continue to work -- or at least that I didn't give up working. But what did I succeed by that? Not working and procrastination... I was staying many many hours in the office, but I was not working all of them of course. However I was very successful in getting and feeling tired most of the time... not happy, and ultimately stressed! I've come to perceive my thesis as the monster that gets my energy, my joy, my happiness...  Who wants to keep working on something that feels that is stressful and pressuring? Not me! And I guess this is the case for many people too. So I realized that I had to find a balance between work and personal/social life. It was a mistake to think that "PhD comes first; personal/social life comes after". No, they come together. They are both equally important in order to have a happy life. My steps on planing a daily program including both PhD and personal life I wantto work on my thesis, but I am also embracing that I want and need to relax, go for a coffee, etc. So, I planed my daily program to include both PhD and personal life! Here is what I did! 1) Work 5 days! I re-planed my working program to include 5 days (Monday to Friday) and not 7 like in the past. 2) Work until 17:30! I structured my daily program in a way to include both work and personal life. I am a