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Dear Andy, thanx for amazing videos about PhD degree. I would like to know the following about PhD: how is it different from a regular job in an industry i.e. do your supervisor usually act like your bosses demanding daily results or so ? Are you as a PhD have a more flexible schedule when to come to work and leave ? Do you work alone all the time or have a possibility to cooperate with other PhDs ?
My biggest tips: - I have a second laptop at the lab JUST FOR MY PHD. I have nothing on it but work related stuff. No games, no social media, no nothing. - I have a cheap smart watch with a timer function. Whenever I need to set a timer for an experiment, I use that, so I don’t have to reach for my smartphone and end up you social media xD The smartwatch has no social media or notifications. I also love the vibration function as an alarm.
My usual day for the last two years of PhD (when I was not doing fieldwork). For the first two years, I didn't have a regular routine. I started waking up around 5:30/6:00 without an alarm, which helped a lot. 6:00-7:30 - wake up/ stretchy-yoga/ meditate (I don't prefer apps - I have done a few Vipassana courses)/tend to garden if necessary/cup of coffee 7:30-8:00 - bike to the office 8:00 - 4:00 - hopefully, two hours of focused work before lunch, homemade lunch if possible, walk in the garden during/after lunch with or without friends. Catch up with emails, keep up with other tasks/meetings 4:00 -5:30 - bike back home, do groceries when needed 5:30 - 6:00 - 5k run (best part of the day) 6:00 - 10:00 - cook, eat, clean, read/see friends 10:30 bed And repeat!! :) Apart from working from home, I almost never worked at home and only occasionally outside work hours. I also deleted most of my social media (minus Linkedin) in the first year of the PhD, which reduced a lot of distraction. During the pandemic, I moved from a shared accommodation to my private one, where I started growing vegetables - which, in hindsight, learning from plants was such an invaluable life lesson.
As a hobbyist gardener, gardening is such a perfect mental health promoting tool. It allows me to completely forget my anxieties in that moment. Picking up an allotment has given me a cheap space (£55 a year) to come to forget about my studies.
I dont know if its a habit probably more of a superstition on my part…but highly recommend especially the lab goers there, never do laboratory if youre tired, hungry or just mentally distracted (e.g. something stressful at home happened). Also, if youre not in a tight deadline, if you have a lab protocol that needs the whole day, but you messed up in the middle, and repeating would mean overtime- just dont do it and practice to not let the failure get to you and move on. let tomorrow handle this task with a fresh mind, and maybe do some desk work for the remaining hours, or talk to your labmates about your mishap in a light and humored conversation on a coffee break just to help distress. This is where you schedule “failures”. If you think a protocol requires a day to finish, give it 3 days on your schedule
Thanks for the content. Doing a postdoc. Personally I’ve tried the morning exercise thing but I think if the most important thing you’re gonna do that day is work then that’s what I like to start with. Wake, make bed and coffee, shower, and sit right down to read papers, etc. I think that sets the tone for my day to the point that when I’m walking here and there I’ve already got things I’m working out in my head. I still like to work out 4-5 days a week but more at the end of the day.
I wish I had found your channel 4 years ago.... I am in my last year and I feel I spent my years unproductive... I wish I had known these ideas... but I am still willing to apply these ideas in my life anyway.. at least for my life after phd.. Thank you for the video.
Life is a long way, the process matters not the output ! Everyone has its own path and rythm, so no need to regret ! Enjoy now just changing yourself 🫶
Dear Andy.. you are like the supervisor or senior who prevents the freshers from making stupid mistakes.. thank you so much for your help.. wish had i found u earlier but i am glad in my final year atleast i hv u beside.
Into my 4th of 8 semesters going for my professional doctorate in clinical nutrition. Any nutritionally-dense carbohydrate (fruits, veggies, whole grains such as oatmeal) will be great energizers that boost your immune system and keep you well. Plus knowing that you are doing your body a favor will certainly boost mental health!
Right now am steeped in preparing for Comprehensive Exams, but I'll be implementing this for writing my dissertation. It's great and very doable, and I love how you've emphasized quality of work time over quantity. I think where a lot of grad students and even academics get lost is in glorifying the amount of total hours they're working and wearing these like a badge of honour rather than focusing on working smart.
