#150 - How to Turn Your PhD Thesis into Research Papers: The 2+2 Publication Strategy

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Before we start: am I right about this?

I've spent the past few weeks talking to people doing a doctorate alongside a serious job. Different countries, different institutions, PhDs and DBAs and EdDs. The same thing kept coming up.

You get through the taught part. Then the cohort goes quiet and you're on your own for the hardest stretch: the research. The people around you don't quite get it. University support is built for full-time students half your age. And the live sessions always land in the middle of your working day.

One person called it "feeling abandoned." Another said it was like a breakup.

I'm wondering whether there's something worth building for that gap. Not another forum that goes quiet, but structure: a standing rhythm, practical sessions in the evenings and at weekends, and peers who actually get it.

Before I go further, I want to know if I'm right, or imagining a problem that isn't there.

If you've done a doctorate while working, or you're in it now, tell me. Hit reply with the hardest part for you once the taught phase ended, or take the two-minute anonymous survey. 

Honest answers help more than kind ones. Thank you.

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