Determination Over Perfection

Determination is what gets you through the PhD journey.

In some ways it is as simple as showing up to do the work when you need to do it. You can be frustrated or uncertain but if you show up enough then you do enough. If you do enough then you find enough. If you find enough then you have enough – for your thesis and to show that you are a capable researcher.

Striving for perfect won’t get you a PhD.

Knowing that you just need to show up for enough can help.

Knowing that you need a similar determination for the viva helps too.

You don’t need to be perfect at your viva. Keep going with the same determination as you showed throughout your PhD journey.

That’s enough.