Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email***Have an idea for the 5th H? Email me: [email protected]***What does it take to be successful in a doctoral program?Horsepower•       Intellectual discipline comes from nature and nurture•       Doesn’t mean PhDs are smarter; but they are more educated •       If you’ve come this far, you probably have the horsepower, but even the strongest horses need to be broken and trained.Humility •       Doctoral study is humbling; you may be used to academic success•       You may NOT be used to receiving lots of feedback •       You’ve spent 20+ years in school learning shortcuts to success – now you have to relearn your learning process •       The sooner you humble yourself to the process and learn how to incorporate feedback, the quicker you will finishHmmmm•       Hmmm… is intellectual curiosity•       Students often want to use a dissertation to prove their perspective is correct, or to show that their ideas are right; however, if we already know the answers, then there is no point in doing a research study•       Doctoral research is about discovery – about learning what is not known.  Often the most interesting findings are the ones that are the opposite of what we thought they would be.•       We have to be open to new ideas and perspectives•       We have to be truly curious about what answers will emerge from our study•       We have to embrace that the more we learn, the less we know.Hard Work•       There is a reason many say a dissertation is the hardest thing you will ever do •       500-750 hour example – to finish in a year requires 10-15 hours a week (and that’s a real 10-15 hours researching, writing, and revising… not just time in front of a computer)•       Difficult transition – by the end of coursework you have taught yourself to be superefficient in getting papers done - that is not the same as the iterative process of dissertation writing•       You will have to be somewhat selfish and make short-term sacrifices#9: The Dissertation Shift with Dr. Todd Fiore  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/7242724#47: On Curiosity and Being Human with Dr. Peter Williams https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/9161038 Get your Happy Doc Student Swag: https://www.bonfire.com/store/happy-doc-student-podcast-swag/Support the showSupport this free content: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/supporters/new Get The Happy Doc Student Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578333732Other resources at: http://Expandyourhappy.com Want to make my day? Rate, review, subscribe & share with someone you love.

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