Dr. Andrea Perino
@drandreaperino.bsky.social
I'll help you stop the hustle and finish that PhD!
Wanna boost your PhD and your post-grad career with strategies from business, management, marketing and community building? Subscribe to my newsletter ✨
https://andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Wanna boost your PhD and your post-grad career with strategies from business, management, marketing and community building? Subscribe to my newsletter ✨
https://andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
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Big news! 🥳
I'm thrilled to share that I'm finally launching my newsletter "The Interface"!
This is not gonna be your standard PhD productivity newsletter.
Here's what you'll get👇
I'm thrilled to share that I'm finally launching my newsletter "The Interface"!
This is not gonna be your standard PhD productivity newsletter.
Here's what you'll get👇
All writing advice, scientific or not, comes down to nailing the answer to one question:
What does the reader need to know?
What does the reader need to know?
October 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
All writing advice, scientific or not, comes down to nailing the answer to one question:
What does the reader need to know?
What does the reader need to know?
Many PhDs don't ask me what they need to do to succeed in their PhD.
They ask if they should quit.
Yesterday I shared what successful thought leaders have to say about quitting, and how to know when you should push through or pivot.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.com#newsletter
They ask if they should quit.
Yesterday I shared what successful thought leaders have to say about quitting, and how to know when you should push through or pivot.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.com#newsletter
April 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Many PhDs don't ask me what they need to do to succeed in their PhD.
They ask if they should quit.
Yesterday I shared what successful thought leaders have to say about quitting, and how to know when you should push through or pivot.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.com#newsletter
They ask if they should quit.
Yesterday I shared what successful thought leaders have to say about quitting, and how to know when you should push through or pivot.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.com#newsletter
Should I stay (in my PhD project) or should I go?
That's the topic of my newsletter tomorrow.
I'll help you figure out whether you should push through or pivot, and share what to do after you've made your decision.
Subscribe here:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
That's the topic of my newsletter tomorrow.
I'll help you figure out whether you should push through or pivot, and share what to do after you've made your decision.
Subscribe here:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
April 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Should I stay (in my PhD project) or should I go?
That's the topic of my newsletter tomorrow.
I'll help you figure out whether you should push through or pivot, and share what to do after you've made your decision.
Subscribe here:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
That's the topic of my newsletter tomorrow.
I'll help you figure out whether you should push through or pivot, and share what to do after you've made your decision.
Subscribe here:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
There’s no cure to imposter syndrome, but it does get better when you realize others experience it, too.
That’s why I shared a vulnerable moment with the readers of my newsletter yesterday, plus actionable tips for owning your expertise and stepping up next time someone needs your awesomeness.
That’s why I shared a vulnerable moment with the readers of my newsletter yesterday, plus actionable tips for owning your expertise and stepping up next time someone needs your awesomeness.
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There’s no cure to imposter syndrome, but it does get better when you realize others experience it, too.
That’s why I shared a vulnerable moment with the readers of my newsletter yesterday, plus actionable tips for owning your expertise and stepping up next time someone needs your awesomeness.
That’s why I shared a vulnerable moment with the readers of my newsletter yesterday, plus actionable tips for owning your expertise and stepping up next time someone needs your awesomeness.
I wrote a Science paper on a topic - then doubted I was "expert enough" to give an interview about it with a Master’s student.
🤯 Why is it so hard to own our expertise?
If you can relate, this newsletter issue is for you.
Drops tomorrow
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
🤯 Why is it so hard to own our expertise?
If you can relate, this newsletter issue is for you.
Drops tomorrow
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
The Interface - not your standard PhD career newsletter
This newsletter shares insights from business, management, marketing, and communications tailored to ambitious science PhD students who want to complete their thesis fast, with ease and success and in...
andreaperino.kit.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I wrote a Science paper on a topic - then doubted I was "expert enough" to give an interview about it with a Master’s student.
🤯 Why is it so hard to own our expertise?
If you can relate, this newsletter issue is for you.
Drops tomorrow
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
🤯 Why is it so hard to own our expertise?
If you can relate, this newsletter issue is for you.
Drops tomorrow
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
April started with a highlight for me: My client is submitting her PhD this month!
