'Knowing when enough is enough in terms of writing chapters for a PhD thesis'

 

#phdchat tweet log - 14th November 2012

 

@NSRiazat - Welcome to #phdchat - the topic for tonight is 'knowing when enough is enough' in terms of writing chapters for a PhD thesis. #PhD #highered

@lizith - @NSRiazat Hiya - I'll be hovering around #phdchat while trying to get my head round current chapter :)

@NSRiazat - #phdchat - I generally tend to write too much as opposed to not having enough material for my chapters. Key is being selective. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith ~ great to see you Liz - hope all going well. Am also working on chapter as we speak. :-) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - Some chapters tended to flow quite easily and others took quite a bit of focus and brain work before they formed' #phdchat

@jennacondie - @NSRiazat Reminds me of that Donna Summer song! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat I'm getting there, but not as quickly as I should be :( still got 7 weeks to get finished so should be just possible #phdchat

@NSRiazat - To get us started - how do people 'know' when to stop writing/or when chapter is 'complete'? A general hunch? Supervisor feedback? #phdchat

@PsyPAG - The topic for tonight's #phdchat is 'knowing when enough is enough' when writing chapters for a #PhD thesis #highered via @NSRiazat

@NSRiazat - @jennacondie ~ haha - I know the one you mean. :-) #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat hi Nasima, hi everyone #phdchat

@jennacondie - @NSRiazat its stuck in my head now! I have the opposite problem, writing is slow and painful #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith ~ brilliant - best of luck with the 7 week deadline - I've extended for 12 months. :-) #phdchat

@andienevitt - planning is the mother of all plans for me. Plan word counts, stay concise, edit as I go along, save cuts for future ref #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ Hi Jane - hope all is good? :-) #phdchat

@isharacomix - @NSRiazat Ideally, when you get that far in your PhD, you should be able to determine it for yourself, right. #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat Honestly, due date. I stopped research and writing at the due date. Don't think a chapter is every complete. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @jennacondie ~ had moments of slow starts and then peaks of writing where it flowed really well. Need to get writing mojo back. :-) #phdchat

@lizith - #phdchat could I give a gentle reminder to use the hashtag so we can archive all messages during this hour. thanks

@andienevitt - I know when to stop when it's as concise as poss & still manages to contain all the important info... and when in doubt: footnotes! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat in a way I'm glad I've got tight deadline, but honestly don't know how complete thesis will be when submit #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat @lizith PT curse! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Comprof1 ~ agree - I could work on my chapters forever, but there will come a time when I have to say 'it's done' #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat if it were up to me, I would just keep writing. had to rely on my supervisor to help me with that. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat when you get that had-enough of this feeling then its time to get feedback #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith ~ mine is coming along but need time to complete it properly so extended for a year. #phdchat

@andienevitt - @NSRiazat @Comprof1 It's done when the RSI sets in from typing all night! #phdchat

@Lemness - Not 4 me @isharacomix @NSRiazat Ideally, when you get that far in your PhD, you should be able to determine it for yourself, right. #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat @jennacondie JUST WRITE. I know I'm yelling, but sometimes just need to get ideas on paper. Nice thing about computers. #phdchat

@ai1sa - @lizith "A thesis is never finished, it is just abandoned at the least damaging point" (Race, 1999) #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat first full draft in and getting feedback ...amendments to follow #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ I had some good writing weeks and then some where nothing happens. #phdchat

@Lemness - So true. @jennacondie: @NSRiazat its stuck in my head now! I have the opposite problem, writing is slow and painful #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @JaneDavis13 @NSRiazat I think it's most difficult to go back and revise. Painful because you know you have to do it. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - Love this! RT @ai1sa: @lizith "A thesis is never finished, it is just abandoned at the least damaging point" (Race, 1999) #phdchat

@jennacondie - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat My deadlines are coming up and I still struggle to write, started to just throw it down & make better later #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat i would disagree with nothing happens - i would bet that you were thinking about it - that counts. #phdchat

