Not to sound delusional but please pray for grace. Life isn’t just about hard work, it’s also about meeting the right people, receiving mercy, and finding favour. Sometimes grace can take you where effort alone cannot 🤍🙏.
This hit me deeply. Recently, I became so focused on the next level that I forgot to thank God for the level He already brought me to. I looked at what was still missing and overlooked the many prayers He had already answered.
I don’t agree. A PhD student should not prioritize work-life balance.
Getting to do a PhD is a privilege. You are paid to think. There is no pressure for you to be economically useful. It is a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of human knowledge and produce something ground breaking.
And nothing great ever happens without complete devotion. Look at everything that moved and shaped the world. Every single person who created anything meaningful, in science, in arts, in music, in movies, devoted their lives to their craft.
Extraordinary outcomes require extraordinary inputs and some degree of sacrifice. Sure, have work-life balance during your PhD. But be content a mediocre outcome.
My professor used to say, ‘Everything is hard until it’s not.’ I didn’t understand it back then, but I understand it now. The beginning is always the hardest part, but with consistency, the difficulty gradually loses its grip.
Je suis entrain de vivre le Quand un homme est amoureux :
- Il est content que tu manges son argent
- On te donne ce que tu veux sans demander
- On te respecte et on t'aime gratuitement même si tu n'a rien à offrir
- Il est capable de tout pour toi