I started watching your videos in 2022 when I was doing my Master's research project. Just because of your videos, I was one of the most favourite students of my supervisor. At That time I was watching all your advice and techniques for PhD Students but now I'm a PhD Student. Hopefully, your content will also help me in my PhD Journey. Thanks for the amazing content for PhDs
I'm so blessed to find this channel at the right time in the right place! Although I won't start my PhD till January, 2022, I've already benefited my life by practicing some advice and wisdom shared by Andy. I will certainly join in Academia Insider soon. Hope to work together with more like-minded friends from all over the world to run through the Phd marathon with joy and success in the midst of difficulties and challenges. Thank you so very much, Andy!
As a 2nd-year PhD student, I can't emphasize enough how lucky you are! Binge on all his videos and apply them to your life from day 1 of your PhD marathon. Andy's videos, especially this particular one literally saved my life. Thanks a bunch, Andy!
Hey Andy, I really appreciate your efforts in making these kind of videos mate. We can see your content is really real and not pretentious. It is therefore very helpful. I will be starting my PhD in Fall this year. I am making notes of tips you have shared over your videos. Just want to thank you mate! P.S. A video about how you learned coding and overcome research difficulties will be very exciting to watch. Thanks Xx.
Thank you for this video - I am in the final stages of my PhD and am feeling energised by your reminders for a daily schedule! I have tried a lot of these and must remember that they have got me this far so they are going to get me to the finish line too!
This came up on my feed and I saved it to watch it. It is like you were standing behind me and grabbed my shoulders and gave me a good hard shake. Such amazing information. It already made me think of things I should be doing to make this happen, and things I have been putting off for ages, like learning software! Thanks Andy you deserve a medal!
Good video. I use google calendar for everything. This really helped me move through mine faster. I set mini-goals along the way and this really helped. I put in any hard deadlines and dedicated time in between to reach them. I just turned in my 1st Revision and waiting for feedback. 256 pages of pain. I actually cried. Almost there! :-)
Amazing video, Andy! Just a small note on the breakfast thing - it obviously depends from person to person! - but only eating fruit is actually counter productive for most body types. It's like eating "healthy" sugar - it will indeed get you up and running but your sugar level will then decrease after an hour or two and you'll feel hungry again/ will feel the need for a bigger lunch. I personally need my carbs in the morning to get me going - as well as gym just before lunch.
Thank you for adding this. Yes, it absolutely varies from person to person. Finding what gives you the right sustained energy in the morning is very important.
You can slow down the absobtion of sugars from fruits by adding greens or carbs. I like to consume all my fruits in the morning, too, just because as the day goes by I might forget. And I've found that adding spinach in a fruit smoothie or oats or even nuts and nut butters in my breakfast alongside the fruits has helped me a lot. Just a useful tip I found out about last year. Listening to your body though is the most important.
Thanks so much! I am not working for my PhD, but I have been in a rut in my debate class. I think these tips and the schedule will really help me get back in my groove. 👍🏼
Hi Andrew ... thank you. today is the first day, I missed my walk and meditation first thing in the morning, which I usually get it done by 7:30am. Have ben diligent for the past 15 days. It is over 34 degrees in Wagga and the only way around this is go to the gym!
Thank you so much. I think I’ve stumbled on some of these habits but it’s important to hear them articulated. I’m resolved to make them my tools for creating good work! second semester of a four year PhD just started. Trying to not let overwhelm creep in. 😊
You are right , i also found a good schedule and habits very helpful. And if I don’t start the worst task of the day it takes my energy thinking about it .
Thank you again. I revisit this occasionally if I find I’m slipping off the schedule and slowing down. Two more years to go. It’s a marathon not a sprint!
Thank you Andy, this is just reminded me of all the good habits I have been doing. I am at the last couple of months of the PhD and this helped me a lot.
Thank you Andy, I'm having lots of trouble with R&D motivation at the moment but since I found your videos I have taken your advice on board and find it is changing the way I'm doing things.
My tips regarding nutrition: Fruit and veg, mushrooms with some eggs and some FULL fat dairy/cheese with a coffee gets my brain going sharp and keeps me full well into lunch where I will have some carbs (because I workout after work) and if I'm working out in morning carbs at dinner! Also GO FOR A WALK OUTSIDE
Perfect, Andy! Thank you so much for your videos! They've helped me a lot! Specially this one. I've struggled with my PhD daily routine... looking for some ways to set it in a better way.
The 50/10 method also is very helpful for me, especially if I'm staring at a screen. 50 minutes of focused work, then a 10 minute break (not looking at the screen).
