A couple of people in my wider circle have recently asked me about how to get started on a PhD … More
Tag: PhD
Should a PhD be ‘hard’?
On the one hand, of course a PhD is ‘hard’–as in ‘has a high difficulty setting’ and also ‘is a … More
‘Your thesis is the map, not the journey’, on the Thesis Whisperer Blog.
A post drawn from our new book was published on the Thesis Whisperer blog a fortnight ago. If you want … More
What is knowledge and how do I contribute to it?
This is, perhaps, one of the biggest questions for many PhD candidates. Candidates know they need to make an ‘original … More
10 uses for terrible first drafts
On this blog, and in programs I’m involved in like Thesis Boot Camp and Shut Up and Write, we frequently … More
How to position your argument using a fish skeleton!
I’ve addressed some of these questions before, particularly in Building your thesis on the corpses of your enemies and in my … More
Getting back into writing after a break
Often candidates and researchers come to talk to me when they are trying to get back into academic writing after … More
But what if I don’t wanna?
One of the biggest challenges for PhD candidates, and any writer, is motivation. There is little external motivation beyond ‘getting … More
Live Blogging the Article Series: Casting off my Shackles
In the last few weeks, things capital-c-Changed. So welcome to the jam-packed blog-of-all-things. It’s long. Also, this is a pretty … More
A long time ago, in a land far, far away…
I kept a research journal as a blog while I was writing my doctoral thesis. I was teaching Masters students … More
