PhD Diaries – Stagnant

My PhD has once again been delayed due to circumstances I cannot control. It’s so exhausting because I’m doing nothing at all. Now, I feel like my life’s been put on hold because this will for sure extend my PhD by at least a year. Another year without earning money will be tough. So as

How to Know if Your Career Path is Right for You

One thing that arises in almost every student during there degree, is questioning whether they’re following the right path. Throughout both of my degrees (Biomed and honours), I questioned myself and my abilities more than I wish to admit. When I was choosing degrees in highschool, I kind of carelessly picked. I was in the

Life is Beautiful

Every form of life on this planet, Can be traced back one single cell. A spontaneous assembly of proteins. The perfect coincidence. This moment is forever lost in time. There’s something incredibly romantic, And saddening about that. We have no ability to see our origins, Yet, we can piece the puzzle together. It’s highly possible,

PhD Diaries – Finally Relaxing

After I became confirmed as a candidate, my list of to do’s became significantly smaller. Then, I became sick for two weeks so I had the chance to have a nice long break. Although, I wouldn’t exactly call being in bed all day due to a sore throat very relaxing, but at least I didn’t

The Left/Right Brain Myth – Throughs and Opinions

The left and right brain have long been divided based on its apparent. In society, it’s often heard that people are either right brained or left brained. When I was in high school, it was very engrained in teaching. I always considered myself left-brained because I was logical, however; there were characteristics of mine that

PhD Diaries – Confirmed

Well, I’ve been confirmed. The stress and anxiety over the past two weeks have come to an end and the outcome was what I hoped for. Hard work does pay off. This whole situation has inspired me to work even harder now in every aspect of my life. If I give my 100%, then I

PhD Diaries – Fate in the Hands of Others

Tomorrow I find out whether I have been confirmed as a candidate. I have worked incredibly hard over the past year and now, I’m thinking how it could all be taken away. What scares me is I tried so hard and I’ve come so far that if the rug is ripped from beneath me, I

PhD Diaries – Deadlines

For the past week I have been working to finish documents before a deadline. It was incredibly stressful and there were quite a few sleepless nights. Even so, the best feeling is after submission. I know I worked my hardest and put 100% effort one. Because of that, a tremendous weight was lifted off my

Moving Away from BMI – Thoughts and Opinions

Society and health professionals are very centred around weight. If you weigh 70 kg and you’re short than you are often classified as obese. If your 70 kg and you’re tall, then you’re often considered normal weight. Our current BMI system fails people who don’t have a more conventional body type. Whether that’s because the

PhD Diaries – In sickness and in health

I currently have an awful cold and I’m beginning to feel like I’m married to my PhD. As ridiculous as it sounds, it always comes first and if I’m sick, I still need to stress over it. Time is so limited and task after task is thrown at me. I did do some work today