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Dr. Max Lempriere

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Posting a #PhDDailyThought every day. Founder of The PhD People — practical support and motivation for PhD students. Free One Page #PhD Template: https://linkthread.eu/thephdpeople

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 3d

Breakthroughs rarely come from pushing harder. They come when you step back. Rest is part of the process.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 6h

That slow realisation that the end of the #PhD journey is in sight.

| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 10h

Current status of the thesis.
Oh shit, I might actually get this done! #phd

Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 12h

A supervisor can make or break your PhD. But we rarely talk about the emotional labour of managing that relationship.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 1d

You can feel behind in your #PhD even when you're ahead. Here's today's #PhDDailyThought:  Imposter syndrome doesn’t care about your word count.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 2d

If you're writing your dissertation and thinking, "This is obvious — everyone knows this" — that means you're starting to understand it.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 3d

Breakthroughs rarely come from pushing harder. They come when you step back. Rest is part of the process.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 4d

We talk a lot about productivity in #academia. We don’t talk enough about loneliness.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 5d

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 5d

The right support doesn’t make your #PhD easy. It makes it doable.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 6d

The sad reality is that it's likely that no one other than your examiners and supervisors will ever read it. You write it with them in mind, of course, but really you're writing it for yourself.

Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 6d

Your thesis isn’t your legacy. You are.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 7d

You're very welcome. If it helps, it's very normal to have times where you want to quit.

Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 7d

You won’t remember most of the papers you read. However, you’ll remember who made you feel like you could keep going.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 8d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

You don’t need to prove your worth to your supervisor. Or to your committee. You already belong.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 9d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

A lot of feedback in academia isn’t actually helpful. It’s vague. It’s rushed. And it’s more about the reviewer than the work.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 10d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Writing your thesis means wrestling your thoughts onto a blank page — daily. It won’t feel elegant. It will feel like survival.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 11d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

A lot of #PhD advice skips over the hard parts. But what if you're not thriving? What if you're barely holding on?

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 12d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Feeling like a fraud doesn’t mean you are one. It means you’re in a system that rewards overconfidence and punishes vulnerability.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 13d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Dear #PhD student: You’re allowed to take a break before you break.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 14d

a man in a suit and tie with the words you 've entered the burnout zone

ALT: a man in a suit and tie with the words you 've entered the burnout zone

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 14d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

You can work 60 hours a week and still feel like you’re falling behind. That’s not a time
management issue. That’s a productivity myth.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 15d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Many #PhD students aren’t procrastinating because they don’t care. They’re procrastinating
because they care too much.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 16d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Your future self doesn’t need perfect. It needs progress.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 17d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

Half of your thesis will be written with a voice in your head saying: "This is terrible." Write
anyway.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 18d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

The scariest moment in a #PhD? Not starting. It’s realizing how far in you are, and still feeling
lost.

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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 19d

This morning’s #PhDDailyThought:

No one sees the 4-hour panic before you finally hit “submit”.  Just the screenshot that says:
"Chapter done".  Be kind to yourself.

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