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What’s so hard about doing a PhD anyway?
blog | PhD thoughts | Sovereignty | You-niverse

What’s so hard about doing a PhD anyway?

ByJamie Pei 18 July, 20222 May, 2023

An overview of five unique challenges of PhD life and some ways to face them with more grace, clarity, ease, joy

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What to do when things go wrong  in your research
blog | Messy thoughts | PhD thoughts

What to do when things go wrong in your research

ByJamie Pei 15 July, 20222 May, 2023

I promise – when things go wrong in your research, it’s NOT the end of the world. In fact, it could just be the very thing to make your research BETTER. Here’s how.

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Radical alternative ways of approaching productivity in the PhD
blog | PhD thoughts | Sovereignty

Radical alternative ways of approaching productivity in the PhD

ByJamie Pei 21 June, 20222 May, 2023

If you’re struggling to work the way you think you should be working in your PhD, here are a few radical, different ways of thinking about research productivity and PhD success.

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10 ways to beat writer’s block in the PhD
blog | PhD thoughts | Spark

10 ways to beat writer’s block in the PhD

ByJamie Pei 16 June, 20222 May, 2023

Don’t resist writer’s block in your PhD. Work with it. Here are 10 of my favourite things to do to bust, shimmy and skip through the stuckness.

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You ≠ your fuck-ups
blog | Ease | Messy thoughts | Sovereignty

You ≠ your fuck-ups

ByJamie Pei 13 June, 202213 June, 2022

Instead of letting perfection define how you move, how can you get CURIOUS about it and let it move you forward?

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Your examiners DON’T know best
blog | PhD thoughts | Sovereignty | Spark

Your examiners DON’T know best

ByJamie Pei 15 April, 20222 May, 2023

Your examiners’ assessment of your PhD is not the only one that matters (in fact it doesn’t need to matter at all). Here’s why.

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What if you don’t need to know ‘HOW TO’ do your PhD?
blog | PhD thoughts

What if you don’t need to know ‘HOW TO’ do your PhD?

ByJamie Pei 5 October, 20212 May, 2023

An argument against ‘how-to’ guides, and an alternative approach for doing your PhD with more ease, creativity and inspired flow.

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  • home
  • work with me
    • Work Play Flow – 8-week group coaching experience
    • 1:1 coaching – free work/playdate
    • Co-working Dance Sessions
    • The Messy PhD workshops
  • Podcasts
    • My podcast: The Should-Free Life & Business Podcast
    • Interviews & guest speaking
  • substack/blog
  • testimonial lovin’
  • about
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