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Questions first year PhD me would ask current year me.
Posted On November 5, 2020

Questions first year PhD me would ask current me, and what my answers would be. How long is this PhD going to take? How long is a piece of string? If we …

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PhD Survival Guide: Data, where do I start?
October 12, 2020

Starting data analysis is hard and daunting- but for me it was also one of my favourite parts of the PhD process. I get excited by data, like to the …


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The next steps for Dr.ofwhat
September 23, 2020

As some of you may know, Dr.ofwhat is no longer a spring chicken. This website turned 4 this year (which I like to say is atleast 20 in blog years). …


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PhD Survival Guide: What I have learnt while doing a PhD & Working full time.
September 21, 2020

You can actually get a lot done in a short period of time- Before I started working full time, I would be in my office for 9+ hours a day. …


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The types of lists Early Career Researchers should be keeping
September 17, 2020

Early Career Researchers often have a lot going on, between researching, teaching, and administration. There are a few lists ECRs should be keeping and continually adding too. Keeping the lists …


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Musings on Imposter Syndrome
September 3, 2020

Ah, the big ‘I’ word. A PhD seems to be synonymous with Imposter Syndrome. Everytime I do a Q&A on Instagram or ask what kind of content people want to …


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PhD Survival Guide: Tips for fitting a PhD in around full time work
September 1, 2020

Cafes are your best friend-  I like to get to the city early before work to sneak in 1-1.5 hours of PhD work with a coffee. Stay back at …


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PhD Survival Guide: How to overcome missed deadlines
August 10, 2020

To celebrate 75,000 views on dr.ofwhat, I asked what kind of content people wanted to see and this was one of the requests. There are a lot of deadlines during a …


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PhD Survival Guide: What I learnt during my second year of a PhD
August 4, 2020

If you haven't read what I learnt during my first year of a PhD yet, go here. "Middle of PhD" lull exists-  It is not a myth- when I hit …


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PhD Survival Guide: Use Operant Conditioning to get S%^t done
July 27, 2020

Being a psychology PhD student, I wanted to discuss one of my favourite psychology theoretical frameworks that I use to motivate myself. Operant Conditioning is a learning theory identified by Skinner …