I am a workaholic. There is no denying that. People who know me know that I work a lot. I have had a really interesting relationship with my workaholic tendencies. When I was younger, in early undergraduate years, I was extremely proud of this. Boasting that I worked 30+ hours a week whilst also doing large amounts of study and […]
I started teaching undergraduate psychology courses in the second year of the PhD. The first courses I taught were an introduction to psychology course & a sustainable tourism course, which was a great combination. I learnt so much during this first year of teaching, things that stick with me today! 1. I am more capable at public speaking than I […]
1) I wouldn’t know how to correctly export data from SurveyMonkey into Excel 2) I wouldn’t know how to graph in excel 3) I wouldn’t know how to clean my data 4) I wouldn’t know how to run or interpret my statistical tests 5) I wouldn’t know where to get Three Minute Thesis inspiration from 6) I wouldn’t know how […]
I have just submitted my revisions for a journal article publication, and man was it a drag. It felt as though I was crawling to get these revisions done. I asked for an extension on the revisions which was the first extension that I have ever asked for. Unsure if I should be proud or concerned about that. Regardless, I […]
If you are needing some playlist inspiration to get you through those long writing hours, here you go. Liability- Lorde Anywhere- Passenger Cassidy- Brett Dennen Towers- Gretta Ray Mykonos- Fleet Foxes Runaway- Ziggy Alberts Dojo Rising– Cloud Control Coastline- Hollow Caves Click here for the PDF version of the Playlist #1.
It can be really hard to maintain focus & delay procrastination when you are studying, which can result in you only being productive for short periods of time. I have compiled a list of tips to try to prolong your study sessions for as long as you can. Hide your phone– There is way too much temptation on our small […]
So your proposal is conferred and you are officially a PhD Candidate (Happy Dance Please!!!). But…. what is next? The exact trajectory of each PhD student is unique because we each have a different number of studies, different methodologies, different time frames, different lifestyles, different topics etc. etc. etc. So although I cannot give you a step by step […]
So you have just spent what feels like an eternity trolling through google scholar to find an article that appears to be relevant to your research or assignment topic (at least the title looks relevant), and now you have to read it. How hard can that be? Here are my tips; Step 1) Read the abstract first – The abstract […]
Click here to watch my YouTube Video where I talk about these skills in more detail! There are the obvious skills that are helpful when studying a degree, and in particular studying a PhD, such as writing ability, critical thinking, or computer competency. However there are also the less obvious, and sometimes overlooked skills which may be just as (or […]
1.Situation: Looking at timeline/goal sheets “Oh look, there goes another deadline 2. Situation: When meeting someone new and they ask you what you do for work “Please don’t ask me to explain what a PhD is, nodding and agreeing (even though you have no idea) is sufficient 3. Situation: When working in the office with colleagues “Remember not to ask […]