'All aspects of balancing a doctoral degree with other commitments (work/family etc).'
#phdchat tweet log - 10th April 2013
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:29:55) - Welcome to #phdchat - topic tonight is 'all aspects of balancing a doctoral degree with other commitments (work/family etc).' #phd (original tweet)
@klbz (10/04/13 18:30:59) - Finally got my swollen thumb checked. Instructions: "If it hurts, don't do it." Typing?! Seriously?!! #phdchat http://t.co/s6yYG3EmDk (original tweet)
@houssian (10/04/13 18:31:47) - Stop the world I want to get off. Stop writing good/relevant articles everyone, I need to finish this thesis already. #PhDChat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:32:56) - @houssian that sounds about right for me too. Have stopped looking for new reading/books/journals/conference papers. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:33:26) - @klbz Had a similar problem, only mine was with my eye. Thank goodness I can type with my eyes closed! did you try recording? #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:33:32) - How do we balance our other commitments with a doctoral degree? It's a fine balancing act for me. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:34:27) - @houssian The worst is when you think you have a unique idea then find it in a reading! Ignorance is bliss sometimes. #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 18:34:30) - @klbz oh no! 1) i hope you feel better soon! 2) takes a lil practice, but you can totally master the art of thumbless typing. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:34:39) - A challenge for me is getting non-PhD people to appreciate that when I need to study/work, - then I REALLY DO need to work. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 18:35:23) - pile up for "breaks" "@NSRiazat: How do we balance our other commitments with a doctoral degree? It's a fine balancing act for me. #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:36:02) - @NSRiazat Very important to schedule out time for work, family, & phd. My family knew not to both me in May, Dec. #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:36:32) - @NSRiazat sometimes I wish other phd students would also just let me work when I REALLY DO need to work! #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:36:38) - @NSRiazat yes, I mainly work from home so that's an issue for me too, plus I have a 3 yr old and a 1 yr old so a lot of juggling! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:36:39) - @AmandaMichelle ~ strictly have to plan and manage my time to fit everything in. Sometimes thesis takes priority/sometimes 'life' #phdchat (original tweet)
@adi_moreno (10/04/13 18:37:33) - @NSRiazat I try to divide my time between work-frenzy periods, and times that are completely off-work family vacations. #phdchat > (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:37:52) - @Comprof1 ~ family is great and really understanding - it's non-family members who take up a lot of my distracting me. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@adi_moreno (10/04/13 18:38:13) - @NSRiazat But the art is to find the right balance between the two, and I'm still struggling it. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:38:16) - @rachelmurphy ~ how do you manage? :-) #phdchat #awe (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:38:40) - We try to organise social outings with others in the dept or the uni & we make it a point never to talk about our phds. That helps! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:38:44) - @apugonnab ~ care to be distracted by #phdchat? :-) (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:39:20) - @adi_moreno ~ have to say deadlines tend to make the decision for me. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:39:35) - @NSRiazat I think family is hardest to balance. Suggest you find a place to go to for phdwork. worked a lot in my car b/c private #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:40:05) - Does anyone else work from home or on-site? Does this help minimise distractions? #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:40:55) - @NSRiazat haha I consider #phdchat part of my work-life balance. (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:41:00) - @Comprof1 ~ good point about different places to work - work from home or in a coffee shop. Concentrate better as no distractions. #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:41:09) - @NSRiazat They're in creche; I work 9-4.30, then evenings when they are in bed, often late at night is a good time for me to work #phdchat(original tweet)
@adi_moreno (10/04/13 18:41:26) - @NSRiazat Yes, I meet with my supervisors every 2 weeks and have a deadline each month - that definitely helps #phdchat (original tweet)
