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.
Western logical structures, which developed from the Ancient Greeks and were then developed by the Church Fathers and Enlightenment philosophers, … More
The moment you send a book out into the world can be full of emotions. On the one hand, a … More
There is a stage at the end of a major project, like sending off a book or a thesis, where … More
This is a reflection on the form of a writing genre and what that means. I started thinking about it … More
There are no right answers here, but the true answer to the question ‘how many drafts should I expect to … More
This is a post I started eighteen months ago. It was only after my last post, on warfare and Foucault, … More
How do you chose a research question? How do you decide what it is that you are going to spend … More
Often, when I’m talking about completing a doctoral project I say, ‘It’s a PhD, not a Nobel Prize‘ (quoting from … More
A student contacted me by email today with this question: I was looking for some guidance or templates on writing … More
