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Joined February 2020
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Soooo I may or may not have just successfully defended my PhD thesis! @AcademicChatter @academicswrite @PhD_Balance #academicchatter
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A little bit of both..
Be honest, did you choose a grad school based on how good the program was or the advisor?
Need a little encouragement today. My advisor emailed me cc’ing several coauthors, ripping my work to shreds. Only to then receive a text from him saying he didn’t really mean it.. this is not okay. @academicswrite @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Connect @PhD_Balance #phd
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And so are the days of our PhDs retweeted
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That ā€˜I just met a deadline’ headache..... anyone else? @AcademicChatter @academicswrite @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance @thoughtsofaphd @PhD_Connect #academicchatter #phdlife

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PhD’ing: Best part about weekends? You’re not obligated to answer emails. That’s what Mondays are for. @AcademicChatter @academicswrite @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance @PhD_Connect #academicchatter #phd #phdlife
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PhD’ing: when staring at a wall for a good few minutes feels better than dealing with that imposter syndrome šŸ’Ŗ@AcademicChatter @academicswrite @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance #academicchatter #phd #phdlife
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PhD’ing: When, even during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, the most frustrating thing is still ā€œwhen are you finishing your PhD?ā€ @AcademicChatter @academicswrite @PhD_Balance @OpenAcademics #AcademicChatter #phd #phdlife

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I’ve just been asked ā€œhow have you not completed your PhD during this lockdown? What have you been doing all this time?ā€. That broke me. @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics #phdlife
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This one almost had me believing in mystical beings. Then I saw the end....
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Just read some comments my advisor made on the draft of a more senior student’s manuscript. And boy, I’ve gotta tell you. That made a huge difference wrt how I perceive his comments on my own drafts. @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance #academicchatter
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PhD’ing: completing a big task and then productivity declines because the next goal is not yet clearly defined. Uhmmm what exactly should I be doing today again? @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Connect @PhD_Balance #academiccatter #academictwitter
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The way Twitter is getting me through this PhD šŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗwell done, Tweeps! @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance @PhD_Connect @thoughtsofaphd #academicchatter #academictwitter #phd #phdlife
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Insecurities? I completed a draft yesterday and still haven’t sent it to my advisors. Why? Because I’m terrified and pretty sure I’d rather wait a while before I get told how rubbish it is... @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Balance @PhD_Connect #AcademicChatter
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Y’all... I’m happy to report that I did it.. I submitted that draft!!
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Same, but substitute lunch with tea ā˜•ļø
PhD’ing: when that limited statistical training you received during your undergrad is somehow supposed to get you through this already-stressful phase of your life. How do y’all learn all that?😱@AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Connect @PhD_Balance #academicchatter
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Am I the only person that read this as people in a relationship are doing okay? 🧐🤣
PhD’ing: when ā€œhow was your weekendā€ really means ā€œhow was it working from home?ā€ @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Connect @thoughtsofaphd @PhD_Balance #academicchatter #academictwitter #phdlife #phd
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