Magic Numbers
Some magic numbers can help stir up your confidence for meeting your examiners.
- How many papers and books have you read for your PhD?
- How many days have you showed up to work even if you didn’t feel like it?
- How many words have you written? (if your answer is the number in your thesis then remember you’ve edited away many more)
- How many times have you presented your work?
- How many deep conversations have you had?
The numbers you might put forward for these aren’t magic in a fantastical sense. They can still do something extraordinary.
The effect they produce is to remind you as you prepare for your viva: you are not at the beginning of your research journey. You are dedicated, capable and successful.