Ive been binge watching your videos in prep for not my PhD but for my honours. I am also hoping to use this information for my PhD assuming all goes acourding to plan. So thank you!
In the exact same boat. Finished my undergrad in psychological sciences literally TODAY so applying for Honours to hopefully start next year and watching all his videos seems to apply so well. Especially because Honours you only have one year so it has to be dialled in. Goodluck with your Honours and I hope you achieve First Class!
@@Daniel_McDougall Thank you and good luck to you too! May your journey be fun and fruitful. So far Andy's videos have been a life saver. Especially videos about time management and planning.
Biggest tip is get yourself an advisor who is not to well known, who will be there at least most of the time when you need him/her, and don't ever show your advisor your data untill you have yourself secure the first authorship.
Great advice. I wish I found this video 10 years ago when starting my PhD. I think you can apply the same schedule for established scholars, just add an extra block of admin or meeting with students somehow.
Starting a Phd straight after my undergrad soon thank you so much for your videos! Would love to have tips on starting my phd after undergraduate studies
I really love the realistic and more importantly, ACHIEVABLE daily goals you laid out. 2-3 hours of REAL hard work daily will put you a head of the curve if you choose to follow it religiously. Thank you for not pushing the 12 hours/day myth.
Another app thats really helpful for productivity is Forest. You set a timer anywhere between 10 minutes - 2 hours and you can't use your phone throughout, so definitely helps for when you're feeling unmotivated and need some focused time.
6 months away from submission. Been regularly weight training 2-3 times in the gym for just over a year now. Single best thing I started doing for my mental health without a doubt. Wish I discovered it sooner. At the moment its the only part of my routine I actively enjoy and look forward to.
Thank you so much! Great tips! Actually for me music-for-studying on TH-cam is the key now)) For ex, I choose 2-hours playlist, sit and work till it ends. So helpful. Especially Dark Academy playlists))) But it doesnt matter.
Weightlifting I find to have meditative properties and plus makes me better and improves my ability to control my muscles. Running is not the only exercise out their. :)
Thank you Andy for useful videos. Though, I am in the final stage of PhD, I have been struggling in time management as I have accepted a Govt. job as a high school teacher. In India, to get a Govt. job means a secured future and I chose that first. But, I want to complete my PhD as well. By next year i.e., 2024 before 12th December I have to submit my thesis, at least pre-submission is to be done. I am finding it a great challenge!
Some really insightful ideas from the perspective of organisational design too. I would add that people flourish more when everyone around them is choosing excellence and it could be in the design of the work place to push people for it in terms of defined work processes like everyone is at office at 9 AM and participates in one hour of focussed work with noise reduction earphones and are not allowed to talk to each other. Once this culture is established, organisation could achiever much higher productivity growth. The company though needs to make this initial investment of running this design until compliance.
I'd like to add though there are definitely moments that 'eating the frog' is effective, there are also suggestions for people like me with ADHD that you should start with quick dopamine fixes. Simple tasks that give you the energy boost to get started.
Hi Andy. I was flooded by the papers and books this morning, and so glad to find your channel. Thank you so much for all these helpful and meaningful contents!
There's quite a lot of research on why eating only fruits in the morning is beneficial actually, and in many more 'traditional' diets this is a common habit. It has to do among others with the fact that fruits in combination with other foods (e.g. wheat) start fermenting more quickly and produce weird effects. A quick google will lead you to more info!
Thanks for the great vid, Andy. Could you do a video comparing research doctorates to professional doctorates? In the states, that would be comparing a PhD to a JD, an MD, etc. I’m in an American law school working on a JD (Juris Doctor), and I’m fascinated by how what I’m doing stacks up against a PhD program.
Your videos are great! I'm starting my PhD in Comparative Literature in September at the ripe age of 50, and your videos are a big help. The 1.5 hrs of deep focus would be reading and writing in my case, am I correct? Also, about what time to you recommend shutting it down for the day?
@@shadebadmos It's going well. A lot better than I imagined it would. I just have to put my reading, note taking, and writing into overdrive to finish on time. Thanks for asking.
These are amazing tips. I have been in the corporate world for 7 years and I have the habit of checking emails every second.. I didn't realize until I watched this video. I am going to stop doing it .
your channel is very useful please also talk a bit about the international PhD students that use English as the second language. Please provide some advice to us on how to dealing with the tasks and also improving our English over the course of the PhD.
