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Getting a PhD Is Easy If You're Willing to Stop Fighting the Process

Dissertation

You think the problem is your topic or your writing. It's not. The problem is you're still trying to make the process make sense. In this truth-telling episode, Dr. Marvette Lacy breaks down why so many smart, capable students stay stuck in the dissertation phase—while others fly past them with mediocre drafts. If you are exhausted from rewriting, over-researching, or waiting for your chair to finally make sense, this episode will shift everything. Learn why your chair doesn't need you to be brilliant, why perfect is the enemy of done, and how trusting your own voice can get you to graduation faster.