Are you nervous about your viva or nervous about the upcoming change?
Your viva, and your success at it, aren’t a leap of faith. You did the work, you did the prep, you can learn about the process. You don’t need to hope that it all goes well. You can be reasonably certain that things are going to work out.
And yet you are at the edge of something.
The edge of your PhD before you step out and do something different. The boundary line between here and there. It could be very similar if you’re continuing in academia or a great change if you’re moving to another field or industry – but it will still be different.
Are you nervous about your viva or nervous about the upcoming change?
It helps to know because then you can do something.
