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Early Rising
I woke up early this morning. I don’t usually wake up early. That doesn’t quite do justice to it. I almost never wake up early. Generally, I consider being anywhere by 9:00am to be “early”. Being up before 6:30 was something different.
Becoming a Morning Person
Whether it is a productive thought or not, I know I feel better when I’ve ticked a few items off my ‘to-do’ list before 9am. The very notion of basking in the morning sunshine with a hot brew of tea is something I find so appealing. The smugness that comes from getting your day started […]
Brené Brown Quotes for your Postgraduate Hustle
Fad or not, I think that the work Brené Brown has done on vulnerability is interesting and useful. The PhD student journey has been described quite like a roller coaster with many dips and peaks throughout the three years. I am grateful that I have formed really encouraging social and scholarly connections with the other […]
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PhD Self-Care Project: Simple Ways to Be in the Moment
I have written a few pieces now on easy ways to relieve stress. That seems to paint a picture that a PhD student’s life is consumed by stress. It’s not! There are a lot of aspects of this journey I am really enjoying. Also allow me to clarify, stress is not always a bad thing. […]
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PhD Self-Care Project: Simple Stress-Relieving Hacks
Sometimes it’s just one of those particularly stressful days where there is nothing majorly maddening happening but, instead, many small irksome situations, such as an upsetting phone conversation, or an annoying commute to work, or even a pending submission deadline I keep putting off. They add up and can seem too much to handle. Also, […]
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PhD Self-Care Project: Emails
As a full-time postgraduate student, I find that checking my email inbox can be used as a means to delay actual work. However, in reality, most of the emails that I receive are not urgent at all. In addition, I am not working as part of a team or in a reception role, so in […]
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Easing Back Into Semester
You know that feeling when the holidays are almost over and then, suddenly, without quite realising how it happened, you’re almost half-way through the semester? Yeah. Well, that’s been me over the past few weeks. Normally, when a break comes to an end I’m good at accepting it and preparing for the term ahead, but […]
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Pushing Productivity: CEO Morning Routines
Have you ever wondered how successful CEOs have enough hours in the day to get as much work done as they do? Well, part of the answer likely lies in their morning routines. Instead of sleeping in, CEOs, and other highly successful people are said to wake up early and engage in morning rituals to […]
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The Importance of Taking Breaks
It was recently Swotvac, and with that came all the expected stress, tears, and late-night snacks. It’s no secret to those that know me that I, like a lot of us, hate exam time. It’s stressful and boring, quite frankly. But one thing I have learnt over my many years of exam periods is the […]
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