@ai1sa - @Comprof1 i agree, due date puts an end to it, otherwise i would still be adding and subtracting :) #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat @Lemness So what gets in the way on the bad weeks and what helps during the good weeks? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ ooh brilliant. Must remember to send @ianrobsons a hello - not been in touch with him for ages. :-) #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat definitely! The next few weeks will be hard #editing #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ I'm kind of relieved now that I have another 12 months to make all the changes and finish off. :-) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ on netbook today. Not out for dinner and stuck behind desk reading 'peer interviews' article as we speak. :-) #phdchat

@isharacomix - Sitting next to an advisor: "If you're asking your advisor if you're done, you're not done yet." #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @jennacondie @NSRiazat I think that happens to all at the end. What you throw down is probably essence of what you want to say. #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat break down writing for me. for me it's thinking time, writing time, then editing time. all of that is writing. thoughts? #phdchat

@andienevitt - @NSRiazat In those final stages, how do you even remember what you wrote 80-90k words ago? How do you approach changes? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ yes is there in back of mind but sometimes never get to commit it to paper/thesis. Need to carry notebook for jottings. #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @Lemness @NSRiazat I agree Also I don't write linearly so moving back and forth between sections to ensure consistency is important #phdchat

@Lemness - @comprof1 @NSRiazat bad weeks happen - but what gets in the way is our perspective. even on bad weeks - we can still move forward #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @ai1sa @Comprof1 exactly. A deadline really focuses the mind (and causes panic) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Comprof1 ~ a heavy work schedule (full time) can stop my progress some weeks but work has to come first and thesis second. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @andienevitt @NSRiazat I think the key understandings, ur own construction of meaning helps develop cohesion in writing #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @andienevitt @NSRiazat I've kept all drafts. Sometimes got confusing, but I can see the evolution of my ideas. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ best wishes - you can do it and finally hand in. :-) #phdchat #fantasticmilestonetohavereached

@Lemness - rely on your organization. @andienevitt: how do you even remember what you wrote 80-90k words ago? How do you approach changes? #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat I can relate. Last semester of thesis had a class load of 120 students over 3 classes & daughter starting college search #phdchat

@andienevitt - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat I'm not used to drafts, tend to have 'work in progress' docs instead. Might change when feedback comes though #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ writing time for me is specifically writing (either pen/paper notes/or on laptop). (1/2) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ thinking time comes when I do the mindmaps and think about what I want to write or when editing my writing. #phdchat

@Lemness - @comprof1 it helped me to have all of my ideas organized. it allowed me to write the sections and keep it consistent. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NSRiazat hi everyone. I'm lurking tonight as not at this stage yet. Looking forward to reading your thoughts around this topic #phdchat :)

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ but know that writing thesis and thinking are interlinked and should be done tandem. :-) #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @andienevitt @NSRiazat Drafts are useful especially when feedback is contradicted & want to remember/keep edited work for later #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat so thinking time and editing time is not writing time? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @andienevitt ~ definitely huge task with such a huge word count. I do chapter at a time but need to view as whole thesis more often #phdchat

@andienevitt - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat Yes I can see that might be useful later on #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @Lemness Did you complete chapters and then not go back or do you move back and forth between chapters as understanding changes? #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat @andienevitt I'm skipping back and forth, adding bits to earlier chaps I need for later ones & making notes for big edits #phdchat

@andienevitt - @JaneDavis13 @NSRiazat I have started highlighting my key points in the text to keep an eye on structure and help me find things #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ I'm not so good at writing at moment - doing other PhD tasks in the meantime - need to 'unblock' the sticking point #phdchat

@ai1sa - @andienevitt i wrote,rewrote,rewrote. Like putting together flatpack bicycle. As l8r stages progressd i would reattend to front end #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat it revolutionized my writing to do all the thinking ahead of time and not try to edit while writing. #phdchat simple, but helpful

@Comprof1 - @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat Have you begun to at least plan out your thesis? #phdchat

@Lemness - @emmaburnettx how's the studying going emma? you can still share even though you're not at this stage. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Lemness ~ I tend to separate them - but can see how they are interlinked though. #phdchat

