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Unpopular opinion: There isn't actually anything you HAVE TO DO in your #PhD or #research>>>
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Yeah, yeah, I know all the agency vs structure people are going to crawl up my arsehole now and get very angry.
But what about privilege?!
But what about systemic oppressions?
Okay but hear me out first...
But what about privilege?!
But what about systemic oppressions?
Okay but hear me out first...
Apart from things like, say, breathing, there are few things that we inherently HAVE TO DO
Whenever we say we *have* to do something, it is actually a choice we are making about what we prioritise + value more
I'm not saying this is easy
or that the choices are equally weighted
Whenever we say we *have* to do something, it is actually a choice we are making about what we prioritise + value more
I'm not saying this is easy
or that the choices are equally weighted
Hot #phdtip for the super driven goal-oriented type-a perfectionists to GET MORE REST & loosen your grip:
Set goals or a mini 'challenge' for your fun/leisure/social life
Examples in thread below
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#phdchat #phdlife @PhDVoice @OpenAcademics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter
Set goals or a mini 'challenge' for your fun/leisure/social life
Examples in thread below
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#phdchat #phdlife @PhDVoice @OpenAcademics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter
* meet/call/zoom non PhD friends/family at least once a week
* try a new recipe/bake once a week
* see one art exhibition a month
* Set a leisure reading challenge (like @goodreads annual book challenge)
* knit a blanket for a friend's new baby before their birth
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* try a new recipe/bake once a week
* see one art exhibition a month
* Set a leisure reading challenge (like @goodreads annual book challenge)
* knit a blanket for a friend's new baby before their birth
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* do your fave workout 3 x a week
* set a daily step goal ('bonus points' for getting those steps away from your lab/dept eg in nature/gym/neighbourhood walk)
* get to bed every night before 10pm
* get 8 hours sleep a night
* do one 5-min meditation (e.g. @Headspace or @calm)
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* set a daily step goal ('bonus points' for getting those steps away from your lab/dept eg in nature/gym/neighbourhood walk)
* get to bed every night before 10pm
* get 8 hours sleep a night
* do one 5-min meditation (e.g. @Headspace or @calm)
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