I'd say, do not aim to be a native speaker. You are going to make errors when you speak and write. So don't get discouraged when you make mistakes. 2. Trying thinking/analyzing your work in English. It won't be easy especially if you are used to thinking in your native language then translating into English. 3. Watch and listen to English. Watch your favourite movies in English, read your books/articles in English, listen to the radio/podcasts in English. You will have to make a conscious effort to switch your life to English. This will be hard! But doable. Remember you might not have much time to learn English so by integrating English into your life, you'll get better. Hang out with English speakers as often as you can rather than spending all your free time with mates from your country. That's my two cents on this.
What a brilliant video! I have been thinking about how to better strucutre my days this year as I begin my write-up so this is excellent. Thanks for the tips! :)
yeah the moment you get up already have your routine in place and run through it, no delay no laying there collecting yourself until you feel ready otherwise it will soon be lunch and apathy will set in whole day wasted. tip if you find the idea of meditation repugnant as I do, prayer is has the same effect but with greater purpose then self involved meditation and Im not religious. yes get on the worst task first once you begin you will get immersed, no collecting yourself first. yes no internet until noon. I do my deepest work 8pm-2pm but if I dont get the morning going the redt of the day goes into derp freeze.
thanks Andy. Could you share some tips for proofreading the English AI generates? As a non-English native speaker, I often use chatgpt, but I find the tone is always formal.
Andy, I’m started study at UniSA this year. I’ve been watching your TH-cam. And kept thinking you seemed familiar… I owned a yarn shop in Clare and I think I may have met you there?
A fruity breakfast is a great idea!! Human animals are adapted to eating whole fruit. Full of vitamins and minerals, moisture and fibre. Excellent choice. Skipping dairy makes a lot of sense as well. Adult humans have no need for milk beyond 1 year old and only from mum!
Might as well abandon the rest of the fruits of civilization while you're at it, and only consume what stone age ancestors did. Because there's 'no need.' 🙄
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Andy thanks for the invaluable contribution. the output is very helpful to everyone.
Dear Andy, thanx for amazing videos about PhD degree. I would like to know the following about PhD: how is it different from a regular job in an industry i.e. do your supervisor usually act like your bosses demanding daily results or so ? Are you as a PhD have a more flexible schedule when to come to work and leave ? Do you work alone all the time or have a possibility to cooperate with other PhDs ?
My biggest tips:
- I have a second laptop at the lab JUST FOR MY PHD. I have nothing on it but work related stuff. No games, no social media, no nothing.
- I have a cheap smart watch with a timer function. Whenever I need to set a timer for an experiment, I use that, so I don’t have to reach for my smartphone and end up you social media xD The smartwatch has no social media or notifications. I also love the vibration function as an alarm.
I have deleted my every social media account 4 years ago.
So i think it's also a good option to go for.
My cheapest trick, Use the same laptop with a separate user account with no social media or email notifications (unless emails from the university?)
And you lab has no $1 timers? 🤣
Brilliant
My usual day for the last two years of PhD (when I was not doing fieldwork). For the first two years, I didn't have a regular routine. I started waking up around 5:30/6:00 without an alarm, which helped a lot.
6:00-7:30 - wake up/ stretchy-yoga/ meditate (I don't prefer apps - I have done a few Vipassana courses)/tend to garden if necessary/cup of coffee
7:30-8:00 - bike to the office
8:00 - 4:00 - hopefully, two hours of focused work before lunch, homemade lunch if possible, walk in the garden during/after lunch with or without friends. Catch up with emails, keep up with other tasks/meetings
4:00 -5:30 - bike back home, do groceries when needed
5:30 - 6:00 - 5k run (best part of the day)
6:00 - 10:00 - cook, eat, clean, read/see friends
10:30 bed
And repeat!! :)
Apart from working from home, I almost never worked at home and only occasionally outside work hours. I also deleted most of my social media (minus Linkedin) in the first year of the PhD, which reduced a lot of distraction. During the pandemic, I moved from a shared accommodation to my private one, where I started growing vegetables - which, in hindsight, learning from plants was such an invaluable life lesson.
As a hobbyist gardener, gardening is such a perfect mental health promoting tool. It allows me to completely forget my anxieties in that moment. Picking up an allotment has given me a cheap space (£55 a year) to come to forget about my studies.
I like it, following this program seems productive
Thank you for sharing I will add some of it to my daily program
@@frosty6297 I think they were talking about a different type of gardening 🍃💨
I had to come back here to say EATING THE FROG HAS CHANGED MY LIFE! Makes my days so much more productive and less stressful. Thanks a million!
