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Weekly strategies to strengthen your research, complete your PhD or DBA on time, use AI responsibly, and navigate the academic system with confidence.
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#158 - How to Write a Thesis by Publication
Today I am walking you through that structure so you do not make the same mistake.
22 July 2026
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You can have three papers in top journals and still fail your thesis by publication.
Not on the research. Not on the quality of the papers.
On the one chapter most pe...
Jul 22, 2026
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thesis by publication
#157 - "This Needs More Depth" What Your Supervisor Actually Means, And Why They Never Show You
Today, I am going to take the five most common supervision comments I hear and show you what they actually mean, what the fix looks like, and why your supervisor probably cannot show you themselves.
15 July 2026
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A mentee sent me her methodology chapter last year...
Jul 15, 2026
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working professionals
#156 - The Part of a Doctorate Nobody Warns You About, And Why It Ends More PhDs Than the Research Does
Today, I am showing you why this happens, what is actually missing once the taught phase ends, and what I have been building to fix it.
8 July 2026
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Jul 08, 2026
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isolation
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working professionals
#155 - How to Turn Your Reference Library Into a Research Assistant
Today, I am showing you how to turn your library of papers into your research assistant.
1 July 2026
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Jul 01, 2026
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zotero
#154 - How to Write and Submit a Paper in 30 Days
Today, I am showing you how to write and submit a paper in 30 Days, using my 4-week sequence.
24 June 2026
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I have published more than 130 papers.
The ones I wrote in 30 days were no worse than the ones that took six months.
That surprises people. They assume faste...
Jun 24, 2026
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papers
publications
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strategies
#151 - How to Know If You Have Read Enough for Your PhD, And Are Ready to Start Writing
Today I am giving you the three signals that tell you the reading has done its job, so you can stop waiting for a feeling of readiness that rarely arrives and start writing instead.
3 June 2026
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Jun 03, 2026
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#138 - The 2-Week Rule & Planner That Saves PhD Students From Quitting
Today I am sharing the exact 3-step checkpoint system that has helped my mentees go from feeling lost and ready to quit to submitting their thesis on time, some even ahead of schedule.
4 March 2026
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Mar 04, 2026
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#137 - The Rejection-to-Acceptance Roadmap: When to Revise vs. When to Move On
A Strategic Decision Guide
Today, I'm sharing the exact decision tree that has helped me and my mentees turn 60% of initial rejections into eventual publications in quality journals.
25 February 2026
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Feb 25, 2026
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#136 - 7 AI Tools That Transform Conference Presentations From Boring to Unforgettable
Today, I'm sharing the exact AI-powered workflow that helped me go from nervous, boring presenter to receiving standing ovations and speaking invitations.
18 February 2026
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Feb 18, 2026
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#135 - DBA vs. PhD: Which Doctorate Is Right for Your Career? A Simple Decision Guide
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Today, I'm sharing the exact comparison matrix that has helped dozens of working professionals choose the doctorate that actually advances their specific career without unnecessary sacrifice.
11 February 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
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phd
strategies
#134 - The Review Article Advantage: How to Establish Expert Status in Your Field, With One Strategic Paper
Today, I'm sharing the exact strategy that helped one of my postdocs become a recognised in her subfield within 18 months of publishing her first review article
4 February 2026
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Feb 04, 2026
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#133 - The Proposal Defense Strategy: 7 Steps to Present Your Research and Get Useful Feedback (Not Just Criticism)
Today, I'm sharing the exact seven-step strategy that helped my students transform their proposal defenses from stressful interrogations into valuable planning sessions.
28 January 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
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