A couple of months back, I wrote about The Dip—the difficult, depressing period you encounter when doing anything substantial. I recently found a delightful Twitter thread by @HarrowerSophie where she documents her PhD journey through titles of chapters of Famous Five novels. Look at some of these tweets and you’ll recognize the dip:
Hello! I'm Sophie - the original poster of the thread - and I just stumbled upon this page. Thank you so much for sharing it - I'm glad you were able to relate to my silly little tweets! Seeing them here really made my day. I definitely haven't reached the "plateau of productivity" yet (I think I'm slowly climbing out of the "trough of disillusionment") but fingers crossed I do soon!
Hello! I'm Sophie - the original poster of the thread - and I just stumbled upon this page. Thank you so much for sharing it - I'm glad you were able to relate to my silly little tweets! Seeing them here really made my day. I definitely haven't reached the "plateau of productivity" yet (I think I'm slowly climbing out of the "trough of disillusionment") but fingers crossed I do soon!
Thanks for the thread. It brings out an important point that most people aren't aware of in a way that they'll actually read! 😀