1.make a plan for mental and physical health 2. Know your work style( what time works best for your productivity) 3. Set up your work space ( even in home) 4. Have a budget 5. Identify key researchers in your research field & research gaps 6. Identify main conferences and journals 7. Identify relevant competition/ workshops 8. Track your changes in research, make note 9. Organize the paper you read 10. Try to learn latex 11. Learn about supervisor 12. Write your abstract in early phase 13. Catch-up in your research field ( new techniques/ courses) 14. Take research workshops 15. Plan your coursework/ TAship 16. Plan your transferable skills that you can correlate with other fields 17. Be connected through professional platform 18. Collaborate within your field 19. Make a career plan 20. Make a CV

@awelek4376

3 жыл бұрын

You've saved my time. Thank you 🙏❤️

@emmanuelagadaanthony8398

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you for this amazing piece.

@jimmorrison4ever529

2 жыл бұрын

Highly important. Without a break I did a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and began a PhD but my mental and physical health suffered greatly. The continuous studying and researching made me develop uncontrollable panic attacks and I had to stop for a while. Too much electricity in the brain is not good!

@GrahamHilton-lf5zp

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmorrison4ever529 I took a break after my Masters as I was not in a great place to start my PhD after I lost a parent at the end of my BSc and starting my Masters. Now I am stressed as I am rusty with everything !

Agreed! I’m a second year phd student and I’m currently studying all day and power through 9pm-4am. I’m a mother of 5 and also have 2 jobs so if I can do it, anyone can do it!!❤

@parad0x.76

7 ай бұрын

wow howww

@shereenmohamed9362

5 ай бұрын

Are u studying part time or full time? Because I have kids too and sure whether to do it part or full time.

@chrisd142

2 ай бұрын

More power to you, truly inspiring

One thing that may help is to aim to do 10,000 steps a day.

Thank you so much for your great advice! My first day of PhD is tomorrow!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

How exciting! Best of luck

@itsredhwan

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you.

@nagada22

2 жыл бұрын

How is it going??

@Jr_Rohit_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@abisheksarkar

2 жыл бұрын

All the very best.😊

You are inspiring! Keep up the good work!! All the best!!

Just starting out my PhD and your videos are sooo helpful, thank you!

Today is my 5th day of PhD and I have been binge-watching your videos.your experience will help me a lot

Thank you so much! Starting my PhD in a month so this was very helpful 🙏

I will be starting my phd in march. This video really puts things in perspective. Thank you ❤

I've planned on pursuing my PhD years ago but during COVID I struggled. Finally starting on my proposal now and writing my first journal article with supervisor. Watching this made me feel better about making the right decision. To be more realistic and plan well

Thank you very much for this. I have been thinking of applying to do a PhD but could not get a grasp on the reality of what is involved and how to correctly go about it. You have created a structured narrative from fog. Thank you.

Thanks for your advice!

You have a very soothing voice. Calming. And informative

Hey, congrats on the video! I'm on my second year and now a bit lost with the paths my research is taking so that's how I found your channel. But these are indeed great advices for the first year!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mell! I hope your paths will become more clear. Best of luck with everything

I have seen many KZreadrs here but never ever found like you before because you are suggesting particularly in a focused way thats is really required in this field Thanks

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

That's really nice of you to say!

Great video. Thank you!

I loved making a future resume idea. Definitely going to implement that. Thanks!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Rohan Kokate yes it can be very motivational even if it’s just for the things you want to do in the next year or so

THANKS :) !! you are on fire. So many good contents on daily basis!! It's great to see that you are actually nailing this COVID19 situation. Stay motivated just like that !! you are doing a good job !!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Aman! Yes I am trying to make the most of this time at home, both with my research and channel.

Thank you so much for this tips. I really so excited to communicate with you I’m also a PhD researcher Machine learning (deep learning) in SDN.

Thank you so much, you increased my motivation

That was really great! I am starting a PhD and found your clear talking really helpful

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

That was very helpful! I. Beginning my PhD program in the fall and you gave me a lot to think over.

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Michelle Hicks best of luck to you with your studies! I have been greatly enjoying the process so far

Hey girl! I just want to say that this video has been really helpful to me. I’m considering applying to a PHD program next year and I was browsing looking for insights on what it’s like and what to do in your PHD. The tips in the video about planning and organizing are great and I can start using some of those now. Definitely subscribing and thanks for the help.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment! Definitely apply because even if you decide not to go for it it’s good to have the option. If you’re not in you can’t win!

Outstanding, thank you so much

just found this channel, starting a phd this fall so thanks for this vid :D!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

mzicpol great! Hope it helps and best of luck with your studies!

