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Expert on procrastination, perfectionism, overcommitment, distraction. All the stuff researchers are really good at!

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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 21h
There are two parts to PhD supervision: 1. Developing the research 2. Developing the researcher. It's easy to focus on the research and forget the researcher. But good supervision means doing both.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Unfortunately #PhDSupervisor development is often a case of sink or swim. Tough for the supervisor but can be disastrous for the student. From Supervising PhD Students. bit.ly/2F701fP
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is Nigel. Nigel has made a bad mistake. He has just asked Peter what his research is about. There goes the evening. #PhDchat #PhDForum #academicchatter #ECRchat
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is Nico. Nico has just made a big mistake. He has just asked Con what his research is about. Soon Nico will have to make up a fake excuse to escape. He will learn to never ask a PhD student what their research is about.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How to get there: Go to the end of the path until you get to the gate Go through the gate and head straight out towards the horizon Keep going towards the horizon Sit down and have a rest every now and again But keep on going. Just keep on with it. Keep on going as far as you can
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Starting a #PhD soon? A mature PhD student showed me their screen saver. It said: You're not too old and It's not too late. Stop wondering about might have beens. Jump in and give it a go. #PhDchat #PhDForum
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Starting a #PhD soon. Have a look at some theses. Ideally on a similar topic to yours. Look at how they are structured. How many chapters? How many words? Look at the bibliography. This could be a good starting point for your literature review. #PhDchat #PhDforum
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Starting a #PhD? Remember when you're doing a PhD you are learning how to do research. Which means it's OK not to know and OK to ask lots of questions. You don't know the answers at the start. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc #MRes #acwri
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Secret 7: You can do it! A PhD is 90% persistence and 10% intelligence. Of course you have to be clever. But that's not enough. You also have to persist. Hang in there. #7PhDSecrets #phdchat #ECRChat #postdoc #gradschool
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Secret 6: Get help: You are not an owner-operator single person business. #7PhDSecrets
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Many #PhD students & researchers feel guilty all the time. Have I done enough? I'm wasting time? I should be doing more. #7PhDSecrets. Secret 5: Treat it like a job. If you know when to work, you know when to not work. Reduces guilt. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Secret 4: Say NO to distractions - even the fun ones and the ones you think you must do. #7PhDSecrets
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some typos are immune to editing.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Critical thinking.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Charlotte Walker @charlottewalker.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky
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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.
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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.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Perfectionism can be a creativity killer.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As you obsess over each word in your 80,000 thesis.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There's always another experiment, field trip, data analysis. Maybe you've got enough already.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Overthinking.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Boundaries.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Capture those great ideas before they disappear.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Academic deadlines.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#MentalHealth: If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The wisdom of Yoda. Before you are ready Write you must. #PhDforum #EMCRforum #gradschool
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Humblebragging.
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