Daily viva help for PhDs
Thesis submission typically comes after many hundreds of days of work: learning, development, growth and making something. You can’t get to that point without learning how to do something well. Perfection isn’t attainable, but viva prep is a short period...
Viva preparation doesn’t make you viva-perfect. Perfection is unattainable. Viva prep makes you viva-prepared. Prepared is achievable. Do the work, just as you always have, and you will be ready.
Perfect is the enemy of done, but does it then follow that it’s fine to submit an “OK” thesis? One which you know has typos in? One which you know could be better? One which you know has things you...
My daughter used to be obsessed with Pokémon. We watched every episode of two series, bought books about them, played with toys, looked through cards, role-played being in the world… (she drove this process) (honest) Pokémon has the famous tagline,...
A good piece of research, presented in a good thesis by a good researcher. That’s all you need for the viva. Perfection is not the benchmark for PhD success.
I got a note from an anonymous seminar participant: I have written the perfect thesis. Should I worry about the viva? If the first statement was true, I could see no reason why they should. If their thesis was perfect,...
Necessary and broccoli are my two word nemeses: two words that I can’t reliably spell correctly. It bugs me. It frustrates me. It’s not every day that I have to write about vegetables, but necessary is… essential. Spellcheck can sort...