Do you ever stare at a page asking yourself, “what the hell am I going to write?” I often had this problem for the longest time as a student. I looked at the blank page, and the pulsing cursor in front of me and nothing seemed right. …

On April 8th, I finished a three days Thesis writing boot camp where I typed 20 114 words — nearly half of my thesis. How did I do it? I manage to write so much because of two not-fully refined skills: PKM and touch-typing. My PKM is a work in…

We all think about quitting our PhD, but when should we listen to our instincts? You might have gotten used to the idea that PhD students need to be gritty and learn never to give up. While it’s true that research is an endurance game, many people silence their desire…

Have you considered quitting your PhD, but it seemed too scary? Quitting a PhD like another degree can be challenging. It’s easy to think of it as a step into the unknown, but more importantly, it’s easy to believe that you might set yourself back. …

Have you ever looked at a blank page wishing to write better without starting to write? When the only writing you do in a PhD is relatively high-level, it is easy to dodge the issue as much as you can. You end up procrastinating writing even when you must write…

Did you feel lonely during your research work? A research degree can be challenging. Moving from an environment where you share your pain and victories with many people makes this journey difficult. Only you and another handful of people care about what you are doing. What you need is the…

The biggest mistake I made starting my PhD was not addressing my weaknesses. When we head into postgraduate research, we are convinced that our strengths brought us there. Because of the same reason, we overlook our weaknesses, assuming that our strengths are what matter. …

Have you been doing research for some time, and are you still feeling lost? Months have passed, and you are unsure what you are working towards. There is no clear direction. A lot of questions. That’s ok! The first stage of your research degree sets you off to explore a new space You set yourself to Discover and Define a problem. Discovery is a divergent…

Today I was taking a spoon of peanut butter out of a jar, and I started thinking that the biggest problem is that we don’t know where to stop. Besides the ironic situation I found myself in, I could see the myriad of situations in which this thought would apply…