When we started, she was stuck - no structure, no motivation, no clear timeline.
Now? She’s unstoppable.
Here's her story 👇:
When we started, she was stuck - no structure, no motivation, no clear timeline.
Now? She’s unstoppable.
Here's her story 👇:
April 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
April started with a highlight for me: My client is submitting her PhD this month!
When we started, she was stuck - no structure, no motivation, no clear timeline.
Now? She’s unstoppable.
Here's her story 👇:
When we started, she was stuck - no structure, no motivation, no clear timeline.
Now? She’s unstoppable.
Here's her story 👇:
One thing I totally underestimated before starting my entrepreneur journey?
The amount of cringe things I have to do to get my business going.
Is this the „growth“ thing everyone is talking about?
Or just me happily throwing out my dignity? 😅
I guess I’ll find out sooner or later..🧐
The amount of cringe things I have to do to get my business going.
Is this the „growth“ thing everyone is talking about?
Or just me happily throwing out my dignity? 😅
I guess I’ll find out sooner or later..🧐
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
One thing I totally underestimated before starting my entrepreneur journey?
The amount of cringe things I have to do to get my business going.
Is this the „growth“ thing everyone is talking about?
Or just me happily throwing out my dignity? 😅
I guess I’ll find out sooner or later..🧐
The amount of cringe things I have to do to get my business going.
Is this the „growth“ thing everyone is talking about?
Or just me happily throwing out my dignity? 😅
I guess I’ll find out sooner or later..🧐
Not saying no often enough is one of the biggest reasons for overwhelm and lack of progress. But it's not always easy to tell if something is an opportunity or a distraction.
Yesterday, the readers of my newsletter "The Interface" learned about an easy-to-follow framework to...👇
Yesterday, the readers of my newsletter "The Interface" learned about an easy-to-follow framework to...👇
April 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Not saying no often enough is one of the biggest reasons for overwhelm and lack of progress. But it's not always easy to tell if something is an opportunity or a distraction.
Yesterday, the readers of my newsletter "The Interface" learned about an easy-to-follow framework to...👇
Yesterday, the readers of my newsletter "The Interface" learned about an easy-to-follow framework to...👇
Got invited to a book project.
My ego screamed YES! My priorities said NO.
Saying no isn’t easy - but it’s key to staying on track. In today’s newsletter, I share a simple framework to help you decide what’s worth your time.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
My ego screamed YES! My priorities said NO.
Saying no isn’t easy - but it’s key to staying on track. In today’s newsletter, I share a simple framework to help you decide what’s worth your time.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
The Interface - not your standard PhD career newsletter
This newsletter shares insights from business, management, marketing, and communications tailored to ambitious science PhD students who want to complete their thesis fast, with ease and success and in...
andreaperino.kit.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Got invited to a book project.
My ego screamed YES! My priorities said NO.
Saying no isn’t easy - but it’s key to staying on track. In today’s newsletter, I share a simple framework to help you decide what’s worth your time.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
My ego screamed YES! My priorities said NO.
Saying no isn’t easy - but it’s key to staying on track. In today’s newsletter, I share a simple framework to help you decide what’s worth your time.
Missed it?
Read it here: andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Unpopular opinion: Academia is obsessed with perfection—and it’s killing what science is really about: curiosity, exploration, and trial and error.
There's a lack of safe spaces in academia. And that’s a problem.
Not just for you, but for science itself.
There's a lack of safe spaces in academia. And that’s a problem.
Not just for you, but for science itself.
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Unpopular opinion: Academia is obsessed with perfection—and it’s killing what science is really about: curiosity, exploration, and trial and error.
There's a lack of safe spaces in academia. And that’s a problem.
Not just for you, but for science itself.
There's a lack of safe spaces in academia. And that’s a problem.
Not just for you, but for science itself.
Whoa!
I just finished 4 newsletters and 5 LI posts and covered a lot of ground there
✨networking w/o awkwardness
✨saying no, even if the ego yells "Hell yeah!"
✨ going from PhD student to thought leader
...
Sign up! andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
and see you after the break ☕️🌤️
I just finished 4 newsletters and 5 LI posts and covered a lot of ground there
✨networking w/o awkwardness
✨saying no, even if the ego yells "Hell yeah!"
