Lack
You’ve done a lot of work by the time you get to submission but as you prepare for your viva you might feel lacking in some areas.
- Have I read enough papers?
- Did I do enough research?
- Do I know enough?
- Am I enough to pass?
These are hard questions. If you find yourself facing them then remember you don’t have to just feel worried. Ask for help from people like your supervisor or your colleagues and find something you can do to build your certainty.
More importantly: if you find yourself confronting any of these questions then ask yourself why it’s there.
For example, Have I read enough papers?
- Are you thinking this because you feel like there’s something you don’t know?
- Are you concerned about your examiners?
- Do you think your bibliography is maybe small compared to others?
- Or is it something else?
When you start to pinpoint why a troubling question is troubling you then you can be more targeted in how you respond to it.