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PhD Lounge

Luis Maia

  • 46 Episodes
  • English
  • Last updated Jul 23, 2023
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Solo Session: “Failure” in PhD Explained

Apr 29, 2026 • S02 E26 • 00:03:33

Students and Graduates!

The heavy feeling of “I’m failing” that hits when supervisor feedback is slow, sharp, or hard to predict, and how that can spiral into imposter syndrome, low achiever or fraudster thoughts. In this late-night talk, we reframe failure as a normal learning stage to strengthen your research and keep going.

—> Identify gaps to improve.

—> Reframe your approach to your PhD.

—> Normalise "Failure". 
If this resonates with you, whatever stage you're at your PhD, than this late-night talk is for you!

Thank you all for tuning in, it has been a pleasure!

Bibliography:

Humphrey, C. (2023, November 16). Feeling like a failure? 4 strategies for beating the post-PhD blues — Jobs On Toast. Jobs on Toast. https://www.jobsontoast.com/blog/feeling-like-a-failure/

Maslach, D. (2025, December 16). I Finally Understood Why So Many PhDs Feel Like They’re Failing. Medium. https://medium.com/@contact_49854/i-finally-understood-why-so-many-phds-feel-like-theyre-failing-56c74dec8a55

PhDiaries: A reminder for when you think you are a failure. (2024, August 20). Student News. https://studentnews.manchester.ac.uk/2024/06/19/phdiaries-a-reminder-for-when-you-think-you-are-a-failure/


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