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Jessie is formatting her document (again).
She thinks she is writing.
Jessie is wrong.
She is procrastinating.
#PhDchat #PhDforum #acwri #ECRchat #postdoc

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This is Rover. Rover is Dave’s loyal companion. He sits beside Dave’s desk when Dave is writing.
Sometimes Dave talks to Rover and Rover seems interested.
Rover is just hoping Dave will say the word Walk.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #ECRchat #academicchatter

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When you're developing your research proposal it's wise to think about a Plan B. Things always go wrong in research. What will you do when things don't go to Plan A. Discuss with your supervisor. #PhDchat #PhDforum #postdoc #ECRchat

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Doing a #PhD? You need the PhD Planning Toolkit. Lots of free resources for research students here: buff.ly/2DmSFIH

Thesis planners
Six monthly planners
Monthly planners
Weekly planners
ToDay lists
Free to download and customise. #PhDchat #PhDForum

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In research sometimes, often actually, there is no one right answer. Knowledge is contested. This can be difficult when you are searching for that one, indisputable answer that no-one can ever criticise. That's not the way research works. #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDforum

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Perendinate. Why just procrastinate when you can perendinate.
To put off until the day after tomorrow. #PhDforum #gradschool #emcrforum

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Optimal stopping: At what point should you stop doing something?
For the perfectionist it means going to the bitter end.
But maybe you don't need to read every paper that's ever been written.
#PhDchat #ECRchat #phDforum

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Multi-failing: Doing several things at the same time and doing them all less well. The reality is we're not very good at multi-tasking. Focus on one thing and do it properly. #PhDchat #ECRchat #Postdoc #PhDforum

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If you're finding your #research or #writing hard this doesn't mean you are stupid. It could just be that it's hard. In fact it is hard. So hang in there. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #PhDforum

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Beware of scope creep. The temptation to add one more:
- chapter
- field trip
- experiment
- novel feature
- extra variable
The question is not:
Would one more make it better?
The question is:
Do I already have enough?
#PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat

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ebook: The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students Rate yourself on the seven secrets and work out what exactly you can do to improve your progress. Topics covered include dealing with your supervisor, writing, being realistic, and hanging in there…

#7PhDSecrets
Secret 3: Be realistic
“The best is the enemy of the good”. Which in practice means that by striving for a perfect thesis you will find it very hard to finish any thesis. The best thesis is a finished thesis. From: buff.ly/32cMaBK
#PhDforum #PhDChat

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AI and the PhD student: friend or foe? Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build.

#AI & the #PhD student –
“'AI can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy. It all depends on how you use it'...
not to replace thinking but to amplify thinking"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#academia #highereducation #highered #gradschool #PhDchat #PhDforum #artificialintelligence #AIethics

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A good thesis is a finished thesis.
A great thesis is a published thesis.
A perfect thesis is neither.
Stop going round in perfectionistic circles and get it done.
#PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

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Q: How do you know when a PhD is finished?
A: A PhD is never finished. There is always more you could do.
At some point you just have to hand it in.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc

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Here lies Morning Plans
Killed in the tragic fires of early afternoon emergencies.
@redpenblackpen #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #Phdforum #acwri

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You want to have a ....meeting?
Sometimes it can be a bit scary approaching your supervisor.
#PhDforum #PhDchat #gradschool #acwri

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#PhDstudents: You need to take notes during supervisory meetings. You won't remember everything afterwards. Free template for meeting notes here: buff.ly/2L0YISj
#PhDForum #PhDchat

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PhD students: Use an agenda for meetings. Keeps meetings on track and deals with your questions. Download free template www.ithinkwell.com.au/resources #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #AcademicChatter

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A good thesis is a finished thesis.
A great thesis is a published thesis.
A perfect thesis is neither.
Stop going round in perfectionistic circles and get it done.
#PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

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‘I was nearly arrested’: escaping Myanmar’s military leadership for a PhD abroad In the shadow of ongoing conflict, physician May T. N. Noe forged a path to achieve her academic goals.

"...education is about reclaiming our purpose and dignity, and the chance to build a better future....
keep going. It's never too late to fight for your future."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#education #highereducation #highered #PhDchat #PhDforum #adversity

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First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers The programme is designed to train more elite engineers who can help to boost the country’s innovation.

The "practical #PhD"
in #China
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"two supervisors...one w/an academic background, the other w/solid practical experience...a panel comprising both scholars & practising #engineers"

#highereducation #gradschool #PhDchat #PhDforum #STEM #STEMeducation #engineering

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#Computing doctorates –
study
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

#STEM #computerscience #STEMeducation #highereducation #highered #PhDchat #PhDforum

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The value of a supportive community can’t be overstated.
Thus, colleagues and I created the #PhDForum for early career scholars — a safe space to discuss early research ideas and share struggles.
I highly recommend such low-stakes formats to every department. It was super helpful.
(5/10)

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#Supervisors/#Advisors: A few kind words can make a big difference to your research student or post-doc. And it doesn't cost anything. #ECRchat #EMCRForum #PhDchat #PhDforum #postdoc

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I'm a fiction writer in the grant proposal genre.
#ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum #PhDchat #acwri

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Edition #18 Contents ~ Editorial, Ash Watson ~ Should Have Been an Email and Definitely Not a Meeting or a Poem Either for that Matter, JE Sumerau ~ Bound Together, Anna Clover ~ In the Middle of our Street, J…

So pleased to have had my Doctoral Haiku #1 published in So Fi Zine, an indie publication for sociological fiction, poetry, and visual art. #phdchat #phdforum #poetry #academicsky Thought I'd share. ⁠

PhD shelved
New scholar arrives in Spring
Knowledge moving on.

sofizine.com/edition-18/

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The writer's delusion: I don't want to practice. I want to skip ahead to the part where I'm awesome. #phdchat #phdforum #acwri #ECRchat #postdoc #academicchatter | Doug Savage

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Hell for people who need to have all their books in alphabetical order.
#PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum |savagechicken

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Hoping Santa brings you a thesis for Christmas?
#PhDchat #PhDforum From @PhDcomics

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You've heard of FOMO: the Fear of Missing Out. But have you heard about FOMAR? The Fear of Missing a Reference? Just one more search. One more scan of the literature. What if I miss something? #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #AcWri

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