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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

My professor told me to have a good day. So I stopped writing #PhDLife

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PhD in Germany

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PhD in Germany

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1 year

10 year old me: when I grow up I’ll be a scientist me, a scientist:

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PhD in Germany

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8 months

I recommend everyone to take 4 years to do a PhD, because those 5 will be the best 7 of your life

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PhD in Germany

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3 years

Doing a PhD has taught me how to do 3 months of work in 5 years and 5 years of work in 3 months. #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

”What will you do after your PhD?” Me: Look, buddy, I’m just trying to make it till friday. #phdvoice #phdlife #academicchatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

”I have no idea either” are the most comforting words you can say to a first year PhD

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

are we really supposed to write a whole dissertation on our own? seems a bit dramatic

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

the three stages of doing a PhD: 1. excitement 2. the fuck is this?! 3. can’t believe I’m still alive

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

if you publish a paper, and no one reads it, does it make a sound?

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PhD in Germany

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1 year

staying in academia so i can wear a backpack into my 30s’

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I got 99 problems and my dissertation is all of them #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

11 months

my professor when he needs an update on my latest draft

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Me in 2020: I'll write my thesis during lockdown. Me September 2021: I don't remember the topic. #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

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3 years

How am I supposed to write my thesis in these conditions? (These conditions = I don't want to) #PhDLife #phdvoice #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

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3 years

"Are we still having the meeting?" -me, in an attempt to cancel the meeting #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

9 months

Do I want my dissertation done? YES Am I doing anything to finish it? NO Do I want a miracle? YES Do I believe in miracles? NO

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

doing a PhD is - 5% typing - 40% figuring out what to type - 40% explaining to others what you typed - 15% figuring out why you typed what you typed

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

9AM: Let's get this thesis done! 3PM: But not today. #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

its not that I don’t want to write the review paper, its… no that’s it

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Me: this show is boring Professor: Again, this is a Zoom meeting #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

the worst two feelings in the world are having a paper to write and not having a paper to write

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

PhDs in their first year:

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

me: should I get involved in another extracurricular activity that will distract me from my dissertation? professor: no family: no friends: no everyone: no universe:no me: alright, I’m doing it #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

does it really take eight hours to write a five sentence paragraph? asking for a friend

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

🎺 my first single author paper has been accepted 🎺 #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Colleague: do you think about your research outside of the office? Me: I don’t even think about my research in the office. #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

I don’t always have time to proof-read my work, but when I do, I don’t

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

which part of ”don’t start another side project” do I not understand?

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PhD in Germany

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1 year

me omw to do what I signed up for

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

7 months

Me: I want to do something no one else has done Parents: amazing Me: spend 70 hours a week doing it Parents: OK… Me: and it will most likely fail Parents: making money at least? Me: no. broke the whole time. Parents: this will make you happy? Me: definitely not

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

me: grammar has always been my strong suit also me: yes, I’m pretty sure that’s a good, place for a, comma

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

this is how my thesis looks at me

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

4 years

Writing a to-do list is on top of my to-do list. #phdlife #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

I don’t even believe myself when I say ”this won’t take me long” #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

7 months

Note to self: "fake it till you make it" doesn't apply to references and citations

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

professor: this is my hardest course, no student has ever received the highest grade me: weird flex, but ok

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

s’up

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

ah the good old days when ”a series of unfortunate events” was a story and not my PhD project #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I would have started writing my thesis in kindergarten if I only knew it was going to be like this. #phdlife #phdvoice #academichatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Me at the first faculty meeting after the pioneering digital exam that took three times the effort to prepare and showed lower results than ever before. #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Friend: I’m worried about you Me: *eats müsli with three glasses of wine while talking about LaTeX hacks for three hours* why? #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Parents: when will you finish your PhD? Me: it's a surprise! #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

A more honest version of my latest email to my advisor would have been: ”Yes”, I ”will” ”finish” the ”manuscript” by ”next week”. ”Kind” regards. #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

every day I wake up SHOCKED that I haven't been head-hunted to run a university department after I've written several sentences of a paper the night before

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

hey sorry for not finishing the paper, it won't happen again until next time I am writing one

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

lemme know when ChatGPT can procrastinate for 7 hours before writing a single sentence and I’ll feel threatened AI will steal my job

