# @projectaamir on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IkYfatWoA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59854689-projectaamir-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-15T20:12:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Aamir Hussain, PhD (@projectaamir) — https://gondola.cc/projectaamir

## Caption

5 Regrets I have About My PhD Journey 

I often look back at my PhD years and reflect. 

Sometimes of the achievements I was grateful to get but also the thing I wish I did better.

With that in mind here are 5 regrets I had about my PhD Journey 

✅ - Establishing Ground Rules Early On

I was dictate a lot and because I didn’t get boundaries early on it made life a lot difficult for me in having my own “me time”

✅ - Rushing To Collect Data 

I was so fixated on getting data that I made so many mistakes. I did not value or take extra care in really learning the techniques. Mastering them meant less issues when collecting data. 

✅ - Getting My Supervisors To Do More

I realised I did a lot of the work my supervisors were “supposed to do” getting them to do their job meant more time for me to do mine.

✅ - Establishing External Collabs Early 

Although I networked well I really wish I pushed the narrative of establishing better external collabs to yield more publications. 

✅ - Not Enjoying The End

I had a traumatic time and b/c I was so focused on securing a job I didn’t really get a chance to enjoy and reflect. 

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