How to Survive Your PhD? -8 Tips

Dec 20, 2022

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Dr Tushar Chauhan

The toughest part of any PhD is surviving– students often give up on PhD, here are some tips to survive your PhD.

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The important thing one has to learn, not only in PhD but also in life is to develop a positive mindset. This helps you to fight failures and find solutions quickly. 

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Be Positive

PhD is full of problems— for the personal and professional life. Learn to find problems and try to solve them as soon as possible.

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Identify problems

"It may happen– and happens to all." Develop such type of mindset to accept setbacks. Don’t stress about setbacks, always try to find the solution.

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Accept setbacks

Daily habits are strong survival traits. Develop daily habits of— reading, writing, exercise, yoga and healthy eating.

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Build daily habits

Connect with other scientists and share your research. Network strengthening will help you to solve your problems quickly.

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Strengthen your network

Do remember one thing! PhD is stressful. You have to learn how to handle extreme stress and remain calm and positive always.

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Handle stress

We know– misfortune and setbacks are real for PhD. Don’t fear, and don’t try to run away from problems. You should have to face it one day.

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Get rid of fear

PhD is like ‘searching for a fish in the ocean’ don’t lose hope, follow the process and trust your knowledge. Everything turns out well in the end.

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Don’t lose hopes

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