During my PhD I didn’t have to extend my algorithm to consider the HOMFLY polynomial…
…but I thought it was more useful than just writing it was possible in a discussion section.
I didn’t have to produce tables of plait presentations in my thesis…
…but I knew that no-one else had done it before and thought it might be helpful to someone.
When have you gone the extra mile in your PhD? When have you done something, big or small, that maybe wasn’t essential but which helped?
Make a list of what and why. Don’t play them down. They can show others your drive to do something valuable for your field.
