Dissertation Vlog - Working Through Writer’s Block 

I loved hearing u say the f bomb. It just humanizes you so much and I smiled lol

this is probably one of my favourite PhD journey blog. i am in the humanities as well and this helpful

Thank you for making these kind of videos! I am working on my dissertation as well right now and sometimes it's hard to motivate myself to keep doing. Your videos actually help a lot with this - they make me remember that I am not the only one going through these doom spirals!

This is super interesting to me. I’ve always wondered what it was like writing for a PhD.

One strategy that I have is trying to just write 500 words, they can be terrible but having them out of my body helps along with writing a "zero draft", it feels like intimidating than a first draft and on one sees it but me.

Great video, I am sure I will be returning to these dissertation vlogs when I get to that stage in my PhD (in Theory and Criticism). I am currently in the comprehensive exam process which feels semi-impossible and makes the dissertation writing feel very far away. I assume you probably had to do comps for your degree as well and would be super interested in a video about what that looked like for you and any thoughts/ suggestions you might have for those of us who are still on the comps struggle bus.

Watching you work on revising a chapter is super helpful right now as I'm doing the same! I find editing to be somehow worse than writing from scratch, so I'm using this vlog as motivation!

This video is motivating and relatable as someone who's also (supposed to be) writing a master's thesis but isn't very motivated to do so! :D Academic writing ain't easy

This was incredibly motivating to watch! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for your video, as a phd candidate in my last year, it is really motivating to learn about others who are also unmotivated and burnt out at this point. I'm having my defense in late March, and although I finished my draft a month ago, the draft is only 60-70% completed, so the work amount I'm expecting is overwhelming....... I've been avoiding my thesis for a whole month, only doing minimal work day by day, but your vlog helps me realize this is just a hard phase that I need to overcome. Thanks again.

New subscriber!!! ❤ love this vlog

I was wondering what monitor is the one you use? I really need a bigger screen as I am looking through various documents at the same time. LOVED the video!!

Also defending my diss in May, ALSO feel like it's impossible. Be kind to yourself. We can do this!

Can you make a video on writing tips for PhD? (literature reviews, essays, etc).

thanks for your videos, they make me feel less lonely navigating my bachelor's thesis

i rly appreciated seeing ur commitment to ur work even though it was a struggle n all the different stratefies u tried !! congratulations on submitting ur draft !

Let's work together! Let me know if you need any help.

I am currently in the same position with a defense date in April. We can do it!

I have a really difficult time with stress paralysis too!! I have found though that lemon balm tea works amazingly well for me in bringing down my stress levels to the point where I can ACTUALLY initiate/engage in tasks without being distracted by how overwhelmed I am. It’s also the only anti-anxiety ingestible thing I’ve found that doesn’t make me sleepy lol. I don’t think I’d ever be able to write a dissertation unless I find some kind of miracle method to manage my ADHD well enough without seriously sacrificing my mental health 😓 I find it incredibly impressive when anyone is capable of completing a dissertation at all, so even if you feel like your work never reads as “good enough” just know that what you’re doing is a massive achievement regardless! Academia can be ROUGH… I hope you’re not being too hard on yourself 🩷