@estee_beck (10/04/13 18:41:44) - @NSRiazat Balance is tough. Some weeks are better than others. Make a schedule & keep to it for both pro and per #phdchat (original tweet)
@annemsa (10/04/13 18:41:45) - @NSRiazat i work alot at home, that helps me minimize distractions, plus i have all my stuff available #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:41:53) - @Comprof1 ~ one of the key skills of PhD is multi-tasking. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:42:09) - @NSRiazat Place isn't as important as ability to work w/out interruptions. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:42:17) - @NSRiazat I try 2 book out chunks of time & go away. Often house-sit 4 friends. Frees me from usual commitments/distractions #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:42:32) - @rachelmurphy ~ you must be very disciplined to work to blocks of time. Fantastic routine. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@LGolton (10/04/13 18:42:36) - My supervisor said little and often about working to keep going and I keep a notebook handy to write down thoughts when required #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:42:56) - Does anyone else have any 'established PhD' routines to stay focused and organised? #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:43:30) - Have to say I didn't fully aprreciate how much the thesis takes over at certain points in the journey. Have to DO a thesis to know. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:43:39) - @NSRiazat Actually, I did better when work, family obligations, and phd were all demanding my time. Easier to departmentalize. #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 18:44:08) - @NSRiazat i think what's hardest for me is living single. it's nice to not have to tend to others, but i need others to tend to me! #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 18:44:14) - @annemsa @NSRiazat I find I am more productive at home, not so good at focusing on my research in an office environment #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:44:44) - @SarahLaneCawte ~ distractions at home are my 'time-thieves'. #phdchat (original tweet)
@FionaFNoble (10/04/13 18:44:59) - Time management tips from part-time PhD students http://t.co/su7zU7XH8U via @thesiswhisperer #phdchat #workingmethods #timemanagement(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:45:11) - @NSRiazat Biggest problem is "turning off" ideas when not actually supposed to be working on thesis. #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:45:18) - @NSRiazat Unless there's a very urgent deadline I try not to work on weekends, that's my family time #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 18:45:19) - @NSRiazat but i also have a LOT more going on than most other people. chronic health issues require much attn #phdchat (original tweet)
@lynneahpd (10/04/13 18:45:24) - @NSRiazat hi try very hard to time at the weekend when Children are at school (they do sat am) to work. Easy when weather is bad #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:45:37) - @SarahAlden1 ~ good at editing and writing at home - have to go away from home to read. #phdchat (original tweet)
@annemsa (10/04/13 18:45:48) - @NSRiazat @Comprof1 Multi tasking is needed but it after a while i got really overworked/tired and had to let some of the tasks go #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:46:08) - @NSRiazat Absolutely! For me it's the constant feeling that I shd be clearing up, washing, ironing etc & having 2 think abt meals. #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:46:30) - @Comprof1 ~ agree - links between thoughts and ideas tend to come at the most inopportunate times for me too. Carry a notebook.:-) #phdchat(original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 18:46:54) - @NSRiazat maybe I should try and leave home to read, am struggling with it at the mo! #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:47:22) - @NSRiazat Can't work from home. Tried & #epicfail Can work from uni or coffee shop. Best at airport-I can people-watch & write/read #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:47:26) - @SarahLaneCawte ~ had to be very firm with certain individuals and ask them not to distract me when working. Took a while to happen #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:47:32) - @SarahLaneCawte @NSRiazat I finally told my husband, I can prepare the meals if he tells me what to make! Couldn't think abt meals #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:48:07) - @NSRiazat ~ have come to realise that thesis is important to me but probably not to people around me who demand time/attention. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:48:41) - @rachelmurphy ~ I work full time so have to use weekends to study as week nights are dedicated to work. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:49:04) - @SarahAlden1 @NSRiazat I'm telling you, go in your car. there's no distractions & people feel weird interrupting you. #phdchat (original tweet)
