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Doing research. Some generic advice for PhD students | by Paul Niehaus | Medium

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In between your second and third year of the PhD program, most students experience a dramatic loss of structure. By structure I mean guidance about what to do, when to do it, and how well you are doing at it. During your first two years, your teachers give you problem sets and tell you when to turn them in; they tell you when tests will be and what to study for them; they will grade your work. After second year, this structure largely disappears. All of a sudden, you become the one responsible not only for doing the work, but also for figuring out what needs to be done. You should know that most people experience transitions like this to some extent during their careers. An individual contributor who gets promoted to middle management, for example, suddenly becomes responsible not for doing what (s)he is told but instead for figuring out what others need to do. The transition seems to be particularly abrupt and challenging for PhD students, however, especially if you have not experienc

Doing research Paul Niehaus 9 min read · Nov 23, 2019 -- Listen Share Some generic advice for PhD students The loss of structure In between your second and third year of the PhD program, most students experience a dramatic loss of structure. By structure I mean guidance about what to do, when to do it, and how well you are doing at it. During your first two years, your teachers give you problem sets and tell you when to turn them in; they tell you when tests will be and what to study for them; they will grade your work. After second year, this structure largely disappears. All of a sudden, you

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