Almost

It’s almost time for this blog to take a few days of rest. I’ll send a short seasonal greeting tomorrow but after that there will be no posts until Sunday 28th December, when I’ll start my annual tradition of several days of list posts sharing some of my best of picks for this year.

Expect the following:

• Sunday 28th December 2025: I’ll share five of my favourite posts on viva prep from 2025.
• Monday 29th December 2025: I’ll offer a selection of the best short thoughts from this year.
• Tuesday 30th December 2025: I’ll turn to posts about confidence, one of my big topics!
• Wednesday 31st December 2025: I’ll round out the year with a few reflections on what it means to survive the viva.

Normal service will more or less resume on Thursday 1st January 2026!

Until then if you’re looking for help then search for topics or use the tags that you’ll see on the main page and beneath posts. If you’re just looking for something to read then hit this link to get a random post of viva help.

And one more little thought: with Christmas, with your viva prep, with anything, when it’s almost time to stop or almost time to rest you still have the chance to do something positive to help yourself. So if you’re preparing to take a break from things please do yourself a favour for the future and write a sticky note saying what your first action is when you get back to work!