So. Several months on from Christmas the kids are already asking - how many sleeps till Santa dad? And I’m busy telling them we haven’t had Easter yet! (Despite the hot cross buns and Easter eggs being in store since January first). Then they say - why can’t we have Christmas more often?
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Do I need a PhD… ?
So, you enrolled, got part way through you PhD and then…. Nothing. Your research and data - it may well be fine. Same with your PhD supervisor. Then again, it all could be going from bad to worse. Regardless, you’ve reached a point where you are clear on one thing – ACADEMIA IS NOT FOR YOU. The next question – do I need to PhD?
Do You Secretly Feel that You’re Not ‘Good Enough’?
Spending thousands of dollars attending seminars is a common way to try to change yourself, hoping to improve technical skills, make you smarter, or a better speaker… Underneath it all, you may not think you’re ‘good enough’ or perhaps someone has told you that your method is ineffective or ‘wrong’.
What is your (career) lifeboat?
I was reading a book by Reid Hoffman – all about the similarities between building a business and building a career. Reid’s an entrepreneur and most notably co-founder of LinkedIn, but was first successful as part of PayPal.
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Do I need publications if I am leaving research?
As a regular panel member at research careers events, I hear many questions about the value of academic outputs to non-academic careers. One of the most common is:
“Do I need peer reviewed publications resulting from my PhD if I don’t want to become an academic?”
Finding motivation to complete your PhD
A PhD is one of, if not the biggest, single pieces of work an individual will ever undertake. It takes an extreme amount of dedication, perseverance and naivety to start and then finish one. It can also be a time of your life full of other big decisions such as getting your first home (or building it), getting married (or making a similar long-term commitment to a relationship) and having children.