Hey there, thank you so much for the advice! I started my Ph.D. in April and although it's something I've been planing on doing the last 5 years, I suddenly lost my motivation and the spark I should have because of the pandemic. I'm actually trying to make a plan and start fresh this September and you actually helped a lot! Thank you very much!

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I hope your plan to start afresh is going well!

Great advice! I’m in the first quarter of my PhD. Glad I found this video!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Exciting! What's your research area?

You're amazing! Thank you

Great video and very helpful! Thanks.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Many thanks! Shall be starting a PhD in electromagnetics this October. You are clear, concise, and I look forward to hearing more of your advice!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Very exciting about starting your PhD! Best of luck

starting my phd in september and your video is a life saver.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! and best of luck starting your PhD!

So so helpful thank you!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Glad it was helpful

Thank you so much for your advices...i am PhD student( first year) and i found difficult in the balance between reading articles and researching work, and I was very pleased with the existence of such a channel. Thanks a lot.....

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply! Thank you so much for your comment. I totally agree it can be hard to find balance... I definitely like having both as spending all day reading is not my cup of tea!

my god, what a video. Useful!

I learned a lot. Thank you so much.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for sharing valuable content!

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

your video is super helpful

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

That was amazing . Thank you

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just started my PhD this 1st October, 2021, and you are really a great help.

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to be of help! Sorry for the late reply

Hello Clara, I love your videos! I am going to start my PhD this fall, and my major is computer science and engineering. Thank you so much for your suggestions! They are really helpful :D

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your application!!

Thankyou for making this video, I just started my PhD this week and I feel overwhelmed already haha

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are feeling less overwhelmed now!

Thank you so much for all the useful information! I would love to see what you do personally to stay motivated and healthy throughout your phD journey 💕

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@sayyamzahid505

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity I live in Karachi Pakistan I follow your channel KZread

Thank you for your help 🤍🤍🤍

Thank you for this video. I am in the first year of my PhD ( actually 4th month). I really liked the concept of keeping a research diary ( which I have to figure out how to do it ) and keeping folders to store the list of reference articles. I stopped the video for a moment when you said ' PhD is a marathon not a sprint' to give time for these words to etch in my mind...Once again,Thank you..

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Informative as always😍

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Afsheen Maroof thank you so much!

congrats for the 1k 💜💜

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Ismahan Bensaifia thanks! You are one who contributed to that 👏

Hi This vid is awesome Ive just started phd And gonna work on machine learning too! I will definitely watch ur other vids

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Best of luck with your journey.

This so helpful. Just finished the first year if my master’s and now want to do a lot of these things in order to get the most out of my second/final year of the MS, and then do this again in a year or two for my PhD.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

That's great Rachel. I hope you are getting on well in your studies

@leeannchristinadabydeen7481

3 жыл бұрын

Same exact boat right here! Thank you for this helpful video.

A very informative video. Thank you. I hope you can make content on how to read scientific journal effectively soon.

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Syafiqah Afandi hi ! I actually have a video about how I read papers already

Hi, I am currently a bachelor's student but as I do have plans for Ph.D. this is having a lot of use for me and a kind of mental relief to know about these things in advance. Thank you very much for the information.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching. Glad it was helpful

Best advice I can give, stop and go find work x)

I am so glad I found your channel! 😄

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you, glad you have found it also!

Thank u so much ! ❤️

Hi! I'm currently at my 2nd semester of PhD. Really happy that I found this channel for tips for PhD. Keep it up!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

How have you been finding the PhD so far?

@abiyyupanggalih854

3 жыл бұрын

phd di mana?

I started my PhD earlier this year and this is so helpful. I love the fact that you do some things analog, I find things are clearer if you write them by hand. Please share your mental and physical health plan! I have somethings in place but I would be interested in knowing other people strategies to avoid burnout

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Planned for the near future!

@etbedtalksAOH

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

Thank you for your video!! And Yes, it would be definitively very interesting to hear about your plan/activities to keep a healthy body and mind!:)

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

work life balance is soooo important. I try to show that in my daily life videos but I feel like I need to do a more in depth veersion

@giovannamantica3332

4 жыл бұрын

PhD and Productivity thanks!! It would be great 🥰

Lots of great advice. On the personal side, get very clear with why you want a PhD and whether you want a PhD. Be at peace with that or get out before you waste your youth. On the operational side, your number one and two priorities in the first years are to learn your field and select a research topic. Read papers. Not textbooks - you'll get that through coursework. Read the actual classic and contemporary research papers getting published in the conferences and journals that you want to publish in. This is how you learn the state of your art and find a space for yourself that's worth occupying.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Really great suggestions! Thank you

@sayyamzahid505

2 жыл бұрын

Chris Kyle

It's great to hear that someone else is using Latex! It still surprises me how people can do ANYTHING without Latex.. Thanks for the video. great info!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Diana Ismail yes definitely, even just for the convenience of titles and references

Que tengas muchos éxitos en todo lo académico y mas.

great video I subed. thanks

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great video. I am preparing to start my PhD.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

nice, thanks a bunch

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

These are awesome!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

As a first generation grad student (working on my Masters) from immigrant parents, this was very helpful as I find myself not knowing what the heck I am doing now that I am applying for a PhD program. Thank you for this.