✨ going from PhD student to thought leader
...
Sign up! andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
and see you after the break ☕️🌤️
The Interface - not your standard PhD career newsletter
This newsletter shares insights from business, management, marketing, and communications tailored to ambitious science PhD students who want to complete their thesis fast, with ease and success and in...
andreaperino.kit.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Whoa!
I just finished 4 newsletters and 5 LI posts and covered a lot of ground there
✨networking w/o awkwardness
✨saying no, even if the ego yells "Hell yeah!"
✨ going from PhD student to thought leader
...
Sign up! andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
and see you after the break ☕️🌤️
I just finished 4 newsletters and 5 LI posts and covered a lot of ground there
✨networking w/o awkwardness
✨saying no, even if the ego yells "Hell yeah!"
✨ going from PhD student to thought leader
...
Sign up! andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
and see you after the break ☕️🌤️
It is fascinating to me how many things are so obvious once you understand them but you have to experience them first hand for them to click.
March 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It is fascinating to me how many things are so obvious once you understand them but you have to experience them first hand for them to click.
🚀 Hey #PhD researchers! I'm creating a self-paced video course to help science PhDs build the mindset, strategies & leadership skills to finish with confidence & shape their dream career.
Share your thoughts & get FREE early access! 🆓💡
Survey (5 min) link in comments. Thanks! 🙌
Share your thoughts & get FREE early access! 🆓💡
Survey (5 min) link in comments. Thanks! 🙌
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🚀 Hey #PhD researchers! I'm creating a self-paced video course to help science PhDs build the mindset, strategies & leadership skills to finish with confidence & shape their dream career.
Share your thoughts & get FREE early access! 🆓💡
Survey (5 min) link in comments. Thanks! 🙌
Share your thoughts & get FREE early access! 🆓💡
Survey (5 min) link in comments. Thanks! 🙌
The hook is the catch!
(Or how to get yourself to doing things you don't want to do)👇
(Or how to get yourself to doing things you don't want to do)👇
March 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The hook is the catch!
(Or how to get yourself to doing things you don't want to do)👇
(Or how to get yourself to doing things you don't want to do)👇
As every year, women's day was a stark reminder of all the areas where the playing field is still rigged. Academia is no exception, and boy(s) that makes me angry.
March 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As every year, women's day was a stark reminder of all the areas where the playing field is still rigged. Academia is no exception, and boy(s) that makes me angry.
„This wasn’t a course. It was a therapy session“, a participant said yesterday after my time management workshop for #PhD students 😍.
PhDs don’t need a bazillion tools to „manage themselves“. A clear vision for their life and career, a bit of strategy and a supportive community, and they’re good!
PhDs don’t need a bazillion tools to „manage themselves“. A clear vision for their life and career, a bit of strategy and a supportive community, and they’re good!
March 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
„This wasn’t a course. It was a therapy session“, a participant said yesterday after my time management workshop for #PhD students 😍.
PhDs don’t need a bazillion tools to „manage themselves“. A clear vision for their life and career, a bit of strategy and a supportive community, and they’re good!
PhDs don’t need a bazillion tools to „manage themselves“. A clear vision for their life and career, a bit of strategy and a supportive community, and they’re good!
For "luck to happen" you don't need a ton of preparation.
Start to build, and do so in public and your "luck surface" might already grow a lot!
I prepared a little and got very lucky this week.
Want the whole story? Read it in my newsletter tomorrow:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Start to build, and do so in public and your "luck surface" might already grow a lot!
I prepared a little and got very lucky this week.
Want the whole story? Read it in my newsletter tomorrow:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
The Interface - not your standard PhD career newsletter
This newsletter shares insights from business, management, marketing, and communications tailored to ambitious science PhD students who want to complete their thesis fast, with ease and success and in...
andreaperino.kit.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
For "luck to happen" you don't need a ton of preparation.
Start to build, and do so in public and your "luck surface" might already grow a lot!
I prepared a little and got very lucky this week.
Want the whole story? Read it in my newsletter tomorrow:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Start to build, and do so in public and your "luck surface" might already grow a lot!
I prepared a little and got very lucky this week.
