Phd organisation

Note: I’ve tweaked my system since publishing this article — you can read about the update here and purchase my fully pre-configured Notion template here. I’ve also recreated this system in Obsidian…

It’s the time of year when people are announcing their PhD acceptances. If you are psyched to be doing a PhD, yay you! I have some advice for things you can do to make it easier. If you are already into your program or even graduated and haven’t done these yet, it’s never too late to do them. But I wish I’d done all of them before beginning my PhD, so if you can do them ahead of time, I think it will go better for you.

The ultimate guide to using Notion to plan and write your dissertation. With templates, tips, and advice, you'll be well on your way to a successful #Organisation #Phd_Organisation #Phd_Planner #Notion_Tracker

Gantt Scheduling

Introducing my PhD Life Planner! ⁠ ⁠ 34 pages of useful prompts and exercises to support you on your PhD journey.⁠ ⁠ Click the link to find out more.⁠

Time is our most valuable resource, and we must be careful with how we spend it. This is particularly true when you are on the tenure track and have a set amount of time to reach specific goals. How are you spending your time? Are you making the best use of your time to reach your goals? I recently met two Assistant Professors who told me that they had not written anything this year. Both of these Assistant Professors work at research-intensive institutions. One told me she spent all her…

Activities you should be doing from Day 1 of your PhD for a better mental health. #AcademicMentalHealth #PhD

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If you are here to see how I use Gantt charts for my PhD, I wrote a more detailed post on it here: Visualizing and Tracking PhD Tasks and Progress with a Gantt Chart. Thank you for visiting my blog…

Gantt charts provide a visual method to view the overall length of a project, which tasks are dependent on each other, and track progress of the project. This explains why they are widely used…

If you’ve just gotten your PhD, or even if you’re still working on it, now is a great time to think about your long-term career plans after a PhD. How will gaining a PhD fit within your career plan? If you have long-term career goals in research, a PhD will obviously help prepare you for your future career since you will be participating in research as you pursue your PhD.

Y’all grad school is crazy. Pursuing a PhD is tough. Am I organized 100% of the time? Absolutely not! But having a plan in place for how you are going to organize all of your class assignments, teaching plans, and research projects is crucial for not only for my productivity but also my sanity 😜. I

Advise for PhD first year students

Journaling during your doctorate can have a host of benefits (for self-knowledge, mental and physical health). However, not everyone will benefit to the same degree, and different kinds of journaling have different advantages… if done correctly over a sustained period of time. In this post, I will go over different research-backed journaling exercises and tips to make your journaling most effective.

That left me with some newfound time and attention that I didn’t want to squander. So I pulled the book Deep Work by Cal Newport, which I’d read years earlier, off the shelf. I have no doubt that my…

If you are currently on the way of applying for PhD positions, check this post out. It's written specifically for you and gives you tips on how to choose the best position possible and what criteria you should look at. If you have any suggestions for posts related to PhD don't hesitate to write me about it in the comment section below this post. I'm a PhD student in medical sciences in Sweden.

Are you a PhD student looking for ways to stay productive and sane? Check out these 10 habits that helped me finish my PhD and can help you too. #PhDlife #PhDtips #AcademicTwitter