
{"id":2610,"date":"2019-05-16T12:10:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T12:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/sometimes-i-feel-i-need-super-powers-to-conquer-everyday-phd-life\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:23:47","slug":"sometimes-i-feel-i-need-super-powers-to-conquer-everyday-phd-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/sometimes-i-feel-i-need-super-powers-to-conquer-everyday-phd-life","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes, I feel I need super powers to conquer everyday PhD life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Often, it feels like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. In my future blog posts, I will share with you my reflections on issues ranging from my research field(s), open science, register-based research, to (Swedish) academia and others. But today, I just wanted to introduce myself.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I tend to think that I am just like you \u2013 a normal person without super powers. But I also think I really need the following ones:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><b>1. Appearing in at least two places at the same time<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Currently, I am a PhD student at the\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/ki-su-arc.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aging Research Center<\/a> and\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/ki.se\/en\/phs\/startpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Public Health Sciences<\/a>\u00a0at Karolinska Institutet. Given the multiple departments (and five supervisors), the number of overlapping meetings, interesting presentations, and other events is countless. The same is true for free-time activities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Sometimes%2C%20I%20feel%20I%20need%20super%20powers%20to%20conquer%20everyday%20PhD%20life%20image%201.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228224%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><br \/>\n<em><strong>Superhero training center (Winderstr\u00f6mska huset)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><b>2. Rewinding time for many reasons,\u00a0for example, to complete multiple educational degrees<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">During my liberal arts Bachelor\u2019s, I studied Anthropology and Biology at the <a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macalester College<\/a>\u00a0in the United States. Soon after, I hopped over to Sweden to complete a multidisciplinary Masters of Science at\u00a0the <a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chess.su.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre for Health Equity<\/a>. And now, I am a PhD student (not a superhero) examining the association between education and cognitive abilities\/dementia using Swedish school reforms from the early 20th\u00a0century.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Sounds relatively simple, right? But my anthropology training did not prepare me for working with big data and Swedish registers. Often (ehm, when I re-write my entire dataset), I catch myself thinking that a computer science degree would be a nice addition to my liberal arts training. One in literature and writing would also come in handy. Or maybe I should have majored in theater (for public speaking skills) or economics, because my project uses econometrics a bit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><b>3. High speed transport<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I originally come from Prague, Czech Republic. Because I studied in many different places, my friends and family (and co-workers) are spread all over the world. I really wish I could transport myself over the ocean and back\u00a0(or at least to a few countries) in a few seconds to ask old friends and mentors for advice. Or just go to eat at my favorite places.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Sometimes%2C%20I%20feel%20I%20need%20super%20powers%20to%20conquer%20everyday%20PhD%20life%20image%202.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228225%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><br \/>\n<em><strong>My hometown \u2013 Prague<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">But since I do not have any of these, I keep biking around Stockholm at my normal speed, trying my best to put the pieces from different fields together, accepting average level (or below) in each. And bribe experts for advice, with the help of chocolate cookies or some other baked goods, because baking is one of my favorite leisure time activities. To complement eating sweets, I spend quite a bit of time playing volleyball. And every now and then, wander off to Fotografiska or some other art museum. And when all else fails, I retire from my superhero training and other hobbies. Instead of trying to be in two places, I turn off my phone, close my computer, and go hiking.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">At the end of the day, I think my only true super power is filling up my time. I doubt you are in need of that one, but I believe in sharing (sharing is caring) \u2013 so do contact me for super powers-exchange, or with any other questions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Sometimes%2C%20I%20feel%20I%20need%20super%20powers%20to%20conquer%20everyday%20PhD%20life%20image%203.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228226%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Nika Seblova (<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikaSeblova\"><b><i>@<\/i><\/b><i>NikaSeblova<\/i><\/a><i>) is a PhD student at Karolinska Institutet. This story was published on February 12, 2016, on <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/researcherblogski.wordpress.com\/\"><i>Karolinska Institutet Career Blog<\/i><\/a><i> (available <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/researcherblogski.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/12\/an-average-superhero-in-training\/\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>), and has been republished here with permission.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often, it feels like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. In my future blog posts, I will share with you my reflections on issues ranging from my research field(s), open science, register-based research, to (Swedish) academia and others. But today, I just wanted to introduce myself. 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