News: phd
Gratitude and joy
"For many of us, our first waking thought of the day is “I didn’t get enough sleep”. The next one is “I don’t have enough time”.
Resilient spirit
I have entitled the draft of my Ph.D. thesis, ‘BRUNO’ because ‘we don’t talk about Bruno’. We don’t talk about my thesis. Or graduation.
Authenticity
My lovely sister gifted me a voucher for one of the stylish, new restaurants in my neighbourhood.
Self-compassion
I’ve had a research project that I’ve been involved with now for two years. The homestretch is in sight and I was tasked with presenting the paper to the team prior to its release.
Ph.D. guilt
I recently came across an old blog post written in 2014 by a Ph.D. student. The title was, ‘Ph.D. guilt and shame’. Even without fully reading the post, I felt as some of my experiences as a Ph.D. student were validated.
October integration
The last several weeks have been exceptionally intense and I found myself teetering on the edge, close to burning out.
Public speaking
Question time is always the part of presenting at conferences that gives me really bad 'stage fright'.
