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Ph.D.: the final chapter of the saga

Ph.D.: the final chapter of the saga

so how is the Ph.D. going in the end?
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Sah. V. Lasso
Life in the Ph.D. extension

Life in the Ph.D. extension

because there is life in this side…
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Sah. V. Lasso
The motivation to finish the PhD

The motivation to finish the PhD

after 3 years of research…where is my motivation?
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Sah. V. Lasso
Why I´m thinking on getting an extension

Why I´m thinking on getting an extension

3 months can help a lot on the improvement of the thesis
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Sah. V. Lasso
The importance of good communication in the PhD

The importance of good communication in the PhD

in the end … communication is everything!
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PhD: if it was easy everybody was doing it

PhD: if it was easy everybody was doing it

just like everything else in life…
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Sah. V. Lasso
It takes a village to…get a PhD

It takes a village to…get a PhD

you are not alone
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Where is my motivation?

Where is my motivation?

sometimes feels like my motivation is running from me!
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Sah. V. Lasso
The importance of having a life outside our PhD

The importance of having a life outside our PhD

The PhD can be a major part of your life but it cannot be all of it.
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Sah. V. Lasso
Dealing with feedback

Dealing with feedback

sometimes they are positive and sometimes they just aren´t…
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Sah. V. Lasso
The importance of (some) social life in your PhD

The importance of (some) social life in your PhD

don´t skip the Friday beer! (I usually skip it…)
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Sah. V. Lasso
My last year of PhD

My last year of PhD

actually it is the last 9 months
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PhD & vacation

PhD & vacation

does that exist?
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Sah. V. Lasso
Only theory doesn´t help

Only theory doesn´t help

the importance of practice
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Sah. V. Lasso
There is no weekend…part 2

There is no weekend…part 2

It is Sunday and guess where I am now?
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Sah. V. Lasso
There is no weekends…

There is no weekends…

It is Sunday afternoon and I´m in my office at the university
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Sah. V. Lasso
Dealing with uncertainty

Dealing with uncertainty

If there is something sure in life is uncertainty. We all face it at some point in life.
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Sah. V. Lasso
Are you a good supervisor?

Are you a good supervisor?

I had my share with supervisors! (believe me…)
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Sah. V. Lasso
How is the PhD life?

How is the PhD life?

I started my PhD in September 2015 and people all the time ask me:
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Impostor syndrome?

Impostor syndrome?

So…I have been a good student my whole life.
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Sah. V. Lasso
We still need to talk about mental health in academia.

We still need to talk about mental health in academia.

There are several cases from students and professors with depression, anxiety, sleep issues, panic attacks, among others.
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Sah. V. Lasso
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