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

age 10: I want to be an astronaut! age 20: I want to be a researcher! age 30: I want the energy to get out of bed soon

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

people think that as a scientist i think that i'm smart, but mostly i’m feeling like an idiot actually

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I actually procrastrinate even the things that I want to do #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

been super productive this weekend. if by productive you mean getting no writing done while complaining about how much writing there is to do

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Its almost Halloween and I still dont know what to be after I finish my PhD #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

who knew it took 12 years of academic experience before you could say ”I don’t know” in front of an auditorium without feeling that hot flush of panic

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

*perfect* ☺️ #phdlife #phdmeme

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

who the hell left all my work unfinished last week

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Zoom: your internet connection is unstable Me: you should see my research claims #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

therapist: what do you do for self-care? me: bring my laptop to the café on a sunday and download various irrelevant but interesting papers i’ll never read therapist: do you find this relaxing? me: … therapist: …

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Professor: "how is the thesis developing?" Me, thinking back at watching Netflix and not writing a single sentence all week: "where do I even begin!" #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Can't answer this question in any language. @MemingPhD #PhDlife #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

7 months

universities: how can we attract the best students for our PhD programs? students: good pay universities: hm no, that can’t be it, we’re missing something students: no it’s good pay universities: got it! free lunch sandwiches every third month during company seminars

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

how do I teach my body that my fight or flight response is meant for life or death situations, not answering an email?

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Last bit of the PhD be like... #AcademicChatter #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I just wanna apologize to the 6th year PhDs when I was a 1st year for wondering what was taking so long. #phdvoice #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

turns out it doesnt matter how early I get up in the morning, the paper doesnt write itself regardless #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

I really should publish 13 papers, but if my professor is happy with 6 then 2 it is. #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

At performance review: what are your goals for next year? Me:

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the 3333 people who have chosen to follow my whining ❤️

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

in every research department there’s that one person who knows how the local software system actually works, and they left five months ago

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Me: I’ma study something super niche Parents: so proud of you Me: spend 18 hours/day for a full 5 years doing it Parents: oh wow Me: and it will probably fail Parents: making money at least? Me: no. broke the whole time. P: this will make you happy? Me: definitely not #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

all I do is say ”can’t believe I am so lucky I get paid to do this” and have nervous breakdowns due the very same thing

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I’ll be like ”long story short” and still tell the whole detailed description of my dissertation project #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

4 years

Professor: You should have done this a year ago. Me: Sure, but I've been very busy. Professor: Doing what? Me: #phdlife #AcademicChatter

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PhD in Germany

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

seems like a good time to say that just cause its called final_version8_finaledits_v2 doesnt mean that it is

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

Professor: *sends an email* Me, having just seen his name on the screen: ok, I'm quitting, I'm not cut out for this kind of stress. #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

me: *sacrifices five years of my own blood, sweat and tears* my professor:

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

”well that could have been an email” -me, after a date

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

I'm not angry with the caffeine that was supposed to write my dissertation, I am disappointed. #phdlife #phdvoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

9 months

I love papers. You’re telling me you hid a little piece of information in a lot of text spread across loads of pages? I’m gonna find it

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

💻: password is too weak me: not as weak as my memory

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

7 months

wake me up when chatGPT can procrastinate for 7 hours before finally giving up for the day and I’ll start worrying AI will replace me

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

4 years

PhD program lengths is an interesting topic. German PhD researchers earn good salaries - they can even provide for a family. In other parts of the world this is quite different and clearly has an effect on the urgency to graduate. No? @PhDVoice

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

”screw academia” i say as i keep showing up on time at the university ”you know what, i don’t even care anymore” i say as i keep working hard on my paper

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

whenever I have to clean the house: ”this book ain’t gonna read itself” whenever I have to read a book: ”this house ain’t gonna clean itself”

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

graduation party cake

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

10 months

*joining a department meeting late* sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

1 year

me getting ready for a meeting that definitely could have been an email

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

3 years

If you see me talking to myself it's just me having a lab meeting. #phdvoice #phdlife

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

2 years

if german bureaucracy ruled the world russia would only be able to invade on the first monday of the month between 10 and 11AM, granted that they speak german, else no go.

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PhD in Germany

@PhDinGermany

5 months

academia; the only employer that expects you to go home and do more of your job just to prove how much you’re qualified to do it

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