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13. Worry
A certain amount of worry is normal but it can get out of hand. Use this planner to map out your week and remind yourself of strategies to deal with worry. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2S21zQq #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECRchat #postdoc

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12. Imposter feelings
Imposter feelings are very common. In fact, about 70% of people say they occasionally feel like an imposter. Use our weekly planner to plan your week and remind yourself that you're not really an imposter. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well.

The scale of this cartoon is way off, but if it was accurate, the last column would be less than 1 pixel

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11. Fun things - Interests
Hopefully you like your research area. You might even love it. But sometimes the research can take over your whole life at the expense of other interests.
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2S21zQq

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11. Fun things - Interests
It’s good to have other interests. Something else to rely on, or something
that will interest you, when the research isn’t working out.
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2S21zQq

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11. Fun things - Interests
It’s good to have other interests. Something else to rely on, or something
that will interest you, when the research isn’t working out.
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2S21zQq

#StayWellinResearch
11. Fun things - Interests
Hopefully you like your research area. You might even love it. But sometimes the research can take over your whole life at the expense of other interests.
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2S21zQq

At conferences maybe we could reframe Question Time as Discussion Time? Then it's less of a quiz show and more of a dialogue.

How to earn gratitude

Inspired by the comments we got on last week's 'Overly honest presentation questions' cartoon we've made one all about Answeers. Does anyone have any more?

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10. Motivation
The way motivation really works is that action has to come first. As you act and start to make progress, then you feel motivated, and then you take more action. You have to take action first. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2RkaHPn

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10. Motivation
Action leads to motivation which leads to more action. You have to start before you feel ready or motivated - then the motivation kicks in. Set a time, pick a small action and make a start. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2RkaHPn

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10. Motivation
Action leads to motivation which leads to more action. You have to start before you feel ready or motivated - then the motivation kicks in. Set a time, pick a small action and make a start. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2RkaHPn

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10. Motivation
The way motivation really works is that action has to come first. As you act and start to make progress, then you feel motivated, and then you take more action. You have to take action first. From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2RkaHPn

If you’re overwhelmed, you’re normal!

This week’s post in ‘Science Without Anguish’. sciencewithoutanguish.com

We will never finish our to-do list but if we accept that we can at least make sure it doesn’t finish us!

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9. Think straight
We may have inaccurate assumptions/beliefs about ourselves & the world. These cognitive inaccuracies make it hard to look at situations rationally. It’s helpful to straighten out your thinking
From 52 Ways to Stay Well buff.ly/2UnQkDn

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9. Think straight
Some common cognitive inaccuracies:
- Black or white thinking
- Magnifying
- Mind reading
- Discounting
- Jumping to conclusions
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2UnQkDn

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9. Think straight
Some common cognitive inaccuracies:
- Black or white thinking
- Magnifying
- Mind reading
- Discounting
- Jumping to conclusions
From: 52 Ways to Stay Well. buff.ly/2UnQkDn

#StayWellinResearch
9. Think straight
We may have inaccurate assumptions/beliefs about ourselves & the world. These cognitive inaccuracies make it hard to look at situations rationally. It’s helpful to straighten out your thinking
From 52 Ways to Stay Well buff.ly/2UnQkDn

One student's way of dealing with several supervisors providing input at meetings:
'When we are all together, I take butcher's paper, so they can all write/draw what they are trying to tell me, then I take the giant paper and turn it into notes.'