About this blog. Which, coincidentally is a word I despise.
I will get straight to the point. I am a Ph.D. student in Food and Nutritional Sciences; I have got to this stage by largely ignoring writing as a skill. I felt as if my skills within science (maths, physics, etc.) were the most important aspect to improve, so I spent most of my time working on science-related skills. As a consequence my writing skills are very low, hence this blog.
My idea of this blog is to journal my progress through a Ph.D., as it is probably one of the most interesting things I will ever do. But mostly, it is to practice writing and eventually get good at it.
As I am writing, this I have already written several months worth of posts; originally, I was not planning on posting them, but I think that there is no downside to me publishing these posts, as the worst thing that can happen is that I get bad feedback. In this instance, it still helps me improve my writing, so it is win-win as far as I can tell.
As I have previously mentioned, I am several months ahead of this initial post and only plan to release one a week. Becuase of this, my writing has already improved massively, and I am embarrassed to release some of the earlier posts. However, I believe that the journey is much more important than the end so I will release all my posts un-edited.
I intend on writing about more than just my thoughts on being a Ph.D. student such as nutrition, finance, books I’m reading and general thoughts on life. So, if you would like to help me out and provide some feedback, I would greatly appreciate it.
I will remain anonymous for now.
I wish you good luck with your pHd ,keep going with what you do.
we all search for improvement by writing
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Thank you for the kind words!
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Cool! I’m doing a blog for similar reasons. Hahaha. I totally feel you, and I’m rooting for you!!
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Haha thank you!
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After reading a post from March and now this one, I think your writing has already improved greatly. Looks like you made the right choice. I don’t mind helping you if you want a guest editor (for free). I initially started reading your site because you were following mine, and now I’m really interested to read more!
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Writing changes people’s lives. It’s never too late to start writing. I’m glad you realise this now. 🙂
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Goodluck for your PhD.! 🙂
And the blog too..
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Thank you
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“As I have previously mentioned, I am several months ahead of this initial post and only plan to release one a week. Becuase of this, my writing has already improved massively, and I am embarrassed to release some of the earlier posts. However, I believe that the journey is much more important than the end so I will release all my posts un-edited.” Wow, brilliant idea! And great introduction.
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I like your chit chat style. 😊
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