@lynneahpd (10/04/13 18:49:09) - think you become very time efficient when juggling job, life, and doctorate study! Read write memos on Ipad enroute to work #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 18:49:13) - @NSRiazat @Comprof1 Or carry a smartphone to record those impromptu ideas, can even dictate them. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:49:23) - @lynneahpd ~ I always struggle to work when weather is good. Rarely get good weather in the UK. Not had Spring yet. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:49:26) - @SarahAlden1 Worth trying all sorts of things 2 see what works 4 you. I really need quiet but some ple like a buzz. #phdchat (original tweet)
@pickleswarlz (10/04/13 18:50:05) - 1 yr toxicology post-doc at @trojanuv in collaboration with @westernu deadline to apply April 23. Link coming soon! #phdchat #cdnsci (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 18:50:24) - @SarahAlden1 @NSRiazat Yes, have to find a place where no one knows you so you can work! Coffee shop on Sundays worked for me. #phdchat(original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:50:34) - @Comprof1 @nsriazat I can't think either - so annoying when he says "whatever"! Need all my thinking capacity 4 job & PhD! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:50:57) - @SarahAlden1 ~ read in coffeeshop but go alone. No distractions so have to do reading. I get it done and faster than when at home. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 18:51:03) - @SarahLaneCawte @NSRiazat I have an office space at home and an understanding partner, so think that helps! #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:51:28) - @NSRiazat That's tough, I did that for professional exams and did my studies from the local library as too many distractions @ w/e #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:51:37) - @apugonnab ~ I had to be very strict with wokring from home. Can manage writing/editing but not reading. Can read at Mum's. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:51:45) - @Comprof1 @sarahalden1 @nsriazat I dream of having a campervan. Lots of space 4 working and whatever scenery u like! #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:52:04) - @SarahLaneCawte @NSRiazat Whatever = soup. Pretty soon he was coming up with ideas. #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:52:09) - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat I find the train good too, wi-fi connection & no distractions, have 3hr rtn train trip to get to the archives #phdchat (original tweet)
@annemsa (10/04/13 18:52:33) - @NSRiazat @Comprof1 thats a good tip Nasima, I have a notebook by my bed, ideas often come during the night #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:52:38) - @RIJacobsen @NSRiazat Libraries! Oh,I love libraries! I do try to meet my friends at libraries. That counts for balance? #phdchat #cheeky (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:52:38) - @LUDissertation ~ great idea and a use for the now redundant dictaphone. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 18:52:56) - @NSRiazat good advice, I will give it a try! #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:54:00) - @rachelmurphy I like working on train 2. Always wish my regular journey was longer than 1 hr. Quiet carriage great when it works! #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 18:54:52) - @rachelmurphy @NSRiazat I wish we had trains so I could work going back & forth to work #phdchat That's why I did a lot of work in parkd car (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:55:02) - @NSRiazat That's nice huh! I can manage at my mum's, but then I would have to re-locate to a different country! #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 18:55:06) - @NSRiazat I just use Siri on my iphone, but whatever works for you! #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 18:55:08) - @SarahLaneCawte @Comprof1 @NSRiazat yes, that sounds fantastic, I want one :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 18:55:52) - @Comprof1 @SarahLaneCawte @NSRiazat @SarahAlden1 my partner helps out with cooking and getting the children to bed, which is great#phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:56:12) - Having said that - when was down in the thesis dumps - it was the non-PhD colleagues who helped most as nobody spoke 'thesis' #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 18:56:15) - @SarahLaneCawte @Comprof1 @SarahAlden1 @NSRiazat Nice. When you get one, can I join you? #phdchat (original tweet)