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found this video helpful!

@sayyamzahid505

2 жыл бұрын

How many attempt in reappearing pH.d exam allowed &

Thank you for your video planning to enroll in PhD

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with your application 💕

so inspirational!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

thank you!!

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Hi.. This is incredibly helpful..I am going to start Phd next Sep. in Machine Learning :)..Thanks alot

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Glad you find it helpful! Best of luck in beginning your studies!

hello ciara, I'm really liked your vedio on PhD thesis, and I'm really benefiting from your relevant idea, thank you very much and good luck

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Great channel! I'm about to start my PhD soon, so these tips are really helpful :) Also kudos for the jorunaling spreads! I keep looking for academic spreads for bullet journals to get inspired. Maybe if I could give a suggestion: could you create timestamps for your videos? Like this it get easier to organize attention. Cheers! xx

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Eduarda, thanks for you comment. Yeah that’s actually a really good suggestion! Thank you!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

made use of them in my video I just uploaded, thank you so much for recommending this

@Kronkinho

4 жыл бұрын

PhD and Productivity cool!!

It was really helpful.

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad!

Thanks for the informative video, How do you understand any new concept? How do you understand the difficult mathematics associated with any concept/topic you encounter in a research article? How did you came up with your research question/problem for your PhD?

Just entered my second year. I'm really glad to find your videos :D

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! What is your research area?

@KuNurasyiqinKuAmir

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity I'm doing security studies, focusing on food security

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

@@KuNurasyiqinKuAmir That sounds really interesting !

I will start my PhD journey from June onwards.

Very useful

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

I got a 3 years fellowship for a PhD in biology and I'm really worried about how short it is. I will definitely follow your advices 😁

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think 3 years is plenty of time for a PhD. I think everyone always will take the amount of time they’re given. Are you expected to do any internship during that time?

@Amyhb69

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity I am expected to do some teaching but most of my time will be in the lab

Did she just reply to every comment? your videos are adorable, I watched every one. I'm defending my master's in 2 days and already looking to go for Ph.D.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well!

@penncollins4963

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity I did good! It went well! Now I decided for the PhD, but don’t think I have enough weaponry to battle sophisticated methods. Need to improve my arsenal. First, improve on my programming skills, study more ML applications, and learn a lot more from thy adorable videos 😎! Keep it up!

@Heyu7her3

2 жыл бұрын

@@penncollins4963 I was given advice from a PhD that the PhD is where you learn all that stuff. 🙂

I am very devastated this week, I fail in my first year PhD, and I just found this channel made me regretting what I was do in the past T_T , I wanna start again in next year, study in France truly hard , pain, I was identify my research well, I have clearly topic and what must do, but if the SPV gives the value in the low level education and low motivation according him is the end your journey in your PhD. Hope I find another way to finish my PhD with another PhD SPV, keep spirit and keep healthy mental

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure you will bounce back!

i like your videos , good luck .

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I am about to be a senior at a university, chemical engineering degree, i am thinking about PhD as we speak. I am so excited about it. I love research, I am the kinda person that seats on my desk to read for hours to learn more and figure stuff out. Hard worker, dedicated, but still kinda scared about a PhD program. Nevertheless, I think that I am ready for it, I am very motivated. Any advice will be helpful, like very helpful. This is a great channel cause no many people talk about the subject. Keep the hard work

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply ! It sounds like you will be great at the PhD. I think the main thing is trying to keep yourself motivated to keep the work up even when things might be going wrong.

You can also use diital tracking and project management programs like Monday.com or Trello or Asana. These are very useful tips

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've used Trello before although not the others so I will look into them! I like to have a mix of handwritten and digital things going on

Hey ! thank You for your valuable content! This was packed with practical information! Could You make another video that would explain more about points .: - "Track your changes in research, make a note " - What Do You mean by that? Could You give some examples? Could You show Your system of both planning the work, and tracking the current stage of research? - "Organise the papers you read" - How are You doing it ? How do You store files, and annotate them? How does it look like when it comes to both digital, and non-digital papers/notes Thanks for All ! I just found Your channel, and I enjoy it very much!

