A Postdoc's Journal
Episodes
GUT FEELINGS
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6: GUT FEELINGSThis episode is about using your intuition to figure out what you want. Sometimes, what you want is in conflict with ...
ASKING FOR TIME OFF
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 5: ASKING FOR TIME OFFThis episode is about taking time off from work. I examine why I used to feel quite uncomfortable asking for t...
DEPRESSION
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 4: DEPRESSIONThis episode is my experience of depression. It is not as dramatic or as extreme as other accounts of depression you ma...
ACCEPTANCE
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 3: ACCEPTANCEThis episode is about accepting the negative beliefs you have about yourself. By revisiting this journal entry, I reali...
COLLABORATION
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2: COLLABORATIONThis episode is about how uncomfortable I used to feel about collaboration during my postdoc and how I started to lo...
TAKING A BREAK MIGHT NOT BE THE ANSWER
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: TAKING BREAK MIGHT NOT BE THE ANSWERThis episode is about returning to a stressful situation after taking a break. Unfortunately,...
BONUS: 1000 DOWNLOADS + ANNOUCEMENTS
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS: 1000 DOWNLOADS + ANNOUCEMENTSA Massive thank you to everyone who has helped me get to the significant milestone of 1000 downloads.For more info...
LACK OF MENTORSHIP
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 12: LACK OF MENTORSHIPThis is the LAST EPISODE of season 1!!In this episode of 'A Postdoc's Journal', I read a journal entry from December 201...
HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 11: HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANTIn this episode of 'A Postdoc's Journal', I read a journal entry from December 2013-just before Christmas. ...
LIFE LESSONS
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 10: LIFE LESSONSIn this episode of 'A Postdoc's Journal', I read a journal entry from December 2013. This is the fist time I started asking th...
FIXED-TERM CONTRACT
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 9: FIXED-TERM CONTRACTIn this episode of 'A Postdoc's Journal', I read a journal entry from July 2013, reflecting on my contract renewal strug...
YEAR 1 REVIEW
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 8: YEAR 1 REVIEWIn this episode of 'A Postdoc's Journal', I read out a personal journal entry from December 2012—close to the end of my firs...
FEELING BULLIED
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 7: FEELING BULLIEDIn this episode of "A Postdocs Journal," we jump to the middle of October 2012, about two weeks after EPISODE 6. I discuss t...
IT'S NOT ENOUGH
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 6: IT'S NOT ENOUGHIn this episode, we jump to October 2012—about nine months into my postdoc. In this journal entry, I am reviewing my year ...
WORK LIFE IMBALANCE
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 5: WORK LIFE IMBALANCEIn this episode, we jump to May 2012—about three to four months into the postdoc. At this point things still weren't g...
MAYBE I'M NOT THE PROBLEM
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 4: MAYBE I'M NOT THE PROBLEMFirstly, a MASSIVE thank you to my listeners for your support so far. I reflect a little bit about what I've learn...
I BLAME MYSELF
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 3: I BLAME MYSELFIn this episode, we jump to the middle of March 2012—about six weeks into my 'new' postdoc. At this point, I had started wo...
FEELING SELF-CONSCIOUS
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 2: FEELING SELF-CONSCIOUSIn this episode, we jump February 2012—about two weeks into my new postdoc. In this entry, I'm agonizing over wheth...
FEELING OUT OF MY DEPTH
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 1: FEELING OUT OF MY DEPTHIn this episode, we jump a cold, grey December day in 2011. This is the day after my postdoc job interview. Despite ...
INTRODUCTION
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 0: INTRODUCTIONIn this episode, I will introduce explain what the podcast is, why I'm doing it, and who it is for. I will also introduce mysel...
Trailer: A Postdoc's Journal
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A trailer for my new podcast: A Postdoc's Journal. A podcast by Simit Patel, PhD.Each week, I will read out entries from my own personal journal from ...