'Coping with PhD Blues and Work Life Balance'

 

#phdchat tweet log - 21st September 2011

 

@srossmktg - Awesome. RT @allonsdanser: RT @NSRiazat: Topic for #phdchat tonight is 'coping with PhD blues/work life balance'. 7.30pm-8.30pm BST.

@martin_eve - Haven't contributed to #phdchat for a while, but I have a good, on-topic reason today; combating PhD blues by going to the gym! #serioustip

@qui_oui - @martin_eve About a year ago I started swimming a few times a week, I agree that it helps #PhDchat

@sarahthesheepu - @martin_eve I went back to ballroom and latin dancing to combat PhD stress now a qualified teacher :D #phdchat exercise is good

@lizgloyn - @qui_oui @martin_eve Am really looking forward to picking yoga back up next week; have missed its calming influence during the move #phdchat

@mrgunn - @qui_oui @savasavasava @lizgloyn The best way to do that is to use the invite tool: http://t.co/1qQ5bhI7 #mendeley #PhDchat

@ekvraga - @sarahthesheepu @qui_oui @martin_eve @lizgloyn For me it's running. Training for a half-marathon again helps ease frustrations. #phdchat

@ThijsMuis - Thank god my writing doesn't suck that much... http://t.co/G1iHLufc #phdchat #thesis

@debbiefuco - Wow! Half-marathon, Latin dancing, yoga, gym...I think there is a consensus that exercise helps with the blues/work balance #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - #phdchat hmmm work life balance...now there's something i'm rubbish at. looking forward to picking up some advice.:)

@akroundtree - #phdchat Ever felt that a PhD lifestyle means turning every observation (private, social probs) into a research projects?

@debbiefuco - Ha, ha! RT @ThijsMuis: Thank god my writing doesn't suck that much... http://t.co/nokg7JqF #phdchat #thesis

@ekvraga - @debbiefuco But #academics have to be careful to keep it up - many assistant profs don't exercise enough: http://t.co/69do8433 #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat looking forward to this evening - missed you all last week when I was away #phdchat

@salma_patel - @akroundtree Ooh yes definitely. Even when I was taken to A&E I was taking pictures for my PhD and observing ... #phdchat

@mrgunn - @qui_oui @savasavasava @lizgloyn The best way to do that is to use the invite tool: http://t.co/1qQ5bhI7 #mendeley #PhDchat

@ekvraga - @sarahthesheepu @qui_oui @martin_eve @lizgloyn For me it's running. Training for a half-marathon again helps ease frustrations. #phdchat

@ThijsMuis - Thank god my writing doesn't suck that much... http://t.co/G1iHLufc #phdchat #thesis

@debbiefuco - Wow! Half-marathon, Latin dancing, yoga, gym...I think there is a consensus that exercise helps with the blues/work balance #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - #phdchat hmmm work life balance...now there's something i'm rubbish at. looking forward to picking up some advice.:)

@akroundtree - #phdchat Ever felt that a PhD lifestyle means turning every observation (private, social probs) into a research projects?

@debbiefuco - Ha, ha! RT @ThijsMuis: Thank god my writing doesn't suck that much... http://t.co/nokg7JqF #phdchat #thesis

@ekvraga - @debbiefuco But #academics have to be careful to keep it up - many assistant profs don't exercise enough: http://t.co/69do8433 #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat looking forward to this evening - missed you all last week when I was away #phdchat

@salma_patel - @akroundtree Ooh yes definitely. Even when I was taken to A&E I was taking pictures for my PhD and observing ... #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @akroundtree Think it depends on discipline; I know I'm always watching out for Latin inscription or classical reference! #phdchat

@evalantsoght - Agree with @martin_eve and others... going to the gym is a big help #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat not easy for you in term time! #phdchat

@evalantsoght - #phdchat I'm a bad example of work life balance today though - still playing around with matlab and skipping my choir practice (again)

@lizgloyn - @ekvraga Title of article is problematic; it's not 'letting yourself go', it's not taking good care of your physical/mental health #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat I admire you - and others - that somehow do a doctorate part-time! #phdchat

@lizgloyn - I think one key thing about maintaining the work-life balance is being deliberate and intentional about it. Won't happen otherwise. #phdchat

@shaileshak - @NSRiazat ... Have only half an eye of #phdchat as have deadlines to meet... an example of balancing research with other things :)

@DrDaveOBrien - .@NSRiazat make sure you take time off to watch football #PhDchat

@salma_patel - @debbiefuco @ekvraga Academics are very passionate about their work. Is that why they find it hard to stop working at 5pm? #phdchat

@salma_patel - @ekvraga @lizgloyn @qui_oui Do you find it helps sticking to office hours or specific hours per day? #phdchat

@ekvraga - @salma_patel @debbiefuco Certainly a big part, but also reality of job - often not enough time in 9-5 day to finish work. #phdchat

@BobCesca - I tend to keep my work/life balance by not working past 5.30m. I often start at 7am, but once the husband's home then work is over. #PhDchat

@lizith - I wonder if the work/life balance means different things for different people - for me exercise is anathema, but social important #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - Hi there #PhDChat

@evalantsoght - @salma_patel #phdchat it helps me to have an activity fixed in the evening - something to help me get away from the office

@aeratcliffe - Doing part-time or full-time may just be registration status! That doesn't necessarily reflect effort or lack thereof. #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @salma_patel Office hours doesn't work, but once I have dinner, I try to not do any work after that. #phdchat

@profkrg - I didn't think it was possible to have work/life balance and get a PhD. I'm hoping to pick up some tips. #phdchat

@qui_oui - @debbiefuco I am usually in the pool by 6:30am when I swim. Any later and I feel like it eats up my time/day. #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - I finished my PhD while working PT and had a kid then too. #PhDChat

@akroundtree - True. Trained to have critical lens. Hard to turn off. RT @salma_patel @debbiefuco @ekvraga Academics= passionate. hard to stop @ 5 #phdchat

@profkrg - +1 RT @aeratcliffe: Doing pt or ft may just be registration status! That doesn't necessarily reflect effort or lack thereof. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - It helped that the computer made up all my data #PhDChat

@JaneDavis13 - @lizith and if you work full time there is a work/study/family/social balance to be struck! #PhDchat

@debbiefuco - @qui_oui I know what you mean! Then, I start to feel guilty. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Yay! RT @aeratcliffe: RT @profkrg: I didn't think it was possible to have work/life balance and get a PhD... #phdchat

@lizith - @JaneDavis13 quite - constant prioritising and balancing different things against each other #phdchat

@profkrg - You're depressing me! RT @JaneDavis13: @lizith and if you work full time there is a work/study/family/social balance to be struck! #PhDchat

