Journalling tips
by https://ahappyphd.org/posts/journaling-tips/ Interesting blog post about Journalling through the PhD.
Go Go Go
by The University has approved a recommendation from your department that your registration should be transferred to a confirmed PhD. Your maximum completion date for this course is 31 January 2025. Well done in developing a confirmation document that details an interesting study! Confirmation Document Approved 18 March 2022
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Retreating into my Comfy Space
Ok so this week I did the PhD Life Raft retreat with the amazing Dr Emma Brodzinksi. It was a bit of a last minute decision as I wasn’t quite sure I would be able to fit it in as I have had a busy week away at work this week ( at Digifest in Birmingham) but in the end I decided to go for it as Emma has designed it to do either synchronously …
PhD Workflow
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 …
Procrastination
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
Darwin Days
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
PhD Confirmation Awaiting …
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 …
Old Blog
I have an old blog at debbaffled.wordpress.com which has some stuff on it between 2014 and 2020.
PhD Study Tips
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 …
