Completing a master’s thesis can feel like a monumental task, but what if you find yourself with only a week left to finish the writing? While writing a thesis under such a tight deadline may sound daunting, with a focused approach, it’s possible to tackle it effectively. Here, we’ll explore practical strategies to help you…

In the busy lives of students and researchers, time management is crucial. Deadlines, assignments, projects, experiments, and academic readings can easily overwhelm anyone. That’s where the simple yet powerful tool of a precise to-do list comes in. While most people are familiar with to-do lists, many may not realize how refining this practice can significantly…

It’s ok to not know your topic of research 100%. You learn more as you go along your research journey.  It was a requirement for us to write a portion of literature review before the first year ends. I think there are pros and cons. Pros – when searching for the literature review content, we…

I recently attended a course on evidence synthesis. It was very informative and useful so I thought why not write a blog about it. Now on the way back in train I am writing this blog. So what is evidence synthesis. You may or may not be familiar with this term but I believe it…

This is a continuation of my previous blog or you can read this on its own. Once you submit the paper, you can sit back and relax, or can you?? Now comes the dreaded wait period whether it will be accepted or rejected straight away. My supervisor says that a quick rejection is better because…

If you are thinking about submitting a paper but feel overwhelmed by the thought of finding the right journal, submission, review process and so on, and find these steps complicated.. then I would say that yes it may seem complicated for a first timer but trust me it is not that difficult. If it was…

Procrastinating writing a research paper or a thesis chapter? Here I am going to share how I overcame procrastination and writer’s block during my PhD journey. This method worked well for me and I was able to publish my all four chapters of PhD thesis before my viva anniversary (Viva anniversary? Is that even a…

If you have landed on this page, I am guessing you are someone who was once like me, stuck and lost in a writing project like a thesis, in those days when thesis journey seemed never ending. Now looking at my thesis hard cover, I wonder how this became a reality, specially getting it done…

Have you ever felt stuck while writing your master’s or PhD thesis, essay or any piece of writing? Have you ever experienced a phase where you find yourself staring at a blank page on your computer screen? Do you ever feel stuck and lost and feel like your mind is blocked. If you are reading…