
{"id":3003,"date":"2019-06-26T09:58:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T09:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/diving-into-the-final-stages-of-your-phd-or-uncharted-territory\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:09:31","slug":"diving-into-the-final-stages-of-your-phd-or-uncharted-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/diving-into-the-final-stages-of-your-phd-or-uncharted-territory","title":{"rendered":"Diving into the final stages of your PhD or uncharted territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Salaam, in the name of God.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I wrote bits of this entry quite a while ago. Bits of it were added in yesterday and this morning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Being at the final stages of a PhD means that you are about to go into the deep end or another way of putting it (inspired by Emily Slade\u2019s song that she sung in college this afternoon) &#8211; <i>you are about to climb another hill.<\/i> Going to (your) uncharted territories.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">It is an uncharted territory, because, after four years, the scaffolding that has been put in place by your supervisor comes off and you are on your own.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">It is an uncharted territory, because, you are entering the unstable and competitive job market.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">It is an uncharted territory, because, you do not know what is next.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Lectureship? Research associate? Who knows?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">The world is your oyster, but would immigration and visa block your way? The world is your oyster, but would your skin colour and hijab get in the way?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">But then, <i>what\u2019s another hill if you\u2019ve climbed a mountain<\/i> (Credits to Emily Slade who sang this verse in college yesterday afternoon)? What\u2019s another valley if you\u2019ve gone to the deep end?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">The scaffolding is almost gone; the supervisor has taken pieces of it off you when you start owning your research topic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">That\u2019s perhaps the reason why someone who I\u2019ve just met recently told me that he was surprised to see me so relaxed despite the fact that I am submitting my thesis soon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I think I look relaxed because:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">a) I have a brilliant supervisor who slowly took off the scaffolding without me realising it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">b) I have moved the viva and thesis submission to my drive cycle, rather than letting it simmer in the threat cycle. I\u2019m pumping dopamine into my system rather than norepinephrine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">c) I am taking care of my well-being by doing the things I love on top of my research. It may be taking a day off to do some singing, or spending time with a friend or reading.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">d) Or maybe, this relaxed demeanour is just a facade. It\u2019s just me blagging. Nothing more than a mask I put on to tell myself, everything will be fine. After all, fake it till you make it, right?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Regardless of whether it is options a, b, c, or d; as a Muslim, I also believe in the concept of \u201crezq\u201d (loosely translated to provision). The concept states that, what\u2019s meant to be yours by the grace of God, will be yours. No matter the circumstances.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">I am excited on finishing up my PhD, but I am also terrified because I do not know what\u2019s next. However, I know I will be in good hands, because God wouldn\u2019t put me in a situation that I cannot bear and He will provide, even when the odds seem impossible<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">UPDATE: Mark laughed when I mentioned I did not realise that he has slowly been taking off the scaffolding until recently.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Hamizah Haji-Haidi (<\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyHeidi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>@AmyHeidi<\/i><\/a><i>) is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. 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