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The PhD Life Coach
Whether you're a PhD student or an experienced academic, life in a university can be tough. If you're feeling overwhelmed, undervalued, or out of your depth, the PhD Life Coach can help. We talk about issues that affect all academics and how we can feel better now, without having to be perfect productivity machines. We usually do this career because we love it, so let's remember what that feels like! I'm your host, Dr Vikki Wright. Join my newsletter at www.thephdlifecoach.com.
The PhD Life Coach
Latest Episodes
5.05 How to make a Gantt chart that actually helps
Most of us will have made a Gantt chart for an annual review or grant application and then thrown it in a drawer (physical or digital) never to be seen again! In this episode I discuss what we’re getting so wrong in the planning and implementat...
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5.04 Why imposter syndrome ruins your work life balance
We all know we should have time away from work yet so many of us don’t. It shocks me that people don’t get more curious about WHY intelligent, capable people don’t do things that we KNOW will help us. In this episode, I share why I think impost...
5.03 Why you’re probably setting the wrong goals
We all talk about goal setting, and the importance of SMART goals, and yet most of us still set goals that don’t work. Maybe we get there in the end, often in unsustainable ways, or maybe we let the goal drift and then set it again with the pro...
5.02 How to be more resilient with special guest Dr Sherry Hamby
We often think of resilience as the ability to withstand more and more stress or pressure, which never sounds like a lot of fun or very sustainable. However, as Dr Sherry Hamby explains in this episode, that’s not really what the scientific lit...
5.01 How to be independent when your supervisor is controlling
Trying to be “more independent” and “driving your PhD” when your supervisor simultaneously keeps rejecting your ideas can be one of the biggest challenges in academia. In this episode I talk about why I think this situation comes about, what im...