That is really great to hear! Well done on making such an important change!
I dont know if its a habit probably more of a superstition on my part…but highly recommend especially the lab goers there, never do laboratory if youre tired, hungry or just mentally distracted (e.g. something stressful at home happened). Also, if youre not in a tight deadline, if you have a lab protocol that needs the whole day, but you messed up in the middle, and repeating would mean overtime- just dont do it and practice to not let the failure get to you and move on. let tomorrow handle this task with a fresh mind, and maybe do some desk work for the remaining hours, or talk to your labmates about your mishap in a light and humored conversation on a coffee break just to help distress. This is where you schedule “failures”. If you think a protocol requires a day to finish, give it 3 days on your schedule
Just accepted into a PhD program... I'm ready.
Aaqq
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations
Awesome news !!!
How are you doing so far?
Thanks for the content. Doing a postdoc. Personally I’ve tried the morning exercise thing but I think if the most important thing you’re gonna do that day is work then that’s what I like to start with. Wake, make bed and coffee, shower, and sit right down to read papers, etc. I think that sets the tone for my day to the point that when I’m walking here and there I’ve already got things I’m working out in my head. I still like to work out 4-5 days a week but more at the end of the day.
I feel the same way! For me the workout is a reward after working, or a good way to get a break after hours of hard work
I wish I had found your channel 4 years ago.... I am in my last year and I feel I spent my years unproductive... I wish I had known these ideas... but I am still willing to apply these ideas in my life anyway.. at least for my life after phd.. Thank you for the video.
Life is a long way, the process matters not the output ! Everyone has its own path and rythm, so no need to regret ! Enjoy now just changing yourself 🫶
Honestly, this routine got me through my Honours degree and looking back now, it will definitely get me through my PhD. Thank you for the tips.
Dear Andy.. you are like the supervisor or senior who prevents the freshers from making stupid mistakes.. thank you so much for your help.. wish had i found u earlier but i am glad in my final year atleast i hv u beside.
This seems like the perfect video to watch on my 8th tea break of the day...👍🏻
Into my 4th of 8 semesters going for my professional doctorate in clinical nutrition. Any nutritionally-dense carbohydrate (fruits, veggies, whole grains such as oatmeal) will be great energizers that boost your immune system and keep you well. Plus knowing that you are doing your body a favor will certainly boost mental health!
Eating meat in general makes me feel heavy and sleepy. It‘s just too mich fat, especially in the morning
Right now am steeped in preparing for Comprehensive Exams, but I'll be implementing this for writing my dissertation. It's great and very doable, and I love how you've emphasized quality of work time over quantity. I think where a lot of grad students and even academics get lost is in glorifying the amount of total hours they're working and wearing these like a badge of honour rather than focusing on working smart.
I started watching your videos in 2022 when I was doing my Master's research project. Just because of your videos, I was one of the most favourite students of my supervisor. At That time I was watching all your advice and techniques for PhD Students but now I'm a PhD Student. Hopefully, your content will also help me in my PhD Journey. Thanks for the amazing content for PhDs
I'm so blessed to find this channel at the right time in the right place! Although I won't start my PhD till January, 2022, I've already benefited my life by practicing some advice and wisdom shared by Andy. I will certainly join in Academia Insider soon. Hope to work together with more like-minded friends from all over the world to run through the Phd marathon with joy and success in the midst of difficulties and challenges. Thank you so very much, Andy!
As a 2nd-year PhD student, I can't emphasize enough how lucky you are! Binge on all his videos and apply them to your life from day 1 of your PhD marathon. Andy's videos, especially this particular one literally saved my life. Thanks a bunch, Andy!
Hey Andy, I really appreciate your efforts in making these kind of videos mate. We can see your content is really real and not pretentious. It is therefore very helpful. I will be starting my PhD in Fall this year. I am making notes of tips you have shared over your videos. Just want to thank you mate!
P.S. A video about how you learned coding and overcome research difficulties will be very exciting to watch. Thanks Xx.
Thank you for this video - I am in the final stages of my PhD and am feeling energised by your reminders for a daily schedule! I have tried a lot of these and must remember that they have got me this far so they are going to get me to the finish line too!
This came up on my feed and I saved it to watch it. It is like you were standing behind me and grabbed my shoulders and gave me a good hard shake. Such amazing information. It already made me think of things I should be doing to make this happen, and things I have been putting off for ages, like learning software! Thanks Andy you deserve a medal!