@andienevitt - @lizith @NSRiazat My text is full of Word's comment bubbles and red text to edit along the lines of "say something about blah here" #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat @Lemness Are you stuck on a concept? Sometimes discussing it with a non expert helps. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @Comprof1: @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat I'm still in a bit of a dark place with it all so have a bit of thinking/reflecting to do #phdchat

@ai1sa - @NSRiazat i found writing of why i was stuck, or the experience of stuckness helpful #phdchat

@Lemness - @comprof1 i just wrote my ideas then organized the ideas into chapters. I organized once i had ideas down. Easier 2 organize pieces #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Comprof1 @EmmaBurnettx ~ I have most of it done just the final chapter and small edits to other chapters to do. #phdchat

@andienevitt - @ai1sa I first read that as "putting together flapjack on bicycle". Was confused! #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @NSRiazat @lemness I used to worry about 'unblocking' but I think being unable to write is impt if you can ascertain why. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @EmmaBurnettx ~ Hi Emma - great to see you and hope all is good. :-) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @NSRiazat thats sounding pretty significant, i too found i needed a thinking patch at that point #phdchat

@CET47 - Hi everyone, I haven't started writing my chapters yet but will be soon so this session is very relevant. #phdchat #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @andienevitt @lizith @NSRiazat That's what I did. When stuck, I just typed in stuck idea in different color font to go back to. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat thank you. I'd love to submit before Xmas but Uni shuts on 12th Dec #phdchat

@Lemness - @comprof1 it was much easier to organize written sections than to just try and do it on a mindmap or conceptually. Make sense? #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @Lemness things a bit of a tough time with it all at the moment & a bit lost with it all. Hopefully will get thought it soon :) #phdchat

@CET47 - @EmmaBurnettx hope your ok :) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @OTEllenN @Lemness - mmm - am not sure what my sticking point is exactly at the moment but need to clear it. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NSRiazat lovely to be here. Have missed a few weeks #phdchat

@andienevitt - @Comprof1 @lizith @NSRiazat How did people manage to hand-write theses in the bad old days?! #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat we all have different ways that work for us. One of the great things about #phdchat is that we get to share and use what works.

@JaneDavis13 - @andienevitt @lizith @NSRiazat haha .. Yes, that's what I do too! #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @Lemness I never used mind maps but used a lot of diagrams. #phdchat. Just the way I think. Whatever way works is what you should do.

@OTEllenN - Great idea! MT @Comprof1: That's what I did. When stuck, I just typed in stuck idea in different color font to go back to. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ oh no - that's early to close. Am thinking mine will get done next 12 months definitely. #phdchat

@ai1sa - @Comprof1 @andienevitt @lizith @NSRiazat I would type in a *** that way a word search finds what i need to come back to #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @CET47 had supervision today, so need to reflect on that and see how I can move forward. Need to stop moving backwards! :) #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @andienevitt @lizith @NSRiazat Handwriting is easier/faster than manual typewriters! #phdchat

@Lemness - @nsriazat @OTEllenN everyone who gets to this stage has to work through it. #phdchat if it was easy - everyone would do it.

@Lemness - @comprof1 absolutely. where are you in your writing? #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat if I can't make that then it has to be 1st week of Jan. #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @NSRiazat @OTEllenN @Lemness I got so anxious towards the end. Helped to talk it over with husband, kids. Distilled essence. #phdchat

@CET47 - @EmmaBurnettx Taking time to reflect is always beneficial, hope you get sorted soon. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @CET47 @EmmaBurnettx - having a library day on Saturday to refocus and get back on track. Library = no distractions. #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @Lemness Actually defended in July and finished in August. But now I can't even look at dissertation! Just started writing again. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13 ~ oohh - don't let it take over the xmas break though. #phdchat

@Prettybrains08 - MT @ai1sa: @lizith "A thesis (dissertation) is never finished, it is just abandoned at the least damaging point" (Race, 1999) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @CET47 thank you! I'm sure it will :) #phdchat

@CET47 - @NSRiazat distractions are my problem as well. I think I will find writing up very difficult due to this #phdchat

