Welcoming you in to the secrets, techniques and taboos around succeeding in a Research Higher Degree
All of this works because we start doing the work. By not delaying the real work through endless reading and procrastination, we start working towards our end goal, in ways that actually contribute to our goals. That is, we start making words on the page that can be added to and refined until you have enough good enough words to submit a passable PhD thesis.
Yes, this is another metaphor about writing. Let’s see if it goes somewhere useful.
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