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We hope you all are finding some time off at this time of the year, and remembering that YOU ARE MORE than your PhD! ✅ ☺️

If you're still trying to convince yourself to take some time off, here are a few good reasons: like gaining a new perspective 👇

Why you should book a holiday during your PhD At this time of the academic year, you may be starting to think about planning a holiday. Sophie explains why taking a break is beneficial and why pushing yourself out of your comfort zone on your …

We've decided to take some of our own advice and take a little social media detox over the holiday period!📵😌✅🙏🌅

But don't worry, we'll be back in January 2021 to share more PhD tips, tricks, advice and experiences

In case you want to detox with us👇

Addicted to Social Media? Here's the Best Way to Detox So you can have a happy, healthy relationship with your apps.

Getting close to starting your discussion chapter? 😲👏🤩

It can be hard to know where to start, but these things may help:

📶 Create a 'compare and contrast' table

🔙Start by arguing the reverse

🛑Talk about limitations

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How do I start my discussion chapter? If you are feeling anxious about the discussion section rest assured you are not alone. It’s an issue that comes up time and time again in my workshops. There’s no one answer that can h…

Sometimes procrastination can actually help our future productivity! ✍️✅🥳

Here are some procrastination activities that may be helpful down the road:

🎶 Creating writing playlists

🍵 Find your writing fuel

📚 Organise your files

More here 👇

A Short Guide to Productive Procrastination Some days you need to do Ph.D. work but you don’t feel like doing research, writing your dissertation, or doing anything remotely deemed important. Relatable, right? So what do you do if you still …

We don't need to tell you what 2020 has been like

If you've decided it's time for a break from the PhD, you are not alone, and we support you! Some things to consider when taking a leave of absence:

👥 Staying connected

🏏 Enjoying hobbies

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Taking time off your PhD for recovery Written by Daniel Rough At some point in our PhD lives, nearly all of us experience feelings of self-doubt. We may feel that we aren't 'g...

We're getting closer to the end of year and so that means maybe it's time for a little social media/digital detox? 🤔📵😌

🌅 Can improve mental health

📱 Usage can be 'reduced' not just 'cut off'

🏸 You may pick up a new hobby

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Social Media and Mental Health: Time for a Digital Detox? Why social media is bad for mental health, and what can be done to reduce usage.

The PhD journey means unique experiences, as well as shared ones 😌✅🙏

There are some stages which can be common throughout many PhD experiences like:

✍️ Writing research proposal

📚 Deciding on thesis structure

More here 👇

10 stages of the PhD journey: advice from many experts | Writing Clear Science 10 stages of the PhD journey: advice from many expertsDesigning, executing and writing up a PhD study takes a large chunk of your time and energy. Here is an overview of each stage of the PhD journey, along with links to excellent articles that will help you along the way. Some of the advice offered...

There is evidence to prove why you should take some time off this holiday period:

😌 Improve life satisfaction

✅ Improve mental AND physical health

✍️ Increases productivity later (i.e. a break now = more productivity later! 💁)

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Four reasons to take a vacation Four reasons to take a vacation this summer, according to science.

We're getting close to the end of year which means we want you to TAKE SOME TIME OFF! 😌🏃😴🍾🎮

✅ Plan a "light load" week before holidays

📵 Try less screen time

👋 Close outlook (seriously)

More here 👇

Take your holidays… the right way As a PhD student, one sometimes gets the impression that holidays are something that happens only to other people, or that one does not deserve them (I’m so behind on so many things!). Yet, what does the research say about taking holidays, is it really good for you as a doctoral student? Are there...

It may be our last Shut Up And Write for 2020, but we are so keen to celebrate with you all on Zoom 😭🙏☺️

Let's do this one more time in 2020 and SMASH OUR WRITING GOALS! 💪📝✅🎉🍾👋

Join us 👉 https://buff.ly/3fRgDtB

We get so used to critically reading academic literature that we forget about the value of reading blogs. Read more blogs!

Here are some of the topics of PhD blogs:

⚖️ PhD balance

🎭 PhD comedy

✅ Tips/tricks

List here 👇

Do you have a blog?

From help to humour – the PhD blogs you should read now Working towards a PhD can be one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do, but at times it can also be one of the most alienating things. While everyone’s PhD experience is different, you can be…

It's the last week of but there's still time to achieve your writing goals!🤩📝✅

Join us for 2 hours of virtual shut up and write! 🎉

(Our last 2020 Shut Up And Write will be on Wednesday 😭)

Sign up here 👉 https://buff.ly/34ORSvs