@pauldoshea (10/04/13 18:56:28) - @rachelmurphy @nsriazat Credit due to both of you! There should be an additional award for those who have work/ family commitments. #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:56:53) - Colleagues in same boat on #phdchat also helped to overcome the thesis blues but in a focused way. #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 18:58:05) - !!! RT @Comprof1: @NSRiazat Biggest problem is "turning off" ideas when not actually supposed to be working on thesis. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 18:58:59) - Can only describe my PhD as a 'maze' - vague idea at start and lots of challenging/promising before getting on the final stretch. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 18:59:04) - @apugonnab @comprof1 @sarahalden1 @nsriazat Maybe we need a fleet of PhD campervans 4 hire?! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:00:24) - @LUDissertation ~ have siri on ipad - must use it more often. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:00:27) - @NSRiazat think sometimes you need to move head out of 'academic zone' every now and again, and remember you have other interests #phdchat(original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:01:25) - @SarahLaneCawte @apugonnab @Comprof1 @NSRiazat we could all chip in and take turns using it, a bit like timeshare #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:01:27) - #phdchat What I have found difficult is that family situ has changed so much since I started, so never anticipated some of the challenges. (original tweet)
@pritaylor (10/04/13 19:01:48) - Secret Lives of Grad Students by @AndreaZellner http://t.co/oXgAABSXIO #phdchat #gradchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:02:02) - @apugonnab @NSRiazat Want to that for most of 3month writeup time, get away from everything to focus better. Or laze around more..? #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:02:09) - @AmandaMichelle @NSRiazat Actually, my problem was concentrating on things like grading rather than thinking about thesis. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:02:13) - @SarahAlden1 Haha! Nice 2 dream! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:02:25) - Not come across anyone yet (except #phdchat) who can fully emphasise/understand what I am doing, why and what the challenges are. #phdchat(original tweet)
@debbiefuco (10/04/13 19:02:41) - "Ode to my PLN" http://t.co/yE6YB2uQgY Thanks to all you #phdchat ters, hope to see you in our LinkedIn group! http://t.co/QAX2yPisgh (original tweet)
@lfcrossley (10/04/13 19:02:44) - I don't tell any of my friends or family what I'm working on (even if they want to know!), as want that time to be a PhD free zone #PhDchat (original tweet)
@JamesThornburgh (10/04/13 19:03:10) - Slow going #phdchat http://t.co/fCdsmfykxR (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:03:28) - However, is nice to socialise with non-PhD friends to get away from the 'doctoral counsellor' syndrome. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:04:19) - @lfcrossley I never told them b/c I'd see the glassy stare after about 2 minutes in! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:04:23) - Can get a bit #grrrr with the 'When WILL you be free' type conversations. #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:04:30) - @NSRiazat Good analogy. Always some dead ends when going through a difficult maze, backtracking (but never to beginning). #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:04:37) - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat now that is something I have never thought of! #phdchat (original tweet)
@pauldoshea (10/04/13 19:04:39) - @NSRiazat @sarahalden1 I find reading while taking public transport productive too. Maybe it's something to do with being in motion #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:05:04) - @NSRiazat Also, sometimes gives you different perspective on what you're doing. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:05:26) - @RIJacobsen @apugonnab ~ nothing like a looming deadlie to a PhD student focused and working. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:06:00) - @SarahAlden1 @SarahLaneCawte @Comprof1 @NSRiazat sounds like a plan! Then maybe we can have live #phdchat over a hot chocolate? (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 19:06:16) - @NSRiazat My mum did her PhD a while back and it's great to have a family member who can empathise #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:06:20) - One problem is over collecting literature; need to start reading what I already have and then see what else I need #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:06:30) - @LUDissertation ~ have haad lots of dead-ends/backtracks and rethinking processes throughout thesis writing time. Common to all? #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:06:54) - @pauldoshea @NSRiazat agreed, I like long train journeys, and find I get to do plenty of productive reading #phdchat (original tweet)
