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Dear #PhD #perfectionist, some thoughts on facing, ddressing + working past #perfectionism/fear of failure in #research.
A messy imperfect 🧵
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A messy imperfect 🧵
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@PhDgenie @PhDVoice @OpenAcademics @PhDspeaks @AcademicChatter 1/ Research is MEANT to be imperfect+messy. Things going wrong in research are more likely than things going ‘perfectly’.
If everything went EXACTLY as we planned/controlled +was already known, there’d be no need to do the research in the first place, right?!
If everything went EXACTLY as we planned/controlled +was already known, there’d be no need to do the research in the first place, right?!
2/ Instead of fearing imperfection, maybe take a beat to reflect/journal:
* What would perfection be or look like in your research?
* What does 'perfect' work + research mean?
* What would perfection be or look like in your research?
* What does 'perfect' work + research mean?
How I planned for + wrote 6 #thesis chapters in my last year while keeping all my mornings, evenings + weekends free.
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First, a note: I fucked about a LOT the first 2-3 yrs of the PhD. Then, had 2 bereavements + 6 straight months of health issues which put me out of action. So I ended up writing most of the thesis only in my last writing up year.
I cut it close but I got it done.
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I cut it close but I got it done.
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1. I looked at everything I had to do + planned backwards: How many chapters over how many months. I broke the writing plan down into months, and then into weeks.
I had an idea of how I work and how much I'm able to do within a week, so I kept it realistic.
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I had an idea of how I work and how much I'm able to do within a week, so I kept it realistic.
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