A PhD Thesis: Overcoming a Problem that You Will Certainly Face One Day
12It seems like your PhD thesis is progressing little by little. You have got used to this kind of work, you know how to solve some basic problems, and you get on well with an advisor. Great! You do have chances to finish your doctoral thesis successfully.

Yet, this morning something went wrong with your work. You woke up as usually, had a light breakfast, and turned on your computer. Five minutes, fifteen minutes, half an hour, and… nothing. You have not written a single word and you even have no idea what to write about.

Do not hurry to call your doctor. You do not have any sort of terrible illness. It is just the writer’s block – a problem that all PhD thesis writers face sooner or later. And, fortunately, you do not have to ask a doctor for help, since methods of conquering the writer’s block are developed and they work. We have already highlighted them below.

Have a rest

Actually, the reason for such problem as the writer’s block is pretty banal. You are simply tired, because work on your PhD thesis takes all your time and strengths. You need to have a rest, and that is for sure. Have a walk, try to get out of the city. Changing settings usually helps.

Do something else

If you do not have a chance to go somewhere, keep on working on your PhD thesis, just do something different. For instance, look through your note cards and start making up a bibliography or edit those parts of your PhD thesis you have already completed. Use our tips on thesis editing. In this way, work on your project will still be in progress.

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