@lfcrossley (10/04/13 19:06:58) - @Comprof1 Exactly how I feel! I don't want to bore anyone! #PhDchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:07:07) - @SarahAlden1 @NSRiazat I guess I should clarify & make sure you know I mean a parked car, although i guess you could hire a driver #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:07:25) - @SarahLaneCawte ~ very true - it is deemed to be a 'hobby' by non-PhD people not the equivalent of a second full time job. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:07:48) - @shaileshak I share this problem, have loads of pdf's waiting to be read, can't even remember uploading many of them! #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:07:50) - @SarahLaneCawte ~ may explain why they can't understand why the thesis has to come before them on occasions. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:07:50) - @pauldoshea Heard of someone who cd only work on London Underground. Had to ride the Circle Line all day! #urbanmyth (?) #phdchat(original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:08:10) - Keeping the motivation and being disciplined is another challenge #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:08:30) - @rachelmurphy @NSRiazat That's good to know b/c my son told me earlier this yr he now wants to get a Phd. I'm ambivalent. #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:08:31) - @RIJacobsen @NSRiazat tricky situ that. With a deadline looming, I would definitely not be at my mums. She pampers me a bit much #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:08:32) - @SarahLaneCawte ~ frequently get asked 'why are you doing it' and 'what are you going to do with it'? :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@pauldoshea (10/04/13 19:08:42) - @AmandaLSevilla @nsriazat Yes! Or, when people think that #phd work isn't a priority because we've 4 or more years to do it! #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:08:46) - Although focus is on doing a part-time PhD @nomynjb has collated some useful points for all http://t.co/IBG6FqvDJH #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:09:28) - @rachelmurphy ~ have a sister who is also doing a PhD. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:10:24) - @SarahAlden1 @shaileshak I ended up taking a day, putting pdf's in binders according to "topics" & figure out a color code system #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:10:30) - @pauldoshea ~ what they don't appreciate is just how jam-packed that 4 years really is. 6 years work in 4? #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:11:11) - @NSRiazat Yes. My M-in-Law wants 2 bring 6 yr-old niece 2 stay this w/e & I have deadline 2 meet. V stress-inducing! #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:11:19) - @SarahAlden1 @shaileshak As I "collected" pdf (often just skimmed) put them in binder. Came in handy in end when needed revisions #phdchat(original tweet)
@jadenozzz (10/04/13 19:11:22) - @NSRiazat #phdchat #phdforum #highered how much 'other' research is acceptable during FT PhD? RA on other projects for example (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:11:31) - @lfcrossley @Comprof1 WORD. #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:11:44) - @SarahAlden1 I got all sorts - pdfs, links, own notes, blogs. Must make an index of what I already have in EndNote #phdchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:11:44) - @apugonnab @NSRiazat Hoping there will be a good balance between 'being catered for' and 'alone time' #fingerscrossed #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:12:14) - @NSRiazat I can answer the first part but not the 2nd! Think they might "get it" a bit more when they see size of finished thesis! #phdchat(original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:12:21) - @Comprof1 @shaileshak I have 'sort of' categorised them, just need to read them :) #phdchat (original tweet)
@PostFilm (10/04/13 19:12:28) - Turn your notes into writing using the Cornell method http://t.co/V8CVExPC1w #HigherEd #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:12:51) - @NSRiazat @RIJacobsen @apugonnab Conferences good for that, deadline for proposal, deadline for paper, actual conference, rewrite #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:13:01) - @shaileshak ~ still have that now in final stages. Have stopped reading to get focused on writing. Focusing reading only on gaps #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:13:05) - @Comprof1 @SarahAlden1 wish there was another me ;) to do it all #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:13:19) - @SarahLaneCawte @NSRiazat go out for milk and take the train or park the car. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:14:14) - @shaileshak @Comprof1 @SarahAlden1 ~ have collected enough reading to write three theses never mind one. