. When I type away on my handy iPad mini, that's just what I do: typing data away, into mental oblivion. On the […]
Weekly Gardening 