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Procrastination, Perfectionism, Overcommitment and the Imposter Syndrome. Flinders University, Adelaide, iThinkWell. Lecturer, researcher and author.

Feb 13, 2023, 7 tweets

Some people are starting PhDs about now. Here are the Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students. Secret 1: The care and maintenance of your supervisor. You have to learn how to work effectively with your supervisor. #PhD #PhDForum #7PhDSecrets

Secret 2: Write and show as you go: This is show and tell - not hide and seek. #7PhDSecrets

Secret 3: Be realistic: It's not a Nobel prize. #7PhDSecrets

Secret 4: Say NO to distractions - even the fun ones and the ones you think you must do. #7PhDSecrets

Secret 5: It's a job: That means working nine to five but you get holidays. #7PhDSecrets

Secret 6: Get help: You are not an owner-operator single person business. #7PhDSecrets

Secret 7: You can do it: A PhD is 90% persistence and 10% intelligence. #7PhDSecrets

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