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#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
October 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
The university introduced open plan offices to encourage people to talk to each other.
This has been a great success.
Now they spend all day talking to each other about how hard it is to work in open plan offices.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
This has been a great success.
Now they spend all day talking to each other about how hard it is to work in open plan offices.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
October 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The university introduced open plan offices to encourage people to talk to each other.
This has been a great success.
Now they spend all day talking to each other about how hard it is to work in open plan offices.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
This has been a great success.
Now they spend all day talking to each other about how hard it is to work in open plan offices.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter
This is Nigel. Nigel has made a bad mistake.
He has just asked Peter what his research is about.
There goes the evening.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter #ECRchat
He has just asked Peter what his research is about.
There goes the evening.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter #ECRchat
October 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
This is Nigel. Nigel has made a bad mistake.
He has just asked Peter what his research is about.
There goes the evening.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter #ECRchat
He has just asked Peter what his research is about.
There goes the evening.
#PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter #ECRchat
Many #PhD students & researchers feel guilty all the time.
Have I done enough?
I'm wasting time?
I should be doing more.
#7PhDSecrets.
Secret 5: Treat it like a job. If you know when to work, you know when to not work. Reduces guilt. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc
Have I done enough?
I'm wasting time?
I should be doing more.
#7PhDSecrets.
Secret 5: Treat it like a job. If you know when to work, you know when to not work. Reduces guilt. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc
October 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Many #PhD students & researchers feel guilty all the time.
Have I done enough?
I'm wasting time?
I should be doing more.
#7PhDSecrets.
Secret 5: Treat it like a job. If you know when to work, you know when to not work. Reduces guilt. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc
Have I done enough?
I'm wasting time?
I should be doing more.
#7PhDSecrets.
Secret 5: Treat it like a job. If you know when to work, you know when to not work. Reduces guilt. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc
Many people are starting PhDs about now. Here are the Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students. Secret 1: The care and maintenance of your supervisor. You have to learn how to work effectively with your supervisor. #PhD #PhDForum #7PhDSecrets
October 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Many people are starting PhDs about now. Here are the Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students. Secret 1: The care and maintenance of your supervisor. You have to learn how to work effectively with your supervisor. #PhD #PhDForum #7PhDSecrets
Feel like an imposter? That's OK. Most of us do. Tip 10: Be brave and take action. #impostersyndrome #PhDforum #gradschool
October 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Feel like an imposter? That's OK. Most of us do. Tip 10: Be brave and take action. #impostersyndrome #PhDforum #gradschool
#ImposterSyndrome - Tip 9: Get used to your imposter feelings. They don't go away but you get used to them and they don't hold you back. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #phdForum #academicchatter #acwri
September 30, 2026 at 7:01 AM
#ImposterSyndrome - Tip 9: Get used to your imposter feelings. They don't go away but you get used to them and they don't hold you back. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #phdForum #academicchatter #acwri
Know your imposter moments:
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Know your imposter moments:
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
- Your first lecture
- A new role
- Writing
- When you make a mistoke
These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one.
#PhDForum #gradschool
Feel like an imposter? Tip 6: Set objective standards. And then stop moving the goalposts after the event. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
September 29, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Feel like an imposter? Tip 6: Set objective standards. And then stop moving the goalposts after the event. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
Feel like an imposter? Tip 5: Create a fact file and a brag file. Keep a record of your achievements. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
September 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Feel like an imposter? Tip 5: Create a fact file and a brag file. Keep a record of your achievements. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
Tip 4 for dealing with the #ImposterSyndrome: Mind your language.
Notice how you deny, dismiss and discount your achievements.
Instead of saying:
It was good luck or
It was nothing or
Anyone could do that
Try just saying Thanks.
#PhDForum #MRes #gradschool #impostersyndrome
Notice how you deny, dismiss and discount your achievements.
Instead of saying:
It was good luck or
It was nothing or
Anyone could do that
Try just saying Thanks.
#PhDForum #MRes #gradschool #impostersyndrome
September 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Tip 4 for dealing with the #ImposterSyndrome: Mind your language.
Notice how you deny, dismiss and discount your achievements.
Instead of saying:
It was good luck or
It was nothing or
Anyone could do that
Try just saying Thanks.
#PhDForum #MRes #gradschool #impostersyndrome
Notice how you deny, dismiss and discount your achievements.
Instead of saying:
It was good luck or
It was nothing or
Anyone could do that
Try just saying Thanks.
#PhDForum #MRes #gradschool #impostersyndrome
Feel like an imposter? Tip 2: Realise feelings are not facts. You can feel like an imposter and not be an imposter. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
September 25, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Feel like an imposter? Tip 2: Realise feelings are not facts. You can feel like an imposter and not be an imposter. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool
Imposter Feelings: You occasionally feel like a fraud even though there is evidence that you are not. From: buff.ly/2m9RArr
#PhDforum #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc
#PhDforum #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc
September 24, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Imposter Feelings: You occasionally feel like a fraud even though there is evidence that you are not. From: buff.ly/2m9RArr
#PhDforum #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc
#PhDforum #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc
#MentalHealth tip: It's easy to forget, but you are not your PhD. If your PhD is having a bad day, that does not mean you are a bad person. You are more than your PhD. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum
September 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#MentalHealth tip: It's easy to forget, but you are not your PhD. If your PhD is having a bad day, that does not mean you are a bad person. You are more than your PhD. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum
September 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Starting a #PhD? Warning: Steep learning curve ahead.
As you start reading the literature you will begin to realise how little you know. That's OK. It's normal. You are learning. That's why you're doing the PhD. #PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool
As you start reading the literature you will begin to realise how little you know. That's OK. It's normal. You are learning. That's why you're doing the PhD. #PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool
September 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Starting a #PhD? Warning: Steep learning curve ahead.
As you start reading the literature you will begin to realise how little you know. That's OK. It's normal. You are learning. That's why you're doing the PhD. #PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool
As you start reading the literature you will begin to realise how little you know. That's OK. It's normal. You are learning. That's why you're doing the PhD. #PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool
