uk time 3.20 am

even insomniac isn't