iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 11h

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

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 13h

#7PhDSecrets Secret 3: Be realistic. It's not a Nobel Prize. When you are doing a PhD you are learning how to do research. #PhDchat #PhDlife

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#7PhDSecrets. Secret 2: Write and show as you go. It's show and tell - not hide and seek. You tell yourself that they are not ready to write yet. But you are. You need to write all the way through. #PhDforum #PhDchat #acwri #ECRchat #postdoc

021

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Many 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

002

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Starting a PhD soon? Download this easy to use thesis planner (free). You can map out the major phases of your #PhD. Then bring it along to a meeting with your supervisor and discuss if realistic. buff.ly/2NMM78T #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #research

buff.ly

https://buff.ly/2NMM78T

022

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feel like an imposter? That's OK. Most of us do. Tip 10: Be brave and take action. #impostersyndrome #PhDforum #gradschool

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#ImposterSyndrome - Tip 9: Get used to your imposter feelings. They don't go away but you get used to them and they don't hold you back. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #phdForum #academicchatter #acwri

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Know your imposter moments: - Your first lecture - A new role - Writing - When you make a mistoke These might make you feel like an imposter but they don't mean you are one. #PhDForum #gradschool

012

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#ImposterSyndrome - Tip 7: Gather evidence. Rather than assume you know what will happen get evidence. impostersyndrome.com.au

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Feel like an imposter? Tip 6: Set objective standards. And then stop moving the goalposts after the event. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Feel like an imposter? Tip 5: Create a fact file and a brag file. Keep a record of your achievements. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tip 4 for dealing with the #ImposterSyndrome: Mind your language. Notice how you deny, dismiss and discount your achievements. Instead of saying: It was good luck or It was nothing or Anyone could do that Try just saying Thanks. #PhDForum #MRes #gradschool #impostersyndrome

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Feel like an imposter? Tip 3: Straighten out your thinking. Challenge your assumptions by looking at facts.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Feel like an imposter? Tip 2: Realise feelings are not facts. You can feel like an imposter and not be an imposter. #PhDForum #EMCRforum #gradschool

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Talking about #impostersyndrome @MICLimerick today. We'll be finding out that imposter feelings are normal. Most people occasionally feel like a fraud, especially in new situations. From: buff.ly/2BavIGO #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

012

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Imposter Feelings: You occasionally feel like a fraud even though there is evidence that you are not. From: buff.ly/2m9RArr #PhDforum #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

At the start of any project you will probably be slow. But persist and you will get faster.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm not much of a morning person. I hate to break it to you but you're not much of an afternoon, evening or night person either. | Doug Savage Sometimes you just have to get on with it whether you're a morning person or not.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Do you get confused with Type I/Type II errors? Remember the story about the boy who cried wolf. Type 1: He cried wolf but there was no wolf. Type II: He said there was no wolf but there was.

011

Reposted by @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social

Charlotte Walker @charlottewalker.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky

3596183

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is Xavier’s pencil. It is his lucky pencil. He believes it brings him inspiration when he writes. Now his lucky pencil is broken. Xavier is worried that he may never be able to write again.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

???? When you are giving feedback, a series of question marks like this is not very helpful. The receiver will know that you are confused, very confused even, but probably have no idea what you are confused about. You need to be more specific.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Perfectionism can be a creativity killer.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As you obsess over each word in your 80,000 thesis.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's always another experiment, field trip, data analysis. Maybe you've got enough already.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Capture those great ideas before they disappear.

210

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#MentalHealth tip: It's easy to forget, but you are not your PhD. If your PhD is having a bad day, that does not mean you are a bad person. You are more than your PhD. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

030

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A small but very important word to add to your vocabulary. Yet. I'm not a very good writer ... yet. I'm not very good at stats ... yet. I don't know how to do xxx ... yet . Yet allows you to learn, grow, develop. #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc #acwri

030

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Use what talents you possess The woods would be very silent If no birds sang Except those that sang best. Just because someone else can sing well doesn't mean you shouldn't Sing your own song Write your own #PhD #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Multi-failing: Doing several things at the same time and doing them all less well. The reality is we're not very good at multi-tasking. Focus on one thing and do it properly. #PhDchat #ECRchat #Postdoc #PhDforum

021

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. Niels Bohr, Nobel Prize 1922. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Suzanne wants her supervisor, Asha, to like her so she agrees with everything Asha says. Asha says she would like Suzanne to think independently. Suzanne agrees with this too. Soon Asha will get very cross with Suzanne. Then Suzanne will be sad.

001

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sacha is staring out the window. She hopes this will help her come up with some new ideas. She thinks this because once she saw a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci staring out a window. Sacha should have found a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci working at his desk.

030

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The brilliant idea in your head and then what the first draft really looks like.

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My mind is like my internet browser; 19 tabs are open; 3 of them are frozen; and I have no idea where the music is coming from.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Let's add another chapter. Another study. One more analysis Maybe you've got enough already.

010

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What it feels like when you've been consumed by the literature.

020

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How you might describe writing your thesis.

000

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Starting a #PhD? Warning: Steep learning curve ahead. As you start reading the literature you will begin to realise how little you know. That's OK. It's normal. You are learning. That's why you're doing the PhD. #PhDchat #PhDforum #gradschool

030

ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Your plan versus reality. In research there will be lots of setbacks. For everybody. Don't get too upset when things go wrong. That's part of research. #PhDchat #PhDForum #ECRchat #postdoc

030