What happens when the excitement of postgraduate study begins to wear off? With humour, creativity and a little cinematic imagination, EK invites us to rediscover the magic in our research journeys, find joy in the everyday and remember why we started.
Start off 2025 not with a resolution, but with a blog post that has the potential to change how you think about yourself and the place of other people's advice in your life.
This week, resident blogger Garry McLaughlin discusses motivation in research, offering some suggestions for how to reignite that fire if you’re finding things tough. Photo by LED Supermarket on Pexels.com PhD research involves years of study (anything from 3 and a half to 7 years) and during that time, you’re required to self-direct that study. … Continue reading How to stay motivated during your PhD research
As we get deeper and deeper into the dark days of winter, I thought now would be as good of a time as any to pass along some tips and tricks I've picked up on staying motivated during this time of year. I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds it harder to get … Continue reading Tops Tips to Stay Motivated During the Dark Days of Winter
It can be hard to know where to start with your PhD, or how to start back up after some time away. Sometimes motivation is found through your friends encouragement, sometimes from your supervisors setting targets and goals with you, and sometimes it even comes from blogs such as this (I mean...hopefully you do!). One … Continue reading The Power of Empowerment
I’ve often found myself in the library late at night, feeling unproductive and guilty about leaving. I often will have gotten a late start and done a fair bit of procrastinating. Even if I’ve gotten quite a bit done, it never feels quite like enough. It leaves me feeling like the day has been wasted … Continue reading When Enough Is Enough: Meeting goals and staying motivated in your PhD