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:14:17) - @SarahAlden1 I like the use of the word "just"! :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:14:38) - @RIJacobsen @NSRiazat there's also 'quality time with mum', 'girl time', 'family time'..the 'times' are endless. But thats just me. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:15:29) - @Comprof1 Haha! Have done worse before! #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:15:32) - @NSRiazat @shaileshak It's hard to do, but necessary. You can always go back later and read those others that seemed interesting #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:15:45) - @SarahLaneCawte to be honest think I will need another 3 years at least to read them :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:16:05) - @SarahAlden1 @shaileshak That is one of the top five #phdemotions according to @thesiswhisperer. #phdchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:16:19) - @apugonnab @NSRiazat Hehe! Oh dear, I can kinda see that happening... #reconsidering #phdchat (original tweet)
@AmandaMichelle (10/04/13 19:16:22) - we're living the same life! RT @SarahAlden1: @Comprof1 @shaileshak I have 'sort of' categorised them, just need to read them :) #phdchat(original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:16:34) - #PhDlife - cycle of conferences/funding rounds/journal submissions/lectures/department stuff - #phdchat - lots to distract or aid?#phd (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:16:42) - @SarahAlden1 Sounds like u r going 2 have 2 be ruthless! #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:16:44) - @NSRiazat Yes, it is all going back to we, as researchers, being very self-disciplined #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 19:17:37) - @NSRiazat I've learned to compartmentalise my life more now-I wasn't like this in my 20s, so perhaps having to juggle can be a plus #phdchat(original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:18:07) - @SarahAlden1 @shaileshak This website has great technique for lit review http://t.co/RLtpbC7crl #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:18:45) - @NSRiazat That's something that the last 6 mo I just gave up. Now it's hard to get back into. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:19:17) - @SarahLaneCawte I agree, going to make concerted effort to go through them and get rid of those not strictly relevant (probably) #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:19:23) - @NSRiazat Other problem is looking for a job or preparing for "postdoc". #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:20:34) - @NSRiazat I think if you only write the dissertation and don't do any conferences,etc. you are missing part of the experience. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:21:09) - @pauldoshea ~ that would be interesting perspective. #phdchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:21:15) - @Comprof1 @NSRiazat Yes! And other pressures: supervisor wants papers, uni wants thesis. Related, but very different! #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:21:24) - @LUDissertation @SarahAlden1 thanks Beth (I just noted it; hopefully will read it soon :) #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:21:51) - @pauldoshea - we couold call it 'planet-PhD' :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:22:15) - @AmandaLSevilla @NSRiazat so annoying when they do that! #phdchat (original tweet)
@biomatushiq (10/04/13 19:22:55) - What is the advice of mother, when you inform her that you are going to present at conference? -"Take that blue shirt!" #phdchat #moms (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:22:59) - @LUDissertation @nsriazatHaven't been 2 many confs, but the ones I've attended have been v motivating & given me new push forward.#phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:23:07) - @LUDissertation @shaileshak thanks, will take a look, did ok in my first year, pdf's piling up since I began collecting my own data #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:23:23) - @Comprof1 ~ yes agree - PhD brings challenges and then once over being a #ECR brings more challenges. #phdchat #phdpostdoc (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:23:52) - @SleepyVole #phdchat is a very good place to feel motivated. The support from people you may never meet itself is inspiring! (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:24:31) - @biomatushiq ~ Mum's always know the right thing to say. :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:24:34) - @SarahLaneCawte @LUDissertation @nsriazatHaven Agree, lets you see bigger picture and how it all comes together #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:24:40) - @shaileshak @SarahAlden1 