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Defeating Writing Distractions
PhD students have quite a bit more flexibility in their working day. Sometimes, too much flexibility. What makes it worse is that there are so many sources of distraction around me. I easily use it as an excuse to delay writing my thesis chapters. There’s making sure I am on top of current events and […]
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Of Success and Supportive Workplaces: Wellbeing in the Workplace
I’ve nearly finished transcribing 12 hours of audio-recorded information, which will form the data corpus for my next couple of studies. I am examining the broad area of equality and overcoming barriers in the workplace from a psychological perspective. The data discusses issues from workplace flexibility for everyone through to gender pay gaps. I have […]
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Why Can’t I Say No?
Saying ‘no’ is something I really struggle with. My psychologist said that saying ‘yes’ to everything is a pattern that is often repeated by people pleasers. While I can certainly accept that not everyone will like me, I can’t cope with the feeling of letting people down.
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Trying to Get Creative in my Work as a PhD Student
I don’t consider myself a very creative person. I used to think creativity didn’t really factor into my PhD journey. I’ve recently realised how untrue that is. In fact, one of the things I’ve learned is the need to be flexible and adaptable. At some point in my early career researcher life, it was necessary […]
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Riding Out a Slump
I can still recall the odd feeling I had towards the end of year 12. It was hitting November and I was studying for exams. I wasn’t stressed, but obviously I wanted to do well. As much as I tried to persevere, my heart just wasn’t in the work anymore. The day to day study […]
House Mates: Episode 4 – The Mystery Sock
It is a period of civil war. House mate socks, coming from the washing machine, are going unidentified and unclaimed throughout the galaxy. Finders of the socks can stop the ‘mismatched sock phenomenon’ and restore peace to the galaxy…
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PhD Self-Care Project: Body Awareness Exercise
Our bodies often tense up when we feel stress or when we are feeling anxious about something. One of the first things that I do is acknowledge the feeling and try to identify what the exact feeling is. Is it stress? Is it fear? Is it lack of motivation and procrastination? Normally, I find that […]
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The Circle of Compost
Food, water, and air. Three things humans can’t live without (also, mum’s lasagne). However, one third of all food is thrown away (Source). In fact, if food waste were a country, all the emissions from rotting food would place it as the third biggest polluter globally. That’s just food alone, but there’s something you can do. […]
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The Art of Being Unproductive
I have a new theory on recharging my brain. Like a lot of university students, I often get stuck in a cycle of achieving. Let’s face it, the wave of productivity never really ends. I will always have washing to do. My inbox will always be pinging with new emails to respond to. I will […]
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PhD Self-Care Project: Valuing Support
‘A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could, because someone else thought they could.’
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