It’s Not The End
It’s really, really helpful to have the proper perspective for your viva.
The viva is a challenge. It’s not the biggest challenge, the nastiest challenge or the hardest challenge of your PhD.
Your viva is not the end of the world – it’s not even the end of your PhD journey.
You’ve come a long way to get to this point. You’ve overcome many challenges and many of them are bigger challenges! The viva is one more challenge.
It’s not trivial. It’s only one more challenge for someone who is experienced at dealing with challenges.
You’ve come a long way. Remember how you got this far as you approach the end of your PhD journey.