PhD Student in E Research and Technology Enhanced Learning
I’m always searching for the ideal workflow in terms of my PhD Research. You would think that having been a PhD student for five years I might actually have it sussed by now but sadly not. I have tried to summarise what I actually do but still not convinced any of this is actually effective ! Product What I use it for Evernote Useful clips, uploading as ‘brain dump’ from my mobile that I come …
This is a useful blog post by Steve Rose ( also has a nice handy audio version too) https://steverosephd.com/procrastination-is-not-laziness/ I especially like the bit where Steve suggests that to overcome procrastination, there are four things that might help, namely Focus on progress, not perfection Clarify your “why” Reduce the need for willpower Set small goals Steve Rose phD
I came across this blog post on PhD Progress by Catherine Pope which really resonated with me. Worth a look if you are feeling that you are struggling to do anything .. I seem to have rather a lot of these ! My list of stuff that I can do when I am just not feeling it looks a bit like this Check Regulations Downloading / Sorting Articles Formatting Organising Checking Citations
So I finally managed to submit my PhD Research proposal to my committee last week. I’m now waiting for the next four / five weeks to see what they think and to find out whether or not I can proceed with my plans. It’s taken me such a long time to get even to this stage and I frequently have moments wondering whether or not I should be continuing on this journey. I’m self-funded so …
I have an old blog at debbaffled.wordpress.com which has some stuff on it between 2014 and 2020.
I am always on the hunt for useful stuff about how to manage doing a PhD. I’m never sure of the right way to actually keep all this stuff in one place. I’ve tried loads of things over the last few years and none of them have actually stood the test of time. So for now I think what I will do is just do them as little blog posts and categorise them as ‘PhD …
And there is also a wakelet available
Very excited to be hosting a tweet chat #LTHEchat in a couple of hours in relation to my PhD Research. I’ve been involved with #lthechat before on the organising team and as a participant but this is the first time I have hosted one by myself! Ever so slightly scared but looking forward to it!
Holly Jane Holly Jane is a YouTube Blogger and PhD Student. I’ve only just come across her but her youtube channel is really great. She is really funny and authentic … and has also started doing a “study with me sessions” . These are basically where Holly Jane studies in 50 min blocks with a 10 min tea break and various people join in and do the same. People interact via YouTube chat. It’s a …
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