@ai1sa - @Comprof1 I'm in a similar space. 33 days since i submitted. Want to write but feel my 'voice' is too anxious at present #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat I'm aiming to get it in for December, have a supervision on Friday, so will see from that point. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @EmmaBurnettx - sending best wishes - am also a little lost with my thesis at the moment (lost focus after went back to work) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @JaneDavis13 Thats sounding like a plan for a thesis free christmas :) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @CET47 ~ the final year is a very busy one and things can't be left like in the other years for another week. Pressure is on. #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat @janedavis13 what is this 'xmas break' you speak of :) #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @CET47 @NSRiazat My most productive was waiting for my daughter from play practice in the car (2 hours). #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NSRiazat thank you Nasima - much appreciated. You must just be about there now though? Tough when work overtakes things... #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @lizith @NSRiazat it's wishful thinking! #phdchat

@andienevitt - am definitely taking Christmas off my PhD #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith @JaneDavis13 ~ I know haha - havent seen a 'break' for 6 years. :-) #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @EmmaBurnettx ~ extended for 12 months (will get in earlier if I can) but have until next October. #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat @lizith wow! I had to intercalate when work matters (Ofsted, reorganisation etc) took over. #phdchat

@lizith - @andienevitt my submission date is 7/1, so I know how I will spend Christmas this year #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Comprof1 @CET47 - I get lots done when I don't have distractions and can focus my mind fully on my thesis. #phdchat

@isharacomix - Christmas break is when I get to take a break from grading and focus on my research~ #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NSRiazat which at least takes the pressure off a little. You work very hard!! #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @lizith that's brilliant Liz! You're nearly there! :)) #phdchat

@lizith - @EmmaBurnettx but so much to do in next few weeks - I know what I need to do, just don't know if I can do it all! #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @lizith I'll be with you in spirit! I'm submitting 31Jan. Good luck! #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat I felt that way also. Sup often was more frustrating than helpful. But Sup want to help. keep that in mind #phdchat

@lizith - @EmmaBurnettx had planned to have some drafts with sup'r this week, but still in state of chaos! #phdchat

@CET47 - @lizith im in the same boat not enough hours in the day #phdchat

@ajwooff - @EmmaBurnettx @nsriazat you guys both work hard! I find phd life is about cycles of 'dark place' and 'loving the phd'. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @lizith oh yes you can! You have overcome so much, & you will do this too! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @EmmaBurnettx ~ yes but must refocus and get back into it this year. #phdchat

@lizith - @OTEllenN good luck to you too - we should plan some kind of virtual party in early Feb #phdchat

@lizith - @ajwooff @emmaburnettx @nsriazat have you see the @thesiswhisperer blogs re valley of shit and mountain of happiness? #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @lizith Agree! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @Queen_Claire @Lemness @OTEllenN ~ definitely not alone in this. :-) #phdchat

@andienevitt - @lizith Blimey! Good luck with it (and at least take Christmas day off!) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @Comprof1 @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat absolutely, but I need into change my mindset & focus on what works & what doesn't #sotough #phdchat

@ai1sa - @lizith and there will be so many more xmas's where u can look back at this oine and laugh #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat I'd give myself one day to be depressed, then reread and reboot! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @andienevitt @lizith - Liz - it's an order - no work on Xmas day...and that goes to everyone else on #phdchat too. :-)))) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @lizith @ajwooff @nsriazat I loved these posts! I tweeted recently that I was absolutely knee deep in the Valley of Shit! #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat @andienevitt we'll see :) I do plan an evening out on 28/12 - 35th wedding anniversary! #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @EmmaBurnettx @lizith @ajwooff @NSRiazat Midway is when you realize this isn't "your" thesis, but your work approved by others. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @EmmaBurnettx ~ we will get through to the other side. We can do it that is why were allowed to stay enrolled on PhD. :-) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat I forgot to continue to the reread & reboot part! lol #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NSRiazat absolutely!! :)) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @lizith for my deadline i worked out how many days, & how unavoidable days off reqd. Worked to the plan #phdchat