Want the whole story? Read it in my newsletter tomorrow:
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Nice way to continue a Sunday morning (after 4 hrs of shovelling horse poo 😅).
Have a good one, everyone!
Have a good one, everyone!
March 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Nice way to continue a Sunday morning (after 4 hrs of shovelling horse poo 😅).
Have a good one, everyone!
Have a good one, everyone!
Don’t let being an overachiever get in the way of becoming an achiever.
February 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Don’t let being an overachiever get in the way of becoming an achiever.
"I don't get enough career advice from my supervisor"...
...is a complaint I hear a lot of times when I talk to PhDs about their struggles.
But when I ask if they have shared their career goals with their PI the answer is usually "no".
So, here's the thing:
...is a complaint I hear a lot of times when I talk to PhDs about their struggles.
But when I ask if they have shared their career goals with their PI the answer is usually "no".
So, here's the thing:
February 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"I don't get enough career advice from my supervisor"...
...is a complaint I hear a lot of times when I talk to PhDs about their struggles.
But when I ask if they have shared their career goals with their PI the answer is usually "no".
So, here's the thing:
...is a complaint I hear a lot of times when I talk to PhDs about their struggles.
But when I ask if they have shared their career goals with their PI the answer is usually "no".
So, here's the thing:
I’m in week 2 of the awesome course-building challenge by the even-awesomer
@AmandaMGoetz
and it is a great reminder that the "secret" to progress is pretty simple:
✨ define your goal
✨ break the work into tiny steps
✨ make progress visible by sharing it
✨ do it with others
@AmandaMGoetz
and it is a great reminder that the "secret" to progress is pretty simple:
✨ define your goal
✨ break the work into tiny steps
✨ make progress visible by sharing it
✨ do it with others
February 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m in week 2 of the awesome course-building challenge by the even-awesomer
@AmandaMGoetz
and it is a great reminder that the "secret" to progress is pretty simple:
✨ define your goal
✨ break the work into tiny steps
✨ make progress visible by sharing it
✨ do it with others
@AmandaMGoetz
and it is a great reminder that the "secret" to progress is pretty simple:
✨ define your goal
✨ break the work into tiny steps
✨ make progress visible by sharing it
✨ do it with others
We spend so much time trying to be perfect when we could be happy instead.
Wanna know how to go from miserable (and still not perfect) to good enough and happy?
Sign up for my newsletter and read all (ok, some) about it!
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Drops today at 11 CET
Wanna know how to go from miserable (and still not perfect) to good enough and happy?
Sign up for my newsletter and read all (ok, some) about it!
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Drops today at 11 CET
The Interface - not your standard PhD career newsletter
This newsletter shares insights from business, management, marketing, and communications tailored to ambitious science PhD students who want to complete their thesis fast, with ease and success and in...
andreaperino.kit.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We spend so much time trying to be perfect when we could be happy instead.
Wanna know how to go from miserable (and still not perfect) to good enough and happy?
Sign up for my newsletter and read all (ok, some) about it!
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Drops today at 11 CET
Wanna know how to go from miserable (and still not perfect) to good enough and happy?
Sign up for my newsletter and read all (ok, some) about it!
andreaperino.kit.com/theinterface
Drops today at 11 CET
Hey #PhDs, I have a question for you:
Who do you think is the main responsible person when it comes to decisions about your PhD project?
Is it you, your supervisor, or someone else?
Who do you think is the main responsible person when it comes to decisions about your PhD project?
Is it you, your supervisor, or someone else?
February 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey #PhDs, I have a question for you:
Who do you think is the main responsible person when it comes to decisions about your PhD project?
Is it you, your supervisor, or someone else?
Who do you think is the main responsible person when it comes to decisions about your PhD project?
Is it you, your supervisor, or someone else?
My pony hardly ever does as he‘s told.
But whatever he‘s up to, he looks happy doing it.
There’s a lesson in that.
But whatever he‘s up to, he looks happy doing it.
There’s a lesson in that.
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My pony hardly ever does as he‘s told.
But whatever he‘s up to, he looks happy doing it.
There’s a lesson in that.
But whatever he‘s up to, he looks happy doing it.
There’s a lesson in that.