Good video. I use google calendar for everything. This really helped me move through mine faster. I set mini-goals along the way and this really helped. I put in any hard deadlines and dedicated time in between to reach them. I just turned in my 1st Revision and waiting for feedback. 256 pages of pain. I actually cried. Almost there! :-)
Amazing video, Andy! Just a small note on the breakfast thing - it obviously depends from person to person! - but only eating fruit is actually counter productive for most body types. It's like eating "healthy" sugar - it will indeed get you up and running but your sugar level will then decrease after an hour or two and you'll feel hungry again/ will feel the need for a bigger lunch. I personally need my carbs in the morning to get me going - as well as gym just before lunch.
Thank you for adding this. Yes, it absolutely varies from person to person. Finding what gives you the right sustained energy in the morning is very important.
You can slow down the absobtion of sugars from fruits by adding greens or carbs. I like to consume all my fruits in the morning, too, just because as the day goes by I might forget. And I've found that adding spinach in a fruit smoothie or oats or even nuts and nut butters in my breakfast alongside the fruits has helped me a lot. Just a useful tip I found out about last year. Listening to your body though is the most important.
I am doing a research project as a part of my Master's Degree. This is the schedule I am looking for. Very focused. Thank you
Thanks so much! I am not working for my PhD, but I have been in a rut in my debate class. I think these tips and the schedule will really help me get back in my groove. 👍🏼
Hi Andrew ... thank you. today is the first day, I missed my walk and meditation first thing in the morning, which I usually get it done by 7:30am. Have ben diligent for the past 15 days. It is over 34 degrees in Wagga and the only way around this is go to the gym!
Thank you so much. I think I’ve stumbled on some of these habits but it’s important to hear them articulated. I’m resolved to make them my tools for creating good work! second semester of a four year PhD just started. Trying to not let overwhelm creep in. 😊
I've watched a lot of your videos and this is one of my favorites: lots of solid advice. Well done! Thanks!
You are right , i also found a good schedule and habits very helpful. And if I don’t start the worst task of the day it takes my energy thinking about it .
Find this video when I'm unmotivated to work. It's a bit overwhelming when you first start it. Thank you!
I am experimenting with having no breakfast at all and lunch at 12 and heavy dinner... so far I am feeling better!
As a wise old painter once said, 'inspiration is for amateurs'.
Great content thanks.
Thank you again. I revisit this occasionally if I find I’m slipping off the schedule and slowing down. Two more years to go. It’s a marathon not a sprint!
Im starting my phd proposa your videos are so helpful and sometimes makes my day when i need it
I have just started my PhD.
Hopefully I'll learn a lot from video.
like the idea of this day, not down for only fruit- a big bowl of porridge is the fuel I need!
Thank you Andy, this is just reminded me of all the good habits I have been doing. I am at the last couple of months of the PhD and this helped me a lot.
Thank you Andy, I'm having lots of trouble with R&D motivation at the moment but since I found your videos I have taken your advice on board and find it is changing the way I'm doing things.
OMG this channel is just pure GOLD
My tips regarding nutrition:
Fruit and veg, mushrooms with some eggs and some FULL fat dairy/cheese with a coffee gets my brain going sharp and keeps me full well into lunch where I will have some carbs (because I workout after work) and if I'm working out in morning carbs at dinner! Also GO FOR A WALK OUTSIDE
Getting into the lab and watching this video was my routine for today and I regret nothing
Perfect, Andy! Thank you so much for your videos! They've helped me a lot! Specially this one. I've struggled with my PhD daily routine... looking for some ways to set it in a better way.
the 1.5 hour writing blocks are a good idea
The 50/10 method also is very helpful for me, especially if I'm staring at a screen. 50 minutes of focused work, then a 10 minute break (not looking at the screen).
Thank you for sharing your experience with the 50/10 method! It's always great to hear how different techniques work for different people.
Thank you very much for your advices!!!!!! You are like a coach for me! Even my professor hasn't helped me so much such as you! Thank you again!
I have been just accepted to PHD program :) Wachaing your videos had helped me a lot to prepare for the admition phase. thank you a lot a lot!!
Best of luck!
Ive been binge watching your videos in prep for not my PhD but for my honours. I am also hoping to use this information for my PhD assuming all goes acourding to plan. So thank you!