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the suggestions! I will add these into the work in progress

Thank you for this valuable info. Would you please let me know which university are you in ? Thank you again.

great video!!! tell me about Latex. tnx

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes

Hello!! Can you please make a video on scientific competition and conference for machine learning. Also how to apply for post doctoral and how long before we should start applying.

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kritika, I think competition is very dependent on what specific field you work in. I don't know much about post-doc as I'm only in first year so it's not something I'll be looking in to any time soon but hopefully in the future.

Surprised to be this early and nice video.

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

the ops yes, it’s mostly a suggestion but these are all things that have greatly helped me to be more productive now

@supahsimp

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity For a student you always seem so calm, cool and collective. I wish more KZreadrs were as interactive as you I can't wait to see you hit 1 million subscribers.

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

the ops haha thank you! I am generally quite chill. 1 million?! I don’t know. 10K would be pretty cool!

You are gorgeous and life changing, actually before seeing you videos I was kinda lost, but I'm getting over it BTW this is my sixth month as PhD student. Could you do a video about how to communicate with your supervisor and how to collaborate with other researcher (it's been 2 months already since I talked with my supervisor ! And this is making my life as hell) is it normal or not ?

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the supervisor. My supervisor has actually been on sabbatical since I began so we tend to email more so and meet every couple of weeks. Is it possible for you to meet them via a video call? It also depends on what you feel you need, if you feel like you need more/less supervision then I think it's good to express that to them.

Regarding letax I use endnote which can do all the references for me in whatever style I want

Hello. I am a mature student with a BSc (Hons) and a Masters in Computer Science and Advanced Computer science and I am starting a PhD program in Jan 2023 at Salford in Manchester in Robotics. I am currently in the same boat as you where! Where do I start and what should I be doing? I also believe I will be doing some lecturing as well. Some great advice. I have no idea if I am having an office / desk at uni and have already setup my home office. No idea how where I would look for my research topic conferences and how to find who is leading in my topic. I need to improve my programming and searching for papers and key words to narrow stuff so any advice would be appreciated. 3 Years is my Program in the UK but can go to year 4 if needed. I am doing a Viva PhD rather than a published PhD as I am rusty after taking a couple of years off. Great vids and look forward to continuing watching.

4:43 1/2 of extra money allocated on 'dates'. I like this girl!

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

key. 99% of spare money goes on dinner with friends & significant other

@luminousblue1539

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity says a lot about you

Hi Ciara, keen to hear more about your LaTex process and wondering how you share drafts for feedback with people who may not necessarily have LaTex?

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Claire! I generally use templates that can be uploaded. I use overleaf which makes it possible to share drafts. Pretty much everyone uses latex in my lab so it’s not much of a problem with regards to sharing. It is also possible to share the pdf with them and to get comments on that. Sometimes I still use pages/word when I am just exploring a topic. But when I am writing a paper for a specific conference or writing something which requires many references latex is easier

@claireadele3850

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity Thank you so much, think I might try and learn it. About to start the thesis component of my MA and really interested in finding an alternative to pages/word for such a lengthy project!

@claireadele3850

4 жыл бұрын

@@PhDandProductivity Thank you so much, think I might try and learn it. About to start the thesis component of my MA and really interested in finding an alternative to pages/word for such a lengthy project!

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

For sure! If you’re interested in learning latex there’s plenty of good examples, it just makes structuring the document a lot easier.

Thanks lot. I am in my first year of Ph.D. I was so enthusiastic when I started but now I feel depressed and sad and have no motivation. I really need to meet you and discuss. Would you help me out? I would really appreciate it

I just passed the exam and the interview for my PhD program , I hope to start in sep 2020. Since March my life has been in deep mess , ,my girlfriend of five years dumped me suddenly, I wasn’t so sure if I could even sit for the exam let alone pass it , but thank God I pull myself together. I am binge watching your videos now , I just wanna thank you so much , your advices are very helpful and encouraging . Stay save !

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, congratulations on passing your exam, especially under such difficult circumstances! I hope your journey will be uphill from here!

started smoking a rollie (tobacco) a day which helped lol good luck with the research

@PhDandProductivity

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Starting in Oct !

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Very exciting. Are you looking forward to it?

Mam u are great 👍.

@PhDandProductivity

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

Kindly Share make a video about how to make a small paper for initial publication

@PhDandProductivity

4 жыл бұрын

I recently found out my first paper, which is a long paper for a conference has been accepted, I could make a video about that?

Sorry, That question should have read; 'Can you please tell me what the URL is for the video that the presenter did on how to write an abstract?'

What competitions did you mention

Hi I m in late 40s , thinking of doing phd , since I feel more freedom from family and work...good idea ?? No touch with subject or recent trend..