12/06/2021
Building a meditation routine for a more productive, creative and happier scientific life
Mindfulness has helped Ana Pineda to juggle the demands of academic research in a foreign country alongside parenting responsibilities.
As a Spanish ecologist working abroad, I faced struggles that are familiar to many: the imposter syndrome that kicked in during my first postdoctoral programme at Wageningen University in the Netherlands; the uncertain future and self-doubt I felt after my funding to continue with my next postdoctoral position was rejected; and the stress of trying to conduct experiments, write papers, supervise students and bring up two small children, while not having slept a full night in years.