@profkrg - Ah, the guilt. That's the full-time job! RT @debbiefuco: @qui_oui I know what you mean! Then, I start to feel guilty. #phdchat

@lizgloyn - Found social stuff wasn't so much of an issue in the US, mainly because of completion pressure; lot more going on back in UK now #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - yup that's how i feel! RT @profkrg: I didn't think it was possible to have work/life balance and get a PhD... #phdchat

@sarahthesheepu - #phdchat i found i was going nuts with thesis until i started dancing again that break gave me time 2 breathe made me more productive

@BobCesca - Though it has taken me 3 years to not feel guilty about not working every second of every day. #PhDchat

@profkrg - @salma_patel I teach full-time, so 9 to 5 is my regular job. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @lizith links very strongly to my own research #PhDchat

@MrsRF - #phdchat I find having children makes u have a work/life balance but fitting in time for me is hard. Also struggle to work in eves as tired

@qui_oui - @debbiefuco yes. But I sometimes go out during the day, work from home at night #PhDchat

@profkrg - @debbiefuco I think the PhD blues come from needing time to myself to get work done and never having enough of it. #phdchat

@srossmktg - I'm late, get me up to speed please... =p #phdchat

@lizith - @Janshs yep - and phd blues #phdchat

@salma_patel - @lizgloyn Do holidays help? Are they a refreshing break? I recently took a holiday without internet access & it was wonderful! :) #phdchat

@BobCesca - @debbiefuco certainly the isolation gets to me a lot. I've been helped a lot by the fact I use internet forums a fair amount. #PhDchat

@lizgloyn - @salma_patel Again, you have to be intentional about having a break! Certainly having deliberate time out w/out net is brill #phdchat

@profkrg - @srossmktg we're discussing work/life balance as a phd. Pretty sure we're deciding it's an oxymoron. #PhDchat

@MrsRF - For me, YES! RT @debbiefuco: Do you think the phd blues comes from the isolation of working so much on your own? #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @profkrg @lizith you have to have a sense of humour and an awareness that balancing that lot just isnt possible #soapjuggling #PhDchat

@salma_patel - @debbiefuco Yes, along with undefined deadlines. You are your own boss with as much time to procrastinate as you wish.Sounds awful #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @sarahthesheepu Feeling productive is so important. #phdchat

@Janshs - . @lizith oh yeah the blues do hit every so often - my supervisor was great telling me I was not alon and #phdchat aslo must fill a gap?

@srossmktg - What's a life? RT @profkrg: @srossmktg were discussing work/life balance as a phd. Pretty sure were deciding its an oxymoron. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - Work life balance???? A client just called! Of course I took the call #PhDChat

@salma_patel - @lizgloyn A break with internet is a disaster. Does anyone else check their emails when they are on holiday? Damn the iPhone ;) #phdchat

@profkrg - @srossmktg it's what the other people do. You know the others, right? They're dumb but fabulous. #PhDchat

@BobCesca - @profkrg Honestly? A lot of therapy. And also just realizing that I was getting less work done for more effort. #phdchat

@textdump - Less than a week into mine so not feeling the blues yet but having a small community of friendly PhDers in your dept. is v. helpful #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @qui_oui It is so important to get away from PhD work and converse with others like a regular person. #phdchat

@lizgloyn - On other hand, having weekends scheduled for quality time w/partner may make up for working more intensively during week #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - How do you keep yourself motivated? How to set goals? #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @salma_patel @lizgloyn Of COURSE I check e-mail on vacation! I get angry if internet connection is slow! #PhDChat

@Janshs - I remember a holiday w/ spouse & another couple where they played golf etc whilst I read & wrote but I had afternoons & eves off #phdchat

@profkrg - @textdump this is true. There is much to be said for the cohort. #PhDchat

@OTEllenN - Know that feeling! @BobCesca: Though it has taken me 3 years to not feel guilty about not working every second of every day. #PhDchat

@lizgloyn - @salma_patel This is one of MANY reasons why I don't have an iPhone! #phdchat

@salma_patel - @JaneDavis13 @profkrg @lizith Agreed, and you have to realise that there is much to more life than a PhD ;) #phdchat

@srossmktg - So one of the interesting outcomes of our research is that mindfulness helps reduce stress and attenuate risky behaviors. #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @profkrg There is never enough time... #phdchat

@lizith - @DeeClayton different - the biggest shock I found starting my PhD was a sense of being deskilled - then found me again :) #phdchat

@profkrg - @LBA_OX12 Sadly, I'm motivated by not wanting to disappoint my adviser. I want to get stuff done so he'll be pleased. #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - While getting PhD, I had a regular "night out" with fellow grad students. Beer is good. #PhDChat

@MrsRF - @salma_patel: @lizgloyn yes on holidays I consciously ignore my university and work email accounts on my iPhone #phdchat

@salma_patel - @PeterFlomStat @lizgloyn lol I was like that too, until I tried it - trust me, it works wonders! :) #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @BobCesca Hooray for #phdchat !

@LBA_OX12 - @MrsRF @salma_patel @lizgloyn Same here #phdchat

@sarahthesheepu - @debbiefuco i needed to clear head but use my brain could never completely switch off now have a sideline as dance teacher #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @salma_patel @lizgloyn I am NOT happy without an internet connection. No no no. #PhDChat

@MrsRF - Explain mindfulness please RT @srossmktg: mindfulness helps reduce stress and attenuate risky behaviors. #phdchat

@srossmktg - How about "spouse/SO balance?" #phdchat

@qui_oui - @MisaimedBrain line between "work" & "leisure" is a thin one for me. So I guess I'm trying to do what you said ;-) #PhDchat

@profkrg - I decided today that I'm going to turn off my iPhone when my husband arrives home. That's when we have dinner and family time. #PhDchat

@lizith - @DeeClayton more a sense of all I had done/achieved out of academia was irrelevant - first day at school feeling #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - Of course, when I got my PhD, the internet was much smaller (degree in 1999) #PhDChat

@debbiefuco - @MrsRF It's tough thinking about something for hours on end with no one else to share your passion with. #phdchat

@ekvraga - @srossmktg For me, my spouse actually helps with work/life balance: Reminds me there is much more to life than my work! #phdchat

@profkrg - I get more done for my degree when I'm on vacation. We go to Colorado. Hubby and kids ski while I stay in the condo and write. #PhDchat

@profkrg - @ekvraga yikes. My husband is a work-a-holic too. No balance. #PhDchat

@JaneDavis13 - @MisaimedBrain see the #PhD as your hobby if you work full time .... Eeerrrrr! #PhDchat

@lizith - @DeeClayton I've heard other older PGRs say much the same - over time can use the skills from outside and re-integrate self #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @salma_patel Yep, dangerous combination. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @debbiefuco @MrsRF Try finding someone else whose passion is collinearity indices for multiple regression! It wasn't even MINE #PhDChat

@textdump - Also helps to be kinda marginal in your school. We human geographers stick together within the GeoScience machine lol #phdchat

@profkrg - Wine = work/life balance #PhDchat

@srossmktg - @MrsRF Mindfulness is a practice that concentrates on bringing nonjudgmental awareness to the present experience. #phdchat

@lizith - @DeeClayton yell if you need - we can chat if necessary and if it helps if it hits #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @JaneDavis13 #phdchat I think it also helps to embrace the insanity that PhDs bring.

@ai1sa - my advice :choose a topic/reading/method/site that u can enjoy for a very long time, as work-life balance there is none. #phdchat

@sarahthesheepu - good topic for #phdchat as this is topic for my next guardian post

@profkrg - @ai1sa so emotional trauma may not have been the best choice? ;) #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - I actually kinda LIKED getting my PhD. #PhDChat

@lizith - @MisaimedBrain: @JaneDavis13 #phdchat I think it also helps to embrace the insanity that PhDs bring. definitely

@SueFolley - yay!! RT @profkrg: Wine = work/life balance #PhDchat

@Janshs - . @ekvraga @srossmktg family and friends undiubtedly support the process #phdchat (well hopefully they do)

@srossmktg - @ekvraga Wish I had that. Mine is more like "I'm only here because of you and I have no friends and you have work to do." #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @LBA_OX12 Motivated by submitting, set goals for writing each day, and trust the process. Getting there! #phdchat

@srossmktg - Heretic! RT @PeterFlomStat: I actually kinda LIKED getting my PhD. #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @ai1sa #phdchat I've also heard people say not to pick something you're too close to - as you'll end up sick of it anyway!

@profkrg - Let's be honest... how many of you would be filling just as much time with something else? I love being this busy. #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - @srossmktg Always! And in a huge variety of ways! #PhDChat

@LBA_OX12 - @MisaimedBrain @JaneDavis13 What kind of insanity does PhD bring? #phdchat

@salma_patel - @profkrg @MisaimedBrain @JaneDavis13 Who takes the weekends off from PhD work? I use twitter but tend not to 'work' #phdchat

@srossmktg - MT @profkrg: Shitty TV = work/life balance =) #phdchat

@SueFolley - I'm envious of those doing a full time phd -so can stick to office hours. Those of us who work too have to fit in in our spare time #phdchat

@Janshs - . @srossmktg bet they will still be proud when you get there #phdchat ( @ekvraga )

@lizgloyn - @PeterFlomStat I liked getting mine too! Apart from the last three months, which was just exhausting, but that's normal #phdchat

@profkrg - @albertcfs 1:30 CST for #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - @MisaimedBrain @ai1sa I haven't thought much about my PhD topic since I got my degree #PhDChat

@MrsRF - @profkrg nor child neglect for me?! RT : @ai1sa so emotional trauma may not have been the best choice? ;) #PhDchat

@ai1sa - learn to say no to doing other peoples work/ hard to say no to add ons from my site of study/ try to say yes to friends/family #phdchat

@ekvraga - .@profkrg When work/life balance gets hard (friends work 9-5 & have life), I try to remember benefit: we make our own schedules! #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @salma_patel I tried to take one day off a weekend during the PhD; now weekends are going to be completely off-limits #phdchat

@SueFolley - I play in a netball team - so that gives me balance - but is something else to juggle with working; EdD, kids etc #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - #researchchocolate #researchwine RT @profkrg: Wine = work/life balance #PhDchat

@MisaimedBrain - @LBA_OX12 #phdchat I think the madness varies with each PhD student, but we all go quite, quite mad!

@profkrg - It's because we're nerds. RT @PeterFlomStat: I actually kinda LIKED getting my PhD. #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - The really bad time was when my first proposal got shot down #PhDChat

@srossmktg - @salma_patel @profkrg @MisaimedBrain @JaneDavis13 Agreed. Get it done during the week so w/e is less stressful. Maybe 1 work day. #phdchat

@textdump - @MisaimedBrain not the advice we got here; can't see myself sticking to anything without passion/obsession lol #phdchat

@salma_patel - @SueFolley Awww that must be difficult @ part time PhD, and where the real challenge lies between balancing: work, PhD and life #phdchat

@lizith - @DeeClayton I think you're right - if you have had to multi-task and balance stuff, it isn't a prob - but the other stuff can be #phdchat

@debbiefuco - Goals are motivating for me. I try to set realistic goals but often readjust. RT @LBA_OX12: How motivated? How to set goals? #phdchat

@srossmktg - @PeterFlomStat Hehe, kidding. Actually I think it's great. No other field would allow me to do what/how/when I like and get paid. #phdchat

@ekvraga - @salma_patel No, but some (less) work on weekends makes me feel better about evenings off during the week. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @profkrg Nerds rule! #PhDChat

@profkrg - Maybe we should ask what kind it doesn't bring. RT @LBA_OX12: @MisaimedBrain @JaneDavis13 What kind of insanity does PhD bring? #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - #phdchat i'm looking forward to having some semblance of a life again when i have submitted...my phd is my life at the moment

@profkrg - Add wine = perfection. RT @srossmktg: Shitty TV = work/life balance =) #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @textdump #phdchat - I don't mean pick something you don't care about - but it should be something you can have a little distance from.

@SueFolley - @salma_patel it is hard to juggle everything - but others have coped, so hoping I get there eventually :)) #phdchat

@srossmktg - @Janshs You're right, she will. And then be mad she has to move for me again ;) @ekvraga #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @salma_patel @profkrg @MisaimedBrain weekends are my main #PhD time #PhDchat.

@profkrg - @PeterFlomStat I pity the fool who shoots down my proposal! #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they roar past" Douglas Adams quote #PhDChat

@srossmktg - @profkrg Wine? As in wino? #phdchat

@SueFolley - @DeeClayton wow - that is a long time thinking about it!! I thought about it, applied and started the course about a month later :) #phdchat

@profkrg - WOOT! RT @PeterFlomStat: Nerds rule! #PhDChat

@lizgloyn - @weeladybird1981 I'm actually finding adjusting quite hard in post-PhD world; moving continents b4 new job probably didn't help! #phdchat

@ekvraga - @srossmktg @janshs Family support and pride is the best - but moving sucks! :( #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @MisaimedBrain @LBA_OX12 #gigglingwildly #PhDchat

@debbiefuco - That's important! RT @JaneDavis13: @MisaimedBrain see the #PhD as your hobby if you work full time .... Eeerrrrr! #PhDchat

@profkrg - Now, there's a study! Causality? RT @srossmktg: Wine? As in wino? #phdchat

@lizith - @debbiefuco That's important! RT @JaneDavis13: @MisaimedBrain see the #PhD as your hobby if you work full time .... Eeerrrrr! #PhDchat yep

@Janshs - @ekvraga @srossmktg true .... #phdchat

@profkrg - The truth is that we make time for what's important to us. We can do anything for a little while. The PhD process won't kill us. #PhDChat

@aeratcliffe - To summarize @prfkrg @srossmktg Work/life balance = Shitty TV + Wine ##phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - THIS!!! RT @PeterFlomStat: @profkrg Nerds rule! #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - I have a tee shirt: "Top 10 reasons I procrastinate. 1. #PhDChat

@AmandaMichelle - What's today's topic? #PhDChat

@srossmktg - @profkrg Can't be proved. You'll never prove that getting your PhD led to becoming a wino. #phdchat

@ai1sa - @aeratcliffe fraid so, but my tv choices are wallpaper tv i can edit through. Phd has ruined me for reading fiction #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @lizgloyn yeah i can imagine it takes a bit of getting used to, being finished. probably won't know what to do with myself! #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @AmandaMichelle Work/life balance. Next week: Santa clause #PhDChat

@lizith - @debbiefuco @janedavis13 @misaimedbrain I'm full-time but DH's advice when I started was to view it as very absorbing hobby #phdchat

@akroundtree - Wise words RT @profkrg: we make time for what's important to us. We can do anything for a little while. PhD process won't kill us. #PhDChat

@textdump - @MisaimedBrain #phdchat perhaps that's wise but i don't think it could work for me; need it under my skin to keep going, i think.

@DelaneyKirk - It will just feel that way at the time. RT @profkrg The PhD process won't kill us. #PhDChat

@profkrg - @srossmktg so naive thinking we must prove. We must study! #PhDChat

@ai1sa - @PeterFlomStat and for mothers day i got my own hard copy of apa manual lol #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @DelaneyKirk @profkrg #phdchat similarly it just *feels* like forever.

@profkrg - @ai1sa Me too! I used to love reading fiction. Now, the closest thing I can stand is true crime! #PhDChat

@Janshs - . @weeladybird1981 @lizgloyn first thing I did was clean the kitchen cupboards out! #phdchat

@jennacondie - Hi all in #phdchat tonight! Recently work/live balanced by The Sopranos! Just finished the boxset, now in need of another series to watch!

@srossmktg - In the end, believe I'll get paid to do something I'd never get to do anywhere else and that tenure is the goal, not the PhD. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @ai1sa Now THAT'S nerdy! #PhDChat

@lizith - @profkrg @ai1sa I don't read fiction, but I do listen to audio books #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - My Kindle is my lifeline #phdchat

@srossmktg - @profkrg You start, I'll be control. ;) #phdchat

@Janshs - . @ai1sa @aeratcliffe that happened to me too (fiction) but slowly back into it #phdchat

@profkrg - @weeladybird1981 @lizgloyn I guess that just as soon as you finish you start breaking it apart to publish in pieces. #PhDChat

@LBA_OX12 - @jennacondie MadMen #phdchat

@profkrg - Bwahaha! #awesome RT @PeterFlomStat: @AmandaMichelle Work/life balance. Next week: Santa clause #PhDChat

@AmandaMichelle - Santa clause? RT @PeterFlomStat: AmandaMichelle Work/life balance. Next week: Santa clause #PhDChat

@srossmktg - HAHA. Then, the Thesis Fairy. RT @PeterFlomStat: @AmandaMichelle Work/life balance. Next week: Santa clause #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @jennacondie #phdchat didn't the Soprano's have a problem with work-life balance?

@debbiefuco - Usually take off Saturdays. RT @lizgloyn: @salma_patel I tried to take one day off a weekend during the PhD #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @Janshs First thing I did was move back from the US to the UK, but that's a bit more drastic ;) #phdchat

@profkrg - @DelaneyKirk LOL. Boo. I prefer to think of it as my head in a blender. #PhDChat

@Janshs - @lizgloyn it sure is :) #phdchat

@profkrg - And you loved it, right? RT @ai1sa: @PeterFlomStat and for mothers day i got my own hard copy of apa manual lol #phdchat

@qui_oui - @lizith I read a lot of novels, often historical novels, and biographies--sometimes of philosophers I'm reading for "work" #PhDchat

@DelaneyKirk - Love that #phdchat is giving me additional interesting people to follow...

@weeladybird1981 - @Janshs @lizgloyn ha ha my flat is a mess at the moment due to phd workaholism so maybe cleaning will be the 1st thing i do too! #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - I'm glad work/life balance is the #phdchat topic. I just got my first schedule & I literally wept yesterday... #phdorbust

@ekvraga - Me too! RT @DelaneyKirk: Love that #phdchat is giving me additional interesting people to follow...

@PeterFlomStat - How to get a PhD http://t.co/NpGuHQIM #PhDChat

@srossmktg - I am the master of my fate, the Don Draper of my PhD (minus all the women). #phdchat

@profkrg - I believe we call those designated drivers :) RT @srossmktg: You start, I'll be control. ;) #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @AmandaMichelle Do you have taught courses? #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @weeladybird1981 @Janshs I actually found stopping to do bursts of cleaning when stuck w/thoughts worked quite well! #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @profkrg @lizgloyn yup that's what i hope to do next year. #phdchat

@jennacondie - @MisaimedBrain haha I know, although no distinction between work and life for them #phdchat #thesopranos

@DeeClayton - @ekvraga @DelaneyKirk me three! #phdchat

@albertcfs - @profkrg Is it a weekly thing? #PhDchat

@srossmktg - @profkrg I'm in if it's cider. :P #phdchat

@profkrg - @weeladybird1981 phd workaholism... I love it! #PhDChat

@srossmktg - See? Anyone can do it. RT @PeterFlomStat: How to get a PhD http://t.co/bhUuSozo #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @srossmktg Now DD would be a major distraction! #phdchat

@sarahthesheepu - I actually miss the process now i have my PhD #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @weeladybird1981 @profkrg Mine is going to be edited up into a grown-up book, so that's the plan... after this article... #phdchat

@jennacondie - @LBA_OX12 cool thanks not seen it and heard it was good! #phdchat

@profkrg - Yep. And you can use the tag if you just want to point something out or chat with the group. RT @albertcfs: Is it a weekly thing? #PhDchat

@weeladybird1981 - @profkrg only way to describe it! ;) #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @profkrg @ai1sa @PeterFlomStat APA manual was my 30th bday present! I did a dance... #phdchat

@srossmktg - I said last week that it was the best #phdchat yet. This one may be even better. #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @albertcfs Hey, welcome to #phdchat! Find out more about how it works on the wiki: http://t.co/9ChQvavO

@Janshs - . @lizgloyn @weeladybird1981 DHLawrence (I think) wrote "when I have the blues, I leave off & make maramalade" #phdchat

@profkrg - So w/l balance is exercise, family/social support, trashy TV, good books, and at least one day off on the weekend? #PhDChat

@weeladybird1981 - @lizgloyn ooh fab, that's great. #phdchat

@SueFolley - @profkrg not forgettting the wine :)) #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - @profkrg and some form of alcoholic beverage #PhDChat

@JaneDavis13 - @profkrg you forgot the wine! #PhDchat

@yukrla - phd has taken over my social life, and it is someting very hard to disconnect from...anybody like this? #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - Although I only got really drunk once during disseration process #PhDChat

@jennacondie - @sarahthesheepu a few people who have just finished in my office have post-phd blues #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - How do U get over the slumps, those days when U can't get going or do anything? #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @LBA_OX12 yes. I have 3 courses, field placement (w/ seminars, & workshops), PhD workshop, & something I'm forgetting right now... #phdchat

@raulpacheco - @srossmktg what did you guys discuss on #phdchat

@profkrg - I assumed that you guys knew that you drank wine while doing all of those other things. #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - @yukrla PhD sort of CREATED my social life. My friends were other students #PhDChat

@srossmktg - .@profkrg apparently has had too much wine... forgot it. #phdchat

@profkrg - Take a day off. RT @LBA_OX12: How do U get over the slumps, those days when U can't get going or do anything? #phdchat

@lizith - @LBA_OX12 be kind to yourself and do something completely different - there is always tomorrow #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @AmandaMichelle How much time does that take up? #phdchat

@profkrg - Hey, I don't have to remind you people to breathe, right? ;) RT @srossmktg: .apparently has had too much wine... forgot it. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @profkrg Not while exercising. #PhDChat

@SueFolley - @profkrg lol :) #PhDChat

@DelaneyKirk - @akroundtree Absolutely. I was so boring then as all could talk about was my dissertation & everything else seemed related somehow #phdchat

@MisaimedBrain - @yukrla #phdchat I don't think you can avoid PhD taking over social life. Best you can do is try and keep a tiny corner of it free.

@profkrg - Get heavy goblets. RT @PeterFlomStat: Not while exercising. #PhDChat

@lizgloyn - @Janshs I also make sure I take at least one day a month to bake something! Gives me something to do with hands, not head. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - It's this simple? RT @srossmktg: See? Anyone can do it. RT @PeterFlomStat: How to get a PhD http://t.co/U8NNoygk #phdchat

@srossmktg - Boxing. But that's twice a week. RT @LBA_OX12: How do U get over the slumps, those days when U cant get going or do anything? #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @profkrg 12 ounce descending sets of dumbbell curls! My favorite exercise! HICK! #PhDChat

@MrsRF - @LBA_OX12 do something dull like admin or tidying feelin a lot like that right now to be honest #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @srossmktg @PeterFlomStat lol #phdchat

@profkrg - Seriously, the best thing I did for myself was make an outline (nerdy) of what's important to me at what levels. #PhDChat

@lizgloyn - @LBA_OX12 I do little things, and keep a 'done list'. Even just replying to e-mails or reading short articles counts. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @profkrg I think we just proved causality. #phdchat

@qui_oui - My cats help. They're sort of reassuringly cuddly, and they distract me when I spend too much time at the computer ;-) #PhDchat

@AmandaMichelle - ... RT @profkrg: So w/l balance is exercise, family/social support, trashy TV, good books, and at least one day off on the weekend? #PhDChat

@shaileshak - PhD life is :) + :( = :| and then again :) #phdchat

@profkrg - When I start to feel off balance, I look at my outline. 1. Faith 2. Health 3. Husband and Kids, and so on. #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - I would make a to-do list of things I already did. Much more energizing than the other kind #PhDChat

@allonsdanser - Looks like a good #PhdChat Time management right? I usually take one day off a week. I try to read in a variety of places too.

@AmandaMichelle - LOL! But yes. The 2nd & 3rd years have told me this RT @PeterFlomStat: @profkrg and some form of alcoholic beverage #PhDChat

@srossmktg - And then :( and :( and :( and :D and :( RT @shaileshak: PhD life is :) + :( = :| and then again :) #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - And remember, if you write a page a day, then you write a book a year #PhDChat

@ekvraga - Me too. Minor stuff that isn't too taxing but can be productive. MT@lizgloyn: @LBA_OX12 I do little things, and keep a 'done list'. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @qui_oui my cats are elderly and tending to be self-centred. I have too many #PhD puncture wounds ;-) #PhDchat

@AmandaMichelle - *makes lists* RT @srossmktg: HAHA. Then, the Thesis Fairy. RT @PeterFlomStat: @me Work/life balance. Next week: Santa clause #phdchat

@ai1sa - @LBA_OX12 day off. Or choose to do something u cannot fail at: add to endnote lib, formatting refs, or editing #phdchat

@nurcanileri - Hi everyone! Do you have time to spare for phd work in your office or study in the evening? #phdchat

@yukrla - @MisaimedBrain #phdchat I think it also depends on funding, I think funded people have a VERY different experience

@srossmktg - @debbiefuco You can put Christina Hendricks on there. Sure, it won't happen, but if I can dream about finishing this thing... #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @LBA_OX12 I'm still afraid to do the math. Putting together my schedule this weekend... #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @nurcanileri I do both, mostly study in the evenings. #phdchat

@annmariastat - @srossmktg I think doing something meaningful is the goal, not tenure, says the woman who left a tenured position years ago #phdchat

@jonnymccormick - Officially starting a #PhD at QUB this Friday. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - I was JUST thinking this! RT @profkrg: I assumed that you guys knew that you drank wine while doing all of those other things. #PhDChat

@ai1sa - @JaneDavis13 phd : cats love it, i sit still for hours, they do of course resent the laptop #phdchat

@annmariastat - @SueFolley What is this spare time of which you speak? #phdchat

@yukrla - @qui_oui #phdchat Mine too, getting a cat has been a great idea to keep balance during PhD

@AmandaMichelle - Mmmm... RT @profkrg: When I start to feel off balance, I look at my outline. 1. Faith 2. Health 3. Husband and Kids, and so on. #PhDChat

@profkrg - I make every decision based on my life outline. The more stressed, the more strict I am about putting myself and family first. #PhDChat

@nurcanileri - @allonsdanser Do u work full time? #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @yukrla Why the difference if UR funded? #phdchat

@debbiefuco - Nice summary. RT @profkrg: Balance = exercise, family/social support, trashy TV, good books, & at least one day off on the weekend? #PhDChat

@DelaneyKirk - @qui_oui Me too. My cats help distract me when I'm spending too much time on research...or Twitter :) #PhDchat

@PeterFlomStat - To cheer up, you can write imaginary nasty letters to irritating professors #PhDChat

@AmandaMichelle - !!!!!!! *favorites* RT @PeterFlomStat: And remember, if you write a page a day, then you write a book a year #PhDChat

@qui_oui - @ai1sa my cats do try to commandeer the laptop when possible. Another amusing game :-) #PhDchat

@ekvraga - @yukrla @qui_oui Definitely. A purring cat at the feet while working on the computer is great motivation not to move! #phdchat

@SueFolley - @annmariastat lol - I have no idea really, as never experienced any :) #phdchat

@shaileshak - @nurcanileri study in the evening from 9pm till as long as it happens that day #phdchat

@srossmktg - @annmariastat I'd like to be idealistic, but the pragmatist in me recognizes reality. Fortunately TT is more available in business. #phdchat

@Martian1977 - I need to get back to commuting by bike. Been running, but feel all unbalanced without cycling! #PhDchat

@SueFolley - @jonnymccormick Excellent - welcome to the group :) #PhD #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @ekvraga Can't get my cat to sit on my feet. He thinks he's a laptop. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - A fellow n00b!!! RT @jonnymccormick: Officially starting a #PhD at QUB this Friday. #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - My study time often starts at 3 or 4 a.m. when distractions are minimal, or welcomed. #phdchat

@profkrg - Ok, speaking of guilt, I feel guilty when I exercise. I feel like I should be cleaning my house or doing laundry. Anyone? #PhDChat

@profkrg - Wow. Sleep before? RT @aeratcliffe: My study time often starts at 3 or 4 a.m. when distractions are minimal, or welcomed. #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @debbiefuco @LBA_OX12 What's QUB? #PhDChat

@allonsdanser - This summer I "learned" how to read articles while walking on the treadmill at my gym. #PhdChat

@weeladybird1981 - @jonnymccormick welcome to the #phdchat community!

@nurcanileri - @shaileshak @allonsdanser I can't study in the office much and when I come home I feel very tired to study. Any tips? #phdchat

@ekvraga - @profkrg Exact opposite! I feel less guilty exercising than almost anything else - it feels healthy & necessary! #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @profkrg Cleaning house? While a student? Surely you jest! #PhDChat

@profkrg - How do you highlight? RT @allonsdanser: This summer I "learned" how to read articles while walking on the treadmill at my gym. #PhdChat

@LBA_OX12 - @AmandaMichelle @jonnymccormick And me. I start officially on 29 Sept #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @profkrg feel guilty all the time... #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - @profkrg I do find I can be asleep by 9 p.m. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @ai1sa mine want attention and squirm sharply or decide to argue over who sits on me. #PhDchat

@yukrla - @edvraga @allonsdanser #phdchat My cat cuddles the computer and sits purrrring by it..quite strange, maybe he should do the typing... :)

@allonsdanser - @profkrg Exercies is a must! I pay a friend to clean for me. Worth every penny! #PhDChat

@profkrg - Coffee shop! RT @allonsdanser I can't study in the office much and when I come home I feel very tired to study. Any tips? #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - There are far too many cat people in the #phdchat community. Y'all are scaring me...

@ekvraga - @allonsdanser And then you know it's time to take a break! My cat also likes to send out #Twitter messages occassionally... :) #phdchat

@profkrg - @allonsdanser I have a housekeeper twice a month, but there still is a ton to do. #PhdChat

@ai1sa - @PeterFlomStat had a friend who says when u get to vacuuming the ceiling its really phd procrastination #phdchat

@SueFolley - Me too!!! about whatever I am not currently doing!! RT @weeladybird1981: @profkrg feel guilty all the time... #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - @allonsdanser Excellent! Now, can you do it while swimming??? :-) #PhDChat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri The "light term" involved teaching 10 hours rather than 15 ... I'd say it was a struggle. #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @AmandaMichelle lol #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @profkrg I treat the gym as my library. Read on the recumbant exercise bike & lately can walk on treadmill & read. Energizes me. #phdchat

@DelaneyKirk - @profkrg @allonsdanser Coffee shop great place to do writing. You would think it would be distracting but I wrote a book in one. #phdchat

@jonnymccormick - @weeladybird1981 thanks. Do you have any tips for me on how best to engage and get the most out of this community? #phdchat

@profkrg - @SueFolley @weeladybird1981 You mean like right now when I should be working? #PhdChat #guilt

@SueFolley - @AmandaMichelle I don't have a cat :) But I do have 3 kids - they are distracting enough :) #phdchat

@yukrla - @profkrg #phdchat Don't feel guilty! exercising is super important to keep a balance, particularly during long term goals like phd

@allonsdanser - @PeterFlomStat Haha! Nope! My Kindle/iPad not waterproof. #PhDChat

@shaileshak - @ziosica Yup, Although some days I fell asleep at 9:30 #phdchat

@profkrg - @yukrla but I HATE exercise. #PhdChat

@AmandaMichelle - Because I care about you ~> http://t.co/ZgDQrCH2 #phdchat

@lizgloyn - @allonsdanser My PhD supervisor used to do this too! Would get e-mails from her on iPad and exercise bike... not sure I could it #phdchat

@SueFolley - @profkrg @weeladybird1981 yes - exactly!! #PhdChat #guilt

@weeladybird1981 - @SueFolley @profkrg yup...no matter how many hours i work, it never feels like enough! #phdchat

@martin_eve - @allonsdanser @profkrg not sure I go for the read while exercising. Think better to use exercise to *really* push yourself #phdchat

@profkrg - Me too, but I've always been a sleeper. RT @aeratcliffe: I do find I can be asleep by 9 p.m. #phdchat

@martin_eve - @allonsdanser @profkrg after all, so much of PhD is sedentary. Gym can be mental endorphin downtime! #phdchat

@DelaneyKirk - Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat @AmandaMichelle

@lizgloyn - @jonnymccormick Hey! Follow the #phdchat hashtag during the week and drop in to weekly chats; explore the wiki at http://t.co/9ChQvavO

@srossmktg - Advice: exercise. Period. Helps foster healthy mental behaviors, especially if you're not meditating. #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @lizgloyn I "out-grew" all of my clothes. Had no choice but to step up the activity level. But was desperate to keep reading. #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter I teach 18 hours and it's called kinda light term here. :( #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @jonnymccormick come along this time every wednesday anyway - great way to get chatting with people and share experiences. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - LIES! RT @DelaneyKirk: Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat AmandaMichelle

@PeterFlomStat - @DelaneyKirk @AmandaMichelle I am not a cat person. My wife is a cat person #PhDChat

@SueFolley - @DelaneyKirk lol - that's me done for then! I am allergic to cats :)) #phdchat

@ekvraga - @srossmktg Have you tried meditating? I've heard it really helps when can't get to sleep b/c thinking about work. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @SueFolley yeah, I don't see how y'all parents are doing it! #phdchat

@yukrla - #phdchat @martin_eve I agree with reading, particularly if on the running machine or a static bike, but not on a class?

@profkrg - @DelaneyKirk: @allonsdanser I cannot handle noise when I'm trying to focus, but the coffee shop sounds are like white noise to me. #PhdChat

@weeladybird1981 - @profkrg @SueFolley this is part of professional development etc *coughs* so it is allowed #anyexcuse #phdchat

@qui_oui - There's hope for me yet! ;-) RT @DelaneyKirk: Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat @AmandaMichelle

@shaileshak - @nurcanileri @allonsdanser sleep for 15 minutes then see if u can get up. Once the sleep is gone can stay awake for a few hours #phdchat

@DelaneyKirk - @martin_eve @allonsdanser @profkrg I read for fun on treadmill. That way I'm more motivated to exercise :) #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - I had a son in 1996, got PhD in 1999, was working PT (3 days per week) #PhDChat

@DeeClayton - Start phd nxt wk, BUT was HR Reward Dir @ 13 hrs/day; w.12 staff. WLB is key 4 any work. All work & no play makes Jack a dull boy! #phdchat

@skuzemewoods - I love this! RT @PeterFlomStat And remember, if you write a page a day, then you write a book a year #PhDChat

@allonsdanser - @martin_eve I actually read/exercise then do just some exercise. The owner of the gym I attend is good about keeping me motivated. #phdchat

@debbiefuco - Got me. What is QUB? RT @PeterFlomStat: @debbiefuco @LBA_OX12 What's QUB? #PhDChat

@PeterFlomStat - @shaileshak @nurcanileri @allonsdanser Naps just confuse me #PhDChat

@yukrla - #phdchat @virtualaj I agree...so difficult

@aeratcliffe - I tend to work through something about my research when I want to fall asleep. It happens quick. #phdchat

@profkrg - Yikes. I'm in trouble. Dog person. RT @DelaneyKirk: Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat @AmandaMichelle

@SueFolley - @weeladybird1981 @profkrg agreed - I even put it on my to-do list each week - so it is official :)) #anyexcuse #phdchat

@martin_eve - @allonsdanser I suppose people are motivated differently, which is no bad thing! #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @shaileshak @allonsdanser Good advice! #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @virtualaj @SueFolley yeah well, you ppl with jobs also have steady, liveable incomes. This stipend life is a struggle. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @debbiefuco @PeterFlomStat @LBA_OX12 Queen's University, Belfast #phdchat

@profkrg - @srossmktg but it's difficult to drink wine on the treadmill. #PhdChat

@DelaneyKirk - @profkrg @AmandaMichelle Dress up dog as cat? #phdchat

@debbiefuco - Coffee shop? RT @nurcanileri: @shaileshak @allonsdanser I can't study in the office at home I feel very tired to study. Any tips? #phdchat

@lizith - @aeratcliffe: I tend to work through something about my research when I want to fall asleep. It happens quick. #phdchat LOL!

@allonsdanser - @profkrg I wear earbuds with no music. I'm good at tuning noise out when I read. My gym is 24 hr open so I can go at odd hours. #PhdChat

@DeeClayton - @debbiefuco @PeterFlomStat @LBA_OX12 my guess is Queen's Uni Belfast.... do I get a prize if I'm right?! ;-) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @profkrg frad so, thats must be why i flagged the exercise! #phdchat

@shaileshak - @PeterFlomStat @nurcanileri @allonsdanser it works well with approaching deadlines :) #PhDChat

@martin_eve - On dealing with PhD blues: some days are bad, others are good. They're often next to one another. I haven't found a reason for this #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @SueFolley @profkrg well if it's on the list then it's clearly VERY important ;) #phdchat

@BellCV - Love this one RT @ScholarAtLarge new phd comic bit.ly/qD2Pqi via @phdcomics #phdchat

@SueFolley - @AmandaMichelle @virtualaj ah but we have kids too- so still have no money :))) #phdchat

@debbiefuco - @AmandaMichelle I'm a dog person. Are you, too? #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @martin_eve Keller's ARCS model would agree with your motivation assessment. :) #phdchat

@PeterFlomStat - Well, I gotta run. Nice chatting! #PhDChat

@SueFolley - @weeladybird1981 exactly :)) AND even better I get to cross it off - like i have been busy :)))) #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - ROFL!!! That so rude! RT @DelaneyKirk: @profkrg AmandaMichelle Dress up dog as cat? #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @PeterFlomStat @shaileshak @allonsdanser I tried to sleep early and get up at 3 and study and failed. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @DeeClayton @debbiefuco @PeterFlomStat You're right.... #phdchat

@katypearce - I was working an 8-6 until recently. Academia is immensely more flexible. Esp for me with a small kid. @ekvraga @profkrg #phdchat

@DelaneyKirk - @profkrg @allonsdanser Strange but does seem like white noise. And being surrounded by people makes writing seem less lonely. #Phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat: Thanks to everyone for valued contributions to #phdchat tonight. :) thank you for organising us as ever!

@yukrla - #phdchat nice chatting! thanks for the tips. Read you next week

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri Poor you! I guess it depends a bit on what kind of teaching it is. And I was an Asst Prof with admin duties etc too. #phdchat

@jonnymccormick - Working FT and doing PhD FT...how feasible is this? I did work FT and do MA FT... #advice #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - @NSRizat is saying to get back to work...chat over! :-) #phdchat

@qui_oui - Precisely :-) RT @allonsdanser: RT @NSRiazat: impossible to look at a relaxed, sleeping cat and feel stressed. :) #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - YES!!! But i'm too poor to have kne, so... RT @debbiefuco: AmandaMichelle I'm a dog person. Are you, too? #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @allonsdanser @yukrla @NSRiazat @edvraga unless it asleep on your keyboard ...#PhDchat

@qui_oui - Have a good evening everyone. RT @aeratcliffe: @NSRizat is saying to get back to work...chat over! :-) #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @qui_oui I'm just reading & exercising. Not sure I'll be able to write and exercise. #phdchat

@debbiefuco - No wonder... RT @DelaneyKirk: Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat @AmandaMichelle

@AmandaMichelle - @nurcanileri @PeterFlomStat @shaileshak @allonsdanser that early wake-up trick NEVER works for me. #phdchat

@lizith - been good to chat - talk again soon #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @SueFolley love that...sometimes i write lunch on my to-do list just so i've something to cross off ;) #phdchat

@profkrg - @allonsdanser I like to listen to podcasts when I walk. That does make the time go faster, esp. since I hate the treadmill. #PhdChat

@SueFolley - @weeladybird1981 lol - you too? :)) #phdchat

@DeeClayton - @NSRiazat thanks for chairing, as ever! #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - Thx all for a v. helpful chat. Reassuring that I'm not alone in being mad! #phdchat

@DeeClayton - @lizith until next week! #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter Well, problem is not just teaching actually. There's a kinda bullying at work! #phdchat Any suggestings 2 cope with? #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - @SueFolley oh yes, i've got my priorities right ;) #phdchat

@ekvraga - Loved the chat - enjoyed hearing new perspectives on work/life balance. Helps knowing we're not alone! #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri Not that the pressure is off in my current job - still have to do the research and put out the books / papers! #phdchat

@SueFolley - Thanks all for chat tonight on #phdchat - it has made me laugh so restored my balance for now - now where is the wine? #phdchat

@DeeClayton - @LBA_OX12 yea! I start nex week too - at Exeter. Good luck #phdchat

@srossmktg - If I was better at forming habits, this mindfulness stuff would be great, especially as an academic. Helps slow down time. #phdchat

@profkrg - @SueFolley You weren't already drinking? *shakes head* I have to tell you people everything! #PhdChat

@srossmktg - @profkrg That's what sippycups are made for. #phdchat

@shaileshak - @nurcanileri 3 o'clock is hard even at day time :) #phdchat

@weeladybird1981 - fab chat tonight phd tweeps #phdchat

@profkrg - Loved the chat, guys! You are #fabulous! Now get to work! #PhdChat

@SueFolley - @profkrg lol - I missed a trick then!! #rookie :))) #PhdChat

@AmandaMichelle - @SueFolley you weren't aleady drinking during #phdchat?

@yukrla - @PeterFlomStat #phdchat that is great! I think I was working too many hours/week...

@MisaimedBrain - @yukrla #phdchat I don't have children, so I can't comment. Some friends do, and it seems to be a struggle. :(

@JaneSetter - @AmandaMichelle I shouldn't be in this community at all (but I guess I am a supervisor) but I too have - er - two cats. :D #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Thanks @NSRiazat, thanks #PhDchat tweeps :D

@nurcanileri - @AmandaMichelle @PeterFlomStat @shaileshak @allonsdanser It seems I can have a fresh mind at that hour, (cont...) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @AmandaMichelle I know - I know - already been pulled up for that - what an amateur!!! #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @AmandaMichelle @PeterFlomStat @shaileshak @allonsdanser but I don't know if I have cuz I can't get up. #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter Judjing my work unfairly, questioning my decisions, etc. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - @JaneSetter for SHAME!!! #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - Good chatting w/ y'all today, #phdchat! I've got to plan my final schedule & somehow get laundry & cleaning done...

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter @AmandaMichelle It's good to hear some expert advice! #phdchat

@jonnymccormick - Enjoyed my first foray into #phdchat. See you all next week.

@ianrobsons - @artgeeklibraria thank you, that's really kind: nice to meet you too. #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @shaileshak I agree, but I think I need to have regular sleeping hours first. #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri Glad to be able to offer it. But PhDs are funny animals; each one's very different. #phdchat @AmandaMichelle

@AmandaMichelle - @JaneSetter @nurcanileri that difference thing is great AND annoying. I need exemplars! Lol #phdchat

@SueFolley - @jonnymccormick we are all here 24/7 too if you have any questions/concerns etc... at a much slower pace than the last hour... #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri If this is your supervisor, then it's his/her job to question so that YOU question. But you may be taking it -> #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri -> too personally, which is easy to do when you're so close to your work. But I'm not there so hard to judge. #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter No,it's not my supervisor, people from my department in my work place. My supervisor is in Bham and he's great! #phdchat

@allonsdanser - @profkrg I can't seem to find good podcasts to listen to. How do you find them? #PhdChat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri That's what I want to hear! But u can also use unfair judgment positively to question yr work. Then dismiss it! #phdchat

@Notaphdthesis - @sarahthesheepu Yes, cos not have any money is such a blast :D #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri If your supervisor is happy, have faith in your work and try to be calm and centred. Easy to say, I know. #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri It was actually being so angry that I was desperate to move away from my last job which enabled me to finish mine! #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter This is exactly what helps to be strong and keep going (though a little slow). #phdchat

@lizith - @MrsRF @msemmab wiki is http://t.co/DUy0WGGl access the archive through the side bar - but read home page and register too :) #phdchat

@MrsRF - @OwlAndKittycat RT @lizith wiki is http://t.co/aaB5YLjj access the archive through the side bar- but read home page&register too :) #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter So, do you think anger has a motivating effect to study harder? #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri Well you can see the community is with you. I wish you well and send supportive thoughts your way. #phdchat

@JaneSetter - @nurcanileri Not necessarily ... It's such an individual thing. But in my case at that time, yes. And we're talking many years ago! #phdchat

@nurcanileri - @JaneSetter Thank you very much for your suggestions! #phdchat

@ClaretCarly - With data collection currently on hold, I've had chance to reflect on my most recent expeditions. http://t.co/AlkxJAJF #phdchat

@rjhogue - Wondering about the relationship between design based research and grounded theory #phdchat

@ClaretCarly - Excellent news, I'm researching cats! RT @DelaneyKirk: Only cat people successfully complete Ph.D.'s. :) #phdchat

@mapetite - Fortifying myself with chai for the busy evening ahead. Meeting followed by class ;) that's work/life balance in my book ;) #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - speaking of w/l bal: my soc'l life is officially over. i'm still going to the jazz festival this w/e. WITH my readings. #phdchat #phdorbust

@Acrobat13 - Final chapter gone off to supervisors today #phdchat

@HebbaHaddad - Still working on my presentation for tomorrow. Why do I never learn. #phdchat

@thesiswhisperer - I fear I am this type of supervisor sometimes... http://t.co/zvdLw4eY #bewarethewritingpedant #phdchat