The 3 habits that saved my PhD

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[@ayses3851]

Worth a listen but if you dont have much time here are his points 1- take things slowly and carefully. Dont rush and undermine yourself 2- take a break eg go for a walk when something doesn't go as planned. This will help you think about things rationally. 3- try your best and dont worry about the end results. You can't control the result but can control the effort and care you put in

[@Aritul]

Thank you, Ayse.

[@masegomoruakgomo9033]

Thank you for the summary

[@JohnVKaravitis]

Thanks. Molasses moves faster than his words.

[@ayses3851]

@@JohnVKaravitis 😂

[@MayRamK04]

the coincidence is uncanny. your videos always come the day that I feel so miserable, demotivated and discouraged. thank you

[@marianachrispim7213]

I identified myself with your story. Also, I felt my final year was the best and more enjoyable. The secret of avoiding stress is how we react to the difficult and unexpected situations.

[@James_Hayton]

Absolutely- all about how we react!

[@valejandra255]

I did manage to finish my PhD, your blog helped me a lot, Thank you ☺️ I’m now at a job where I’m constantly overwhelmed with things to do and many small projects at once and I find that these advices still apply, take a walk, breathe, think... this is what makes a PhD valuable, you learn to manage these situations one way or another and can face them when they come again

[@Shhhsh9]

Staying up from my PhD stress at late night now, this video is incredibly helpful for me! Thank you for making this.

[@tajabdullah.malaysia]

I did my PhD in 1996, corrections in one month based on three examiners' comments in early 2000. Then the corrected thesis version went missing for three years in postgraduate office. About mid 2003, received acceptance by Senate. Seven years.... Alhamdulillah rezeki kita boleh bekerja kerana Allah swt aamiin

[@BEATRIIIZOLAAA]

I have anxiety, so this has been particularly hard for me. Not to mention with Covid and quarantine and being stuck in the house with my family with no actual place to deep work w/o being interrupted. Your videos have helped me tremendously, thank you so much!

[@cellkultureco]

So true - for many of us, our dissertation is our first major project and because of that, will likely not be the most groundbreaking or well-written work of our life. I agree it's very important to manage our expectations and remind ourselves what is and isn't in our control.

[@junemuait9248]

...feel that this is a wake up call for me. Thank you very much for the tips!!! 👍

[@RiazLaghari]

Adopting new habits essential for research mindset can play a pivotal role in achieving the uphill task of completing your research on time!

[@larasayed01]

Heartfelt thanks dear James! Really helpful and insightful!

[@sunnyyoda5511]

This is gold, thank you for sharing this!

[@sunnyyoda5511]

5.00

[@brendawambua6997]

These tips are quite helpful. Thank you.

[@AuthenticSugar]

I love this video. Thank you so much for sharing. In undergrad but so much applicable advice here.

[@rnguyen9368]

Thank you so much for this video! I've seen it two years ago during my first phD year when I felt stuck, and now again in the beginning of my 3rd year, still feeling stuck. It's so important to enjoy the process regardless of the results, and that's definitely what I've learned once again during this whole process.

[@sumanadevi5323]

Thanks James, really helpful approach.

[@maryamk2398]

Thanks, James, for this inspiring video!

[@dwainesmond507]

Very very helpful. Thank you!

[@federicoscarpioni750]

Thank you for sharing your story! Very inspiring!

[@franciscogerardohernandezr4788]

I had that same negative productivity runt. Prey to anxiety, I had built my system model by coding a little here and there. By the time it was time to add improvements to publish, my coding was a house of cards yielding all sorts of erratic results. As I had to evaluate my algorithms by queuing them on the HPC cluster, any unexpected result due to bugs in code was painful. I had to reeducate myself through dozens of coding and software engineering courses, along with rudimentary use of git to build a more stable system. After building up confidence on my coding skills, I went through my supervisor's recommendations throughout years. I could now make sense of them.

[@saiamuk]

Thanks James!

[@merdekaagussaputra1504]

You implement stoicism very well. Focusing on what we can control.