Better to gather and write about a few than gather lots w/ no writing. Writing the only thing that counts. #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:25:36) - @shaileshak @SleepyVole And I know of many who are just lurkers who find #phdchat useful. (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:25:38) - @AmandaLSevilla ~ yes - often they can't see what I am going to do with the thesis. #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:26:20) - @SarahLaneCawte Helps to get perspectives outside of your department/institution. #phdchat (original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:26:39) - @NSRiazat @biomatushiq lol, not so sure about that. My mom was constantly calling up or sending me TOTALLY irrelevant things! #phdchat (original tweet)
@apugonnab (10/04/13 19:27:22) - @Comprof1 @shaileshak @SleepyVole true. sometimes I am a lurker. #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:28:36) - @LUDissertation 4 me it's abt being in an academic setting as I'm PT & live away from Uni. Bit of a novelty 2 be with academics! #phdchat(original tweet)
@Comprof1 (10/04/13 19:30:08) - In US, phd is mostly thought of as a waste of time. #phdchat (original tweet)
@nickblackbourn (10/04/13 19:30:27) - Funny & True! --> PHD Comics: Seminar Bingo http://t.co/b8qqTsyfzn #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:30:59) - @apugonnab @Comprof1 @SleepyVole I lurker mostly; learned a lot from lurking and it gave some confidence too #phdchat (original tweet)
@lynneahpd (10/04/13 19:31:04) - @Comprof1 #phdchat I find doing a doctorate a very personal journey which is extremely gratifying and don't pay much attention to ill (original tweet)
@ruthmassierose (10/04/13 19:31:06) - @Comprof1: @shaileshak @SleepyVole & I know of many who are just lurkers who find #phdchat useful. Very useful (she says lurking quietly) (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:31:14) - @AmandaLSevilla @apugonnab - they're definitely in for a shock then when they start PhD. :-) V. big difference between MA and PhD. #phdchat(original tweet)
@JohnAStoverIII (10/04/13 19:31:21) - An amazing visual example of the highly gendered world of kids. Staggering. http://t.co/7ECL8zDqjV via @slate #Sociology #Phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:31:38) - @Comprof1 That's really sad & must put additional pressure on those who start the journey. Hard enough w/o having 2 justify yrself.#phdchat(original tweet)
@lynneahpd (10/04/13 19:32:08) - @Comprof1 informed thinking. It is most of the time a wonderful experience and adds value to what I do. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:34:28) - @ruthmassierose @Comprof1 @shaileshak @SleepyVole ~ let's hope we can at least get a 'hello' pn #phdchat from the lurkers. :-) (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:36:02) - 8.30pm already folks - thanks to all for joining tonight and for contributions. Have a productive week everyone. See you next week. #phdchat (original tweet)
@RIJacobsen (10/04/13 19:36:55) - @NSRiazat Thanks for hosting! I'll see if I can get my work-life balance right for next week too... #phdchat (original tweet)
@rachelmurphy (10/04/13 19:37:17) - Tthanks for organising, @NSRiazat. This was my first #phdchat, great topic & good to hear from everyone #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahAlden1 (10/04/13 19:37:24) - @NSRiazat found it really useful, I will be tackling those lingering pdfs! #phdchat (original tweet)
@lynneahpd (10/04/13 19:37:35) - @NSRiazat thanks another interesting #phdchat (original tweet)
@SarahLaneCawte (10/04/13 19:39:16) - @NSRiazat Thanks 4 hosting. Always really gd 2 chat with others who know what it's like :-) #phdchat (original tweet)
@LUDissertation (10/04/13 19:39:40) - @NSRiazat Key to balancing, when time's up, it's up! Set limits on work and play! #phdchat (original tweet)
@annemsa (10/04/13 19:40:06) - @NSRiazat thank you again @NSRiazat for organizing, have a nice week, see you #phdchat (original tweet)
@shaileshak (10/04/13 19:41:54) - Thanks @NSRiazat and all others for the #phdchat Now hope to make some progress today; however small that might be. (original tweet)
@gawbul (10/04/13 19:43:37) - @NSRiazat I'm behind on uploading the logs to the wiki, as usual! Will upload them tomorrow, including this one :-) #phdchat @lizith (original tweet)
@tyger_felice (10/04/13 19:43:59) - New #Blogpost: A Taxonomy of Science: the case of an un-Wellcome portrait. http://t.co/hdR4xhw2es #collections #PhDchat @explorewellcome(original tweet)
@BlasMBenito (10/04/13 19:44:54) - +1000 RT @nickblackbourn: Funny & True! --> PHD Comics: Seminar Bingo http://t.co/zJ4LP8hGea #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:45:08) - @gawbul - fab. :-) @lizith #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 19:45:28) - @shaileshak ~ lots of small steps lead to the fiished thesis. #phdchat :-) (original tweet)
