Ideas Need Work
“What a good idea!”
It’s very rare that an idea is enough. It takes work to develop, to implement, to unpick, to understand and for it to have an impact.
You will have had many good ideas throughout your PhD. However they’ve made their way into your thesis, they needed effort to come to life. They needed your work to make an impact.
Whatever is in your thesis, it took work to write, work to edit, work to figure out how to express it.
Your work.
There are great ideas that exist because of the work you did. When you go to your viva there’s a lot to talk about. Remember that the reason it’s there is because you took the time and the effort to do it.
Your thesis is proof of your contribution and evidence of your capability as a researcher.
PS: today’s post aims at boosting confidence by reflecting on your PhD and the work you did. If you’re looking for more ways to boost your confidence and get ready for the viva then check out Viva Survivors Select 03, The Preparation Issue, which came out yesterday and is available now at this link!