Do You Struggle With Procrastination in Graduate School? As a 2nd year student in graduate school I felt like a fraud in a conference room filled with PhDs from academia and industry. My thesis supervisor had just agreed to present our research to our collaborators in industry to demonstrate how we had used their funding. […]
Productivity and Time Management
Perfectionism Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Thesis or PhD
Perfectionism In Your Thesis Writing Is the Enemy of Progress “I can’t stop doing literature search!” said Claire while we were eating lunch, just a month before her thesis deadline. “I want to start writing, but I always feel like I need more articles,” she sighed. Claire was not alone in her struggle to finish the literature […]
5 Steps to Crush Your Thesis Deadlines When You’re Superbusy
You Can Finish Your Thesis Even When You Are Spread Really Thin… Boom! Everything went black for a few seconds… What happened? When I opened my eyes I was lying on my back on top of a fresh pile of snow. It was almost 9 pm and I must have slipped and fell on an ice […]
You Don’t Have to Be Miserable While You Write Your Dissertation
Don’t Do This Unless Your Dissertation is About Strawberry Jam The sweet and tart scent of home-made strawberry jam filled the air in the kitchen of the small rustic cottage. Nearly 60 jars of fresh strawberry jams decorated with red laced covers lined the dining table and Silvi’s family was looking ahead to a profitable day […]
Are You Creating Your Own Burnout in Grad School?
You might be creating your own grad school burnout if you try to be “too productive” “I want to be more productive, but I just keep disappointing myself. It’s like I am always going through a burn out and then getting distracted and procrastinating.” Sheila was in her 10th year of graduate school, and she really […]
These Common Mistakes Can Keep You Stuck in Graduate School for an Extra 12 Months
How Could You Be Stuck in Graduate School When You Did Everything Right? “I can’t take graduate school anymore,” Rachel said packing up her bag to go home. ” I have been working for him for over 6 years and I just lost a job offer because he says I am not “ready” to […]