@pauldoshea (10/04/13 19:53:32) - @NSRiazat Thanks for organising the excellent #phdchat. Looking forward to the next one! (original tweet)
@ruthmassierose (10/04/13 19:54:19) - 1yr MRes plus 18mths into full-time PhD - why do I still suffer from 'imposter syndrome'? #phdchat (original tweet)
@biomatushiq (10/04/13 19:56:31) - @NSRiazat and never trust, that you are old enough to know which are they :). #phdchat (original tweet)
@vaiellorocha (10/04/13 19:59:52) - @MiliLanghi Digital_Humanities http://t.co/p2NSbHKP92 #phdchat #DigitalHumanities #TtW13 /creo q te referis a esto (original tweet)
@PhDStudents (10/04/13 20:01:26) - Do you have any questions about which school you should go to? Ask them here #phdchat #forum #highered #gradschool http://t.co/cPjrdOEShT(original tweet)
@keith_wilson (10/04/13 20:01:51) - @NSRiazat A daily today list. Helps set rhythm and pace for the day and creates a sense of achievement without feeling overwhelmed. #phdchat(original tweet)
@MathildeRonaldo (10/04/13 20:05:14) - Elsker, elsker, ELSKER Nichlas har Ronaldo trje p i #paradisehoteldk #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 20:11:56) - @biomatushiq - yes that's true. :)) #phdchat (original tweet)
@jorge_humberto (10/04/13 20:14:09) - Applause for @McCaineNL's new haircut. #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 20:23:00) - @SAGE_Methods: New book by Gary Thomas! How to Do Your Research Project http://t.co/nxLMyS5HZ7 #phdchat (original tweet)
@NSRiazat (10/04/13 20:24:25) - @SAGEManagement: Free online access to SAGE Education journals, including educational research, April 1-30 http://t.co/QSifndE5V5 #phdchat(original tweet)
@wonderfunlife (10/04/13 20:27:07) - After re-reading my grad school personal statement, I realized that I'm still the same cheesy person #phdchat (original tweet)
@nomynjb (10/04/13 20:28:01) - @PhDStudents no worries. It's great to find a community #phdchat (original tweet)
@AlshehriAMY (10/04/13 20:44:08) - @PhDStudents #phdchat #gradschool #forum in the UK what unis have PHDs in medical education? (original tweet)
@Lafrenchfille (10/04/13 20:49:39) - New post ! Trough a child's eye http://t.co/G2CgDPy6G9 About #Drosophila cells, and why it's cool to look at them. #PhDchat (original tweet)
@academiccoaches (10/04/13 20:53:01) - Your first consultation with ACW is free! What do you have to lose? http://t.co/hnvcVK862v #highered #acwri #ecrchat #phdchat #phdforum(original tweet)
@laurapasquini (10/04/13 21:07:58) - Reading: Report Examines the Global Increase in the Number of Doctoral Graduates - http://t.co/BiaD2oT4fT #phdchat (original tweet)
@lesleyhenders (10/04/13 21:13:18) - Shut up & write- I like that! @PostFilm: Turn notes into writing using the Cornell method http://t.co/Dfg4jPtNtY #HigherEd #phdchat (original tweet)
@AlisonSeaman (10/04/13 21:16:04) - MT @laurapasquini: Report Examines Global Increase in Number of PhD Graduates http://t.co/F0TQpgffKJ #phdchat #CDNpse #HigherEd@qui_oui (original tweet)
@SVerkoeyen (10/04/13 21:22:03) - Finally bit the bullet to join the 'larger research community' out there #phdchat (original tweet)
@ewel83 (10/04/13 21:28:22) - Constantly coming across this citation-one big tease! Author is Filippo Beghelli 1994 from #UCLA #linguistics #quantifiers #scope #phdchat (original tweet)
@MVEG001 (10/04/13 21:32:49) - Polling postdocs. Could do this Down Under to aid PhD grads. #phdchat #emcrforum #ECRchat http://t.co/kct4SsBZWi (original tweet)
@MVEG001 (10/04/13 21:43:07) - Inaugural PhD course by EMBL Australia. 60 students get 2 wks training @unimelb & @WEHI_research Apply now! #phdchat http://t.co/4CGQcN0ZV2(original tweet)
@AlisonSeaman (10/04/13 21:46:10) - MT @publicintellec: Call for submissions: Cdn Women as Public Intellectuals, due Sept 1 http://t.co/EPWPF7uW7L #CdnPSE #gender #phdchat(original tweet)
@catspyjamasnz (10/04/13 21:54:47) - The Ever-Shrinking Role of Tenured College Professors (in 1 Chart) http://t.co/pwmDx7mgF1 #phdchat cc @thesiswhisperer (original tweet)
@rmit_csit (10/04/13 22:00:41) - Give RMIT student @falahmari a hand with his web search experiment. Good luck, Fahad! http://t.co/BrzrsSvp3y #search #web #IR #phdchat #uni(original tweet)
@Mozziebites (10/04/13 22:13:40) - A new PhD student in lab! David Lilly will be researching #bedbug control and risk assessment strategies #phdchat http://t.co/0TIDRgpatC (original tweet)
@RhiannaHumphrey (10/04/13 22:14:50) - I'm editing a PhD application & need to cut 275 words. Do I cut theorists mentioned in parenthesis & just have all in bibliography? #phdchat(original tweet)
@SarahVLuna (10/04/13 22:38:22) - In Choosing a Job: Dont Ask What Are You Good At?, Ask Instead What Are You Willing to Get Good At? http://t.co/XA403xnkE6 #phdchat (original tweet)
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