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Jessica Alleva
Jessica Alleva is Associate Professor at the faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
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Hit Back Harder
"Didn’t he know that the academic literature says that body talk is bad?"
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What Academia Takes
"It is scary to speak honestly about the ways we are resisting unhealthy standards in academia"
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Bored by student writing
"What bothers me is the idea that we are sacrificing the 'soul' of writing for qualities such as grammatical perfection"
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Painting with the neighbour
"I finally allowed myself to accept help"
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Why Language is Deeply Emotional
"I have been living in the Netherlands for exactly half of my life, yet I still think in English"
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Making Happiness Stick
The next time you take a nice holiday or attend an inspiring conference: keep the fire fed
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Bodybuilding versus academia
And yet, for all its flaws, there are reasons we stay in academia
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How to cope with homesickness
You will recognize our home as the one that is already decorated for Halloween
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#whataboutism
"We are simply more inclined to like and to care about the things and people that resemble us"
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“Why bother having fun?”
How could I make time 'for myself' when so many other things and people needed my attention?
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I’m Never Going to See You Again
People often feel uncomfortable about death and how to communicate with their loved one
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Who cares what you have to say?
When Observant asked me to continue writing columns for the upcoming year, I debated what I should say
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To scream, or not to scream?
It is so good to hear your voice
"I feel there is more space in the day"
New series: the second wave
Getting to know my grandfathers
Woman on a Mission
Corona behaviour: It’s simply human psychology
Time Flies When You Are Getting Older
The End of History