How to build your PhD research skills

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As I’ve said in previous videos, the goal of a PhD is to develop and then demonstrate the skills of a professional academic researcher.

But one of the big difficulties of PhD research is that, in most cases, there isn’t a clear structure to help you improve your skills. And in the absence of that structure, many students I speak to just focus on setting challenging goals and working hard to achieve them.

The problem is that working hard towards a difficult goal doesn’t necessarily help you develop your skills, and sometimes the stress of working this way can actually make you less capable.

So in this video I’m going to break down 6 of the most common mistakes that hold back your skill development and I’ll talk about what you should do instead.

0:00 Introduction
1:08 Mistake 1: Too much ________
2:34 Mistake 2: Setting _____________ goals
4:49 Mistake 3: Trying to show ________________
6:11 Mistake 4: Multi-_______
7:11 Mistake 5: Working too ____
9:39 Mistake 6: Not taking ________________

Видео How to build your PhD research skills канала James Hayton PhD