[@orangeppl]

great advice!

[@AkamiChannel]

It sounds like by staring into the abyss a bit and becoming comfortable with the idea of failure, you were able to gain the confidence to proceed in a more balanced manner.

[@James_Hayton]

exactly! except it turned out not to be an abyss when I actually stared at it

[@SBk408]

Thanks for this video.

[@gullnaz7582]

Thank you very much james you are Rock ....i am going to enter in PHD .....now writing a paper on my Mphil Thesis for publication ....your exprieces for research in front of me hopfully that can help me alot ...

[@farhatkhan2629]

Worth listening to you Sir !! I am in a place where I have to write PhD thesis and for my last result I am doing bio marker diagnostic testing but the problem is : 1- I don’t know how to add four sensitivities and specificities, where I can get good values! 2- I only have three months to write my thesis!!

[@reza310]

Couple month ago my pCR was failing and i was failing for two month straight everyday. I came home sat down crying till night i was in the lab from 6AM to 7 pm repeating and twiking the experiment nonstop i was hopeless. I never thought i would see myself crying and having funny thoughts until that point . Now everything is working and well but that experience was alarming for me that serious changes are required

[@Heraclit33]

Wow, you look amazing!

[@James_Hayton]

Thanks :D

[@alizahita6881]

Thank you very much sir! :')

[@maramezina1094]

you are so helpful thank you

[@teachyourself-stem8971]

Thank you very much :)

[@hendabdalmotagally4399]

Thank you so much : )

[@budoinstitute2030]

Thank you very much

[@fatimajunejo3960]

This video deserves a million views

[@frankservant5754]

Rushing is a huge thing during Phd and also lack of self confidence

[@tawfiqezaz3455]

Nice Tips

[@audreyboudville6633]

It is happening to me now.

[@sunnyyoda5511]

Same here 🙁

[@blondscientist]

to me too... I have not reached the enjoyment phase yet but at least I am not desperate as I was in my 2nd and 3rd year... Feeling more positive about mustering the strength to finish it...

[@yurirodrigues2216]

I wrote my thesis in one and half month and I had minor corrections

[@farrukhjamshed6397]

PhD thesis?

[@kirandeshmukh1944]

Thanks . I have a question , please. My PhD funding got stopped and there was no support from supervisor to do my PhD in just six months. So I came back to my home country and did some additional programming skills and applying for other PhD programs. But I haven’t had any luck so far. I attempted two interviews. Now I am feeling panic if I will never be able to get admitted for PhD. Also before going to this PhD I had quit my job but now if I tell about my status to my colleagues they will laugh and that I could not do this much also.

[@James_Hayton]

So what's your question?

[@SulagnaDasgupta]

You can complete your PhD in India. Right now I think that's the best option for you. It's been 6 months so hopefully you're doing better now.

[@binishbatool248]

3 months ? could you please provide some key things to write thesis as soon as possible ?

[@James_Hayton]

Try this blog post: jameshaytonphd.com/quick-tips/how-i-wrote-a-phd-thesis-in-3-months I'll do a video sometime soon

[@binishbatool248]

@@James_Hayton many thanks. I will wait for your video as well :)

[@jhamdan2012]

James, all I want is to get admitted to the PhD programme in Denmark.

[@James_Hayton]

Have you spoken to anybody at the university you want to apply to? That would be the first step

[@jhamdan2012]

@James Hayton PhD They allocate their professors for PhD students, so no need to contact their faculty. First step is to apply and the research proposal has the heaviest weight in evaluating the application.

[@James_Hayton]

You should absolutely speak to them. Ask questions, be interested in what kind of research they're doing and how they run the PhD program. This not only helps you know what you're getting into, it also sets you apart from other applicants.

[@jhamdan2012]

James what university was that?

[@James_Hayton]

Nottingham, UK

[@Reikianolla]

It sounds like you accidentally discovered Stoicism there in the beginning!

[@James_Hayton]

definitely!