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Your imposter syndrome is irrelevant

Okaaaay, so this is pretty provocative as a title, but it’s also true and can be massively liberating. I hope … More

anxiety, emotions, imposter syndrome

How to work with a first-time supervisor

In my last post on this stuff, I talked about how it feels to be a first time supervisor. I … More

anxiety, doctoral candidature, doctoral writing, Editing, marking, Perfectionism, Supervisors

Being a first-time supervisor

For nearly everyone doing a PhD–this is your first time. You’ve never done this before, and you’re learning the ropes … More

academic writing, anxiety, doctoral candidature, doctoral writing, Supervisors

The monkey demon of PhD guilt

You know the feeling. You are doing a PhD, and you feel you should be working on it. You go … More

anxiety, guilt, horror

Hyper-Anxiety & Research Integrity 1: Who is super-anxious?

In August of last year, I gave a paper to the University of Melbourne’s Office of Research Ethics and Integrity research seminars, … More

academic honesty, anxiety, ethics, plagiarism, Research, research integrity

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