Why did you want to do a PhD?
Why did you want to explore the topics or projects you did?
Why did you keep going even when your PhD journey was hard?
Why did you want a PhD still when you were finishing?
Your examiners might not ask you directly about why you’ve been doing a PhD, but motivations are worth reflecting on before your viva. The reasons you started and kept going might change.
It helps to remind yourself why you did all this work, either to help with sharing things with your examiners or to keep you motivated for the final weeks of your PhD.