In the exact same boat. Finished my undergrad in psychological sciences literally TODAY so applying for Honours to hopefully start next year and watching all his videos seems to apply so well. Especially because Honours you only have one year so it has to be dialled in. Goodluck with your Honours and I hope you achieve First Class!
@@Daniel_McDougall Thank you and good luck to you too! May your journey be fun and fruitful. So far Andy's videos have been a life saver. Especially videos about time management and planning.
Biggest tip is get yourself an advisor who is not to well known, who will be there at least most of the time when you need him/her, and don't ever show your advisor your data untill you have yourself secure the first authorship.
How do you get to know whether you are gonna get first authorship
Also I am confused whether to spend more time in lab or go to lab whenever I have work bcz I like reading in library rather in my institute
I’ve watched several of your videos and love them. Thank you for the great advice! I hope this long journey will be less stressful with your tips.
Thank you for such an insightful video. Super helpful for a beginner like me.
Great advice. I wish I found this video 10 years ago when starting my PhD. I think you can apply the same schedule for established scholars, just add an extra block of admin or meeting with students somehow.
Starting a Phd straight after my undergrad soon thank you so much for your videos!
Would love to have tips on starting my phd after undergraduate studies
I really love the realistic and more importantly, ACHIEVABLE daily goals you laid out. 2-3 hours of REAL hard work daily will put you a head of the curve if you choose to follow it religiously. Thank you for not pushing the 12 hours/day myth.
Another app thats really helpful for productivity is Forest. You set a timer anywhere between 10 minutes - 2 hours and you can't use your phone throughout, so definitely helps for when you're feeling unmotivated and need some focused time.
Thank you I just downloaded the app
6 months away from submission. Been regularly weight training 2-3 times in the gym for just over a year now. Single best thing I started doing for my mental health without a doubt. Wish I discovered it sooner. At the moment its the only part of my routine I actively enjoy and look forward to.
Thanks Andy for great routine setting advice! As always enjoy your videos mate!!
Masoud, you are a legend. See you soon xx
I am doing Master degree and I came to listen for the study tip routine.
You are my fav on high education literature and guide. :)
Thank you for this video, I'm a master's degree student writing my thesis. ☺️
Thank you so much! Great tips!
Actually for me music-for-studying on TH-cam is the key now)) For ex, I choose 2-hours playlist, sit and work till it ends. So helpful. Especially Dark Academy playlists))) But it doesnt matter.
Thank you, Andy! Just what I need to hear. 😁
Weightlifting I find to have meditative properties and plus makes me better and improves my ability to control my muscles. Running is not the only exercise out their. :)
Thank you Andy for useful videos. Though, I am in the final stage of PhD, I have been struggling in time management as I have accepted a Govt. job as a high school teacher. In India, to get a Govt. job means a secured future and I chose that first. But, I want to complete my PhD as well. By next year i.e., 2024 before 12th December I have to submit my thesis, at least pre-submission is to be done. I am finding it a great challenge!
Great video! Super informative and I love the white noise website
Some really insightful ideas from the perspective of organisational design too. I would add that people flourish more when everyone around them is choosing excellence and it could be in the design of the work place to push people for it in terms of defined work processes like everyone is at office at 9 AM and participates in one hour of focussed work with noise reduction earphones and are not allowed to talk to each other. Once this culture is established, organisation could achiever much higher productivity growth. The company though needs to make this initial investment of running this design until compliance.
I'd like to add though there are definitely moments that 'eating the frog' is effective, there are also suggestions for people like me with ADHD that you should start with quick dopamine fixes. Simple tasks that give you the energy boost to get started.
amazing advices i'm in the 4th year of my Phd all true
So hyped to start my phd next year
Just what I need for 2022. Thank you!
Haven’t submitted my MSc dissertation yet. I’ll submit at the end of the week. And start applying for a PhD 🙀🫶
This is gold. Thank you Andy. I’m currently working on creating the best schedule for tackling my Masters dissertation and this helped a ton.
I'm so pleased that this helped, Mutombo! good luck with your Masters dissertation and remember to make a small step towards your goal every day!
WOW! Thank You so much. Appreciated
Hi Andy. I was flooded by the papers and books this morning, and so glad to find your channel. Thank you so much for all these helpful and meaningful contents!
