Beyond PhD

#40 When is a paper final?

Writing a paper is like creating art. The artist chooses when to stop with the work of art. But the artist can also get trapped inside their mind. “Do I have the right results? Maybe I should try to get better ones. I have not done enough.” These questions run in our minds as we stare at the screen, wanting to do something meaningful. And we find an activity to do for half an hour, to feel better. Now we have a solution: we need to do one more measurement, one more simulation, one more iteration. We might wander, go left and right, and get more data – which is not always better. The constant search for more can be paralyzing but seems like a good idea. One way is to share it with someone outside of ourselves: ideally our supervisor. This person has a different view of things and can help in making the next step. Next step can be making a paper skeleton, instead of making a perfect paper skeleton. It can be inserting the images and writing the caption of the image, instead of making a perfect image and caption. It also can be discussing with your supervisor along the way, instead of waiting to have the perfect paper and only then presenting it. The paper will be final after a series of small steps and iterations. Even though we might want to make one big giant leap of a step and finish the paper in one afternoon. What is the next small step for you? 👣 #phd #phdjourney #phdlife #beyondphd ----------------------------------------------- https://linktr.ee/marija.trajkovic

#39 The one person who will read your thesis

Who are the people who will get a glance at your thesis? Some of the professors from the committee, because they have to. Some of your colleagues and friends, because they want to see if they ended up in the acknowledgments. Your family, who will use it as a trophy to show around. The one person who will read many chapters of your thesis is described in this episode. #phd [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phd] #phdjourney [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phdjourney] #phdlife [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phdlife] #beyondphd ------------------------------------ https://linktr.ee/marija.trajkovic [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEZleV8tQXNjMGJwX1BPVU9YMUtqeTFubXlSQXxBQ3Jtc0traTlneWtlZlBQRDlMbGZ2RDl0VExBSkdKYmNVS3hfQTZENGZrcG5lOTFIN0xpZm1FYlFXMko3VTBqd01yUVhNRFBnNUVZTEVpWUswVHE0Ym5lbGdSUVFGU0M1Y1hWWVRaRllfUnRVb3FjNHp2bVJWWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fmarija.trajkovic&v=bWuVc6ayxJs]

#38 Dialogue about your PhD vision

"I want to create a start-up after my PhD, but I am unsure if and when to communicate this to my PhD supervisor." Because ... (finish with your own words) - I might change my mind. - I might not fulfill what we agreed upon. - I might disappoint my supervisor // my expectations of myself. It is perfectly fine to change your mind. It is perfectly fine not to fulfill exactly what you agree upon. As long as you are keeping the dialogue open about your experience - both the fun part and the annoying part, the journey will bring you learning that was otherwise not possible. Not sharing, and not daring to take a certain path keeps us where we are, and already sets us up for 'failure'. Failure to follow what we want, daring to change our minds, daring to disappoint our professor, and possibly get a very unexpected PhD outcome. The outcome is already set to be unpredictable, whether you try to control every step of it or not. There will be unexpected situations. And you have the capacity to deal with it. :) What other situations are challenging during your PhD? Write a message or book a discovery call if you want to explore working together: https://calendly.com/phdtalk-marija/phd-talk [https://calendly.com/phdtalk-marija/phd-talk] #phd [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=phd&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256] #phdlife [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=phdlife&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256] #phdjourney [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=phdjourney&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256] #beyondphd [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=beyondphd&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256] #PhD [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=phd&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256] #phdchat [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=phdchat&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7203357278031200256]

#37 Research(er) roles /w Vlasta Sikimic

Vlasta Sikimic is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology. This interview could have lasted for hours, so we focused on topics related to the PhD and the roles of researchers nowadays. Here are just some of the topics we touch upon in this interview: - position of the PhD candidate and the supervisor - individual responsibility and the responsibility of the academic system - challenges that the future will bring to the scientific community If you want to know more about Vlasta, you can see more at: https://vlastasikimic.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEZ6NzBVWFF6X3VEMEE5MHhEQ2piQ1JQYVVWQXxBQ3Jtc0tuYkpVRGczZFlBZHJYV1lSNElRWEZTMUQ2X0NfWFBHMUVNQkFZR2VQTm5JV2NwN1dyN2g5a19vX1B5dmkzYW8xTlpEalkyM2UxZFFOcU9BY0w3OGRnRk9SVnRsS0hCYTUtZExGWmEydjR0eGZTQnNFOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvlastasikimic.com%2F&v=bWuVc6ayxJs] #phd [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phd] #phdjourney [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phdjourney] #phdlife [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/phdlife] #academia [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/academia] #research [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/research] #researchers [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/researchers] #philosophyofscience [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/philosophyofscience] ----------------------------------------------------- https://linktr.ee/marija.trajkovic [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUVKTVNEcGtNVlJxNTdwcnFZM1I0cTZndmJYQXxBQ3Jtc0trd25JM2g1ME1MVVI5ZVF4Xzh4R3BnWnltbXlPdEhvV3I2eVJtMXFGM1BsaFozMVlpUTQzeU90MXQ3U3BCT3A5OEVyVENXS1dERURYZEpSbFVuLWdTN1lsZXo4NGpOUlVIOHlCbzZ3aENmRzYyTndCMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fmarija.trajkovic&v=bWuVc6ayxJs]

#36 Supervisor asks for weekend work

Imagine a situation where your professor asks you to do something that requires you to work over the weekend. And this weekend you have planned to go on a trip. What do you do? How do you respond? Are you bringing up your plans on the table, or rethinking in your head how to find a solution to do both things at the same time? Thinking that the professor will not appreciate if you say no, that it will be inappropriate, that you will not be held in high regard anymore. It might be true, but it might not be. We do not know unless we test it. The same goes for your PhD results – unless you test your hypothesis you do not know whether it is true or not. And very likely it will not be a problem. Saying no to the initial proposal is not saying no to the whole thing. You are willing to find a solution but under different conditions. Now you are two people working on a common solution, which sparks ideas that were not possible when one person was thinking about it. What did this remind you of? What other situations are challenging during your PhD? Write an email to podcast.marija@gmail.com or book a discovery call if you want to explore working together: https://calendly.com/phdtalk-marija/phd-talk #phd #phdlife #phdjourney #beyondphd #PhD #phdchat