Phd Students How Do You Keep Your Notes While Reading Scientific?

Phd Students How Do You Keep Your Notes While Reading Scientific?

Studying effectively as a PHD student is not very different from studying effectively as any other university student. Many people still think that doing well academically is just a matter of having a good brain and that is not correct. Here is my personal advice based on my own experience as a student who has seen things from both the bottom end and the very top end as well as my qualification in NLP (Neurolonguistic Programming, the science of peak performance). Set yourself very high standards You must have high levels of self discipline and spend most of physical and mental time and energy on your work Your life style matters-make sure you keep yourself in excellent physical, emotional and cognitive shape-This is extremely important. Physical exercise is key and a must. You increase your brainpower and workrate by increasing your physical fitness. You must know how to motivate yourself and to keep a positive mental attitude Work close to the edge of your mental boundaries, do not go deep inside what you already know, explore your unchartered territories. The quality of your thesis is determined by the degree of your originality. Improve your IT skills and your written and spoken communication skills-what you know is useless if you cannot communicate it well. Your work is judged not just by its intrinsic attributes but also by how you communicate it to those who will determine whether or not you have made it. Every day counts-put some work EVERYDAY. Never spend a day without doing something, not matter how small Have a circle of intellectually stimulating friends who can challenge your work and give you different perspectives. Have a great relationship with your supervisors even if you think t stink or t know nothing. Respect them because t determine your fate Enjoy and have fun. If your PHD sounds too simple or too tough then you are in trouble. It must be something challenging but enjoyable. Express yourself, do not drown yourself in other people’s work. Yes, we must quote other works, but there is difference between borrowing and being a mouth piece or a summarizer. Add value. Add your own ideas, concepts and perceptions and conclusions. Disagree if you can. Ask for guidence from your Higher Source. My higher source is God. You have your own. I can send you a detailed model if you want it email simonbere@yahoo.com