There's quite a lot of research on why eating only fruits in the morning is beneficial actually, and in many more 'traditional' diets this is a common habit. It has to do among others with the fact that fruits in combination with other foods (e.g. wheat) start fermenting more quickly and produce weird effects. A quick google will lead you to more info!
you are a life savior
Its been 15 days I have been going to my LAB for my PhD program. I am quite overwhelmed
Thanks for the great vid, Andy. Could you do a video comparing research doctorates to professional doctorates? In the states, that would be comparing a PhD to a JD, an MD, etc. I’m in an American law school working on a JD (Juris Doctor), and I’m fascinated by how what I’m doing stacks up against a PhD program.
Professional doctorates don't really exist in Australia
Your videos are great!
I'm starting my PhD in Comparative Literature in September at the ripe age of 50, and your videos are a big help.
The 1.5 hrs of deep focus would be reading and writing in my case, am I correct?
Also, about what time to you recommend shutting it down for the day?
How is the phd going ?
@@shadebadmos It's going well. A lot better than I imagined it would. I just have to put my reading, note taking, and writing into overdrive to finish on time. Thanks for asking.
@@abuyousefali best of luck. I just started this October. I am 47, my research area is in Human Computer Interaction.
@@shadebadmos keep your head down and grind
You guys are so inspirational, keep up the good work!
Thank you, Andy 🥰
These are amazing tips. I have been in the corporate world for 7 years and I have the habit of checking emails every second.. I didn't realize until I watched this video. I am going to stop doing it .
your channel is very useful please also talk a bit about the international PhD students that use English as the second language. Please provide some advice to us on how to dealing with the tasks and also improving our English over the course of the PhD.
I'd say, do not aim to be a native speaker. You are going to make errors when you speak and write. So don't get discouraged when you make mistakes.
2. Trying thinking/analyzing your work in English. It won't be easy especially if you are used to thinking in your native language then translating into English.
3. Watch and listen to English. Watch your favourite movies in English, read your books/articles in English, listen to the radio/podcasts in English. You will have to make a conscious effort to switch your life to English. This will be hard! But doable. Remember you might not have much time to learn English so by integrating English into your life, you'll get better. Hang out with English speakers as often as you can rather than spending all your free time with mates from your country.
That's my two cents on this.
Thank you Andy!
My pleasure!
What a brilliant video! I have been thinking about how to better strucutre my days this year as I begin my write-up so this is excellent. Thanks for the tips! :)
For military morning running in team and sing song while running and excercise after to relax muscle stress.
Turn up, work hard; check everything, respond positively to criticism; listen to your supervisor.
I would like to so thanks for your great contribution for PhD students.
yeah the moment you get up already have your routine in place and run through it, no delay no laying there collecting yourself until you feel ready otherwise it will soon be lunch and apathy will set in whole day wasted. tip if you find the idea of meditation repugnant as I do, prayer is has the same effect but with greater purpose then self involved meditation and Im not religious. yes get on the worst task first once you begin you will get immersed, no collecting yourself first. yes no internet until noon. I do my deepest work 8pm-2pm but if I dont get the morning going the redt of the day goes into derp freeze.
Aww, this is soo good! Thank you so much!
Love it! Thank you.
thank you Andy, your videos are very helpful. could please make a video about how to write a good timetable in our PhD proposal
your videos are perfect.... Really very helpful
Thank you for the tips 😌
Helpful tips... Thanks Prof
My pleasure!
Hello Dr. Andy thank you 🌟
Thank you Andy.
yes eating the frog best , do tht frt..
cos u will be done with it and half of prblm or wrk is ovr.
rest ur mind is clear
Thanks Andy!
Love your videos. Subscribed!
thanks Andy. Could you share some tips for proofreading the English AI generates? As a non-English native speaker, I often use chatgpt, but I find the tone is always formal.
Andy,
I’m started study at UniSA this year. I’ve been watching your TH-cam. And kept thinking you seemed familiar… I owned a yarn shop in Clare and I think I may have met you there?
Hi! Morning routine sounds fab. But I'm a part time PhD student. Any advice or maybe a video idea for you? Thanks!
A fruity breakfast is a great idea!! Human animals are adapted to eating whole fruit. Full of vitamins and minerals, moisture and fibre. Excellent choice.
Skipping dairy makes a lot of sense as well. Adult humans have no need for milk beyond 1 year old and only from mum!
Agree.👏
Might as well abandon the rest of the fruits of civilization while you're at it, and only consume what stone age ancestors did. Because there's 'no need.' 🙄
Man amazing, do you provide one-on-one consultation for current PhDs?