Solo Session: How your Hobbies can help progress your PhD?

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of hobbies in enhancing the PhD journey.

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Many PhD researchers treat hobbies as optional, a luxury to be postponed until after deadlines ease. The reality is the opposite: a modest, regular hobby can make the hard work of a doctorate more creative, sustainable, and social. In this solo session, I show why and how hobbies are significant for the progression of your PhD jou...

People in this episode

Host: Luis Maia de Freitas

Topics covered

• hobbies
• PhD progression
• creativity
• sustainability
• social interaction

Keywords

• PhD
• hobbies
• research
• creativity
• sustainability
• social
• doctorate

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