@ajwooff - @EmmaBurnettx @lizith @nsriazat haha yesa good metaphor. I was told by a lecturer a phd is closest a guy can come to having a baby!#phdchat

@isharacomix - @Comprof1 That's a really depressing way to look at it - if it isn't "mine", how do I convince myself to care about it? :( #phdchat

@OTEllenN - @Comprof1 So true. And that was really hard for me to reconcile...but I got over it & moved on! #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - As a relative newbie, when does the pressure really step up? #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @ajwooff @lizith @nsriazat ha ha! Childbirth is much easier!! Lol #phdchat

@CET47 - @LBA_OX12 probably at the end of data collection stage, which is where I am at :( #phdchat

@ai1sa - @Comprof1 i dont think i got there till close to the end. The thesis is not the product, a good researcher is #phdchat

@lizith - @isharacomix @comprof1 it is yours, but it is shaped by demands & requirements of others so also not yours - creative tension #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @isharacomix It is your work that you will have control over AFTER you get the Phd. But need to complete requirments of others for #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @CET47 I'm just about 2 start - 1st interviews next week #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @NSRiazat @lizith @EmmaBurnettx absolutely ! #phdchat

@ajwooff - @EmmaBurnettx @lizith ie joy of 'conceiving',panic/worry in year 1, happiness in data collect,a difficult birth&joy of completion #phdchat

@CET47 - @LBA_OX12 good luck with the interviews :) #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat @JaneDavis13 hello people. I am being rubbish twitter wise but would love to catch up. Making good PhD progress. #phdchat :)

@ai1sa - @ajwooff and post baby blues #phdchat

@Comprof1 - @CET47 @LBA_OX12 I think there's the possibility at any milestone, but greater after data collection. #phdchat

@ajwooff - @EmmaBurnettx @lizith @nsriazat hahaha I wouldn't know! #phdchat

@JaneDavis13 - @ianrobsons @NSRiazat hey, Ian! Great to see you here again! How goes it? #phdchat

@ajwooff - @ai1sa haha indeed #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JaneDavis13: @ianrobsons ~ great to hear from you Ian - hope all is good in thesis-land etc. #phdchat

@SueFolley - @NSRiazat @EmmaBurnettx you will both definitely get there. Just keep plodding. It is a rocky ride :)) #phdchat

@SueFolley - @lizith good for you - sounds like you are doing really well :) #phdchat

@ai1sa - @LBA_OX12 mine stayed pretty steady; self imposed motiv8ing dates (pre summerschool or conferences) & desire for section endpoints #phdchat

@NSRiazat - 8.30pm brings us to the end of #phdchat for this week - great to catch up with colleagues old and new faces.

@NSRiazat - Have a great (and hopefully productive!) week everyone and thank you, as always, for your contributions. #phdchat

@lizith - thanks for keeping us meeting @NSRiazat - helps to know others going through same stuff! #phdchat

@CET47 - @NSRiazat thanks for facilitating #phdchat

@OTEllenN - Awesome #phdchat, thanks all! Just what I needed to keep moving forward.

@NSRiazat - Will be creating the #phdchat poll soon so please let me know if there is a topic you would like to see featured on the poll. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @SueFolley @NSRiazat it certainly is that! ;) #phdchat

@andienevitt - thanks everyone. Enough chat about writing, now I'm going back to reading! #phdchat

@lizith - @ajwooff @emmaburnettx LOL! #phdchat

@SueFolley - @EmmaBurnettx @ajwooff @lizith @nsriazat agreed!! :)) #phdchat

@lizith - logging out now so I can try and do some more work before bed #phdchat

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@NSRiazat - Recommend Manchester Uni Academic Phrasebank for literature review chapter http://t.co/dmNfT06R #phdchat

@NSRiazat - "@brainpicker: If you missed this gem Margaret Atwood's 10 rules of writing http://t.co/ABeI4NDO " #phdchat

@lfcrossley - @NSRiazat I've been really stressing about my literature review. This is very helpful - thank you! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lfcrossley ~ it's a brilliant resource - hope it helps. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @NSRiazat How about something about data collection methods, or developing coding structures for data analysis? #phdchat

@BornToEnd - Good writing day today. Always makes a nice change #phdchat

@thesiswhisperer - The mountain of Happy http://t.co/Bp4Fza3f - a companion post to the Valley of Shit http://t.co/0p4AzTcl #phdchat

@explorstyle - Sorry I missed today's #phdchat on an important topic: how to know when 'enough is enough' in thesis writing. Lots of great contributions.

@thesiswhisperer - Fantastic post on Evernote for scientists from @nextscientist http://t.co/2SgF5CO6 #phdchat

@thesiswhisperer - @explorstyle Sorry I missed it too! #phdchat #damntimezones

@PsyPAG - Fantastic post on Evernote for scientists from @nextscientist http://t.co/6bhWz5b2 #phdchat via @thesiswhisperer

@qui_oui - This comic from The Oatmeal may also apply to grad school... http://t.co/Vq2bceLF #PhDchat

@Stuart_Hepburn - @Catriona_O Swimmingly.Presenting a paper at Glasgow Uni on Frid 23rd."17 Letters To My Brother:A work in progress" #PhDChat

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@kshjensen - Great take on and explanation of creativity and generation of ideas via @qui_oui The Oatmeal comic http://t.co/Su1dOEu1 #PhDchat

@NSRiazat - "@ed_ontap: Must all postgrad research have 'impact'? http://t.co/V9MXxqKh | Guardian" #phdchat

@stiiiv - Simple espresso or frothy cappucino? Why academic publishing is like a coffee shop http://t.co/gPtA3lft RT @LSEImpactBlog #phdchat #EAPchat

@innoittamana - Mastered the use of Master Documents on Word...but how to incorporate my refs off #mendeley into big the final doc.Doesn't work : ( #phdchat

@Cornishman100 - Growing #mycobacterium smegmatis #GFP infecting #macrophages next week, does anyone have any cultures of #mycobacteriumabscessus? #phdchat

@monashunilib - Ha! RT @ai1sa @lizith "A thesis is never finished, it is just abandoned at the least damaging point" (Race, 1999) #phdchat via @zaana

@JaneDavis13 - @ianrobsons glad to hear you are making progress. i have a first full draft Submitted. Supervision on Friday. #phdchat

@AnimaSophia - Are there any Korean or Russian speakers available to help me translate some papers? #acwrimo #phdchat

@DeeClayton - @kevbartle #kevpres Twitter is brill for #phdchat . I believe it's a perfect example of a community of practice, & enables regular learning.

@RMITsgr - The Mountain of Happy http://t.co/vJSEy1P7 by @thesiswhisperer #phdadvice #phdchat

@stiiiv - "my sentiments exactly on PhDing" http://t.co/a3eLliep Awesome. Love it! RT @AlannahFitz #phdchat

@rellypops - A #PLN: Friends...with Benefits http://t.co/eEarkQG8 #PhDchat #edchat #mlearning #edtech

@thesiswhisperer - The mountain of Happy http://t.co/Bp4Fza3f - a companion post to the Valley of Shit http://t.co/0p4AzTcl #phdchat

@JennyFreed - V good point RT @lizith "A thesis is never finished, it is just abandoned at the least damaging point" (Race, 1999) #phdchat

@foxvshedgehog - @DRosvally @TuftsGSAS @rjhogue @allonsdanser Thank you for advice! Have tried to follow it so hopefully will make editor happy! #phdchat

@fbrownwork - @thesiswhisperer: The mountain of Happy http://t.co/p9NiTdgZ - the Valley of Shit http://t.co/obS5oLml #phdchat @andreahannon_

@AinsleyElbra - The rise of the Super Profs...Advice for tweeting academics :-) http://t.co/FZn2lhjQ via @conversationedu #phdchat

@ksresearch - remember: @thesiswhisperer: The mountain of Happy http://t.co/TolcFVHB - a companion post to Valley of Shit http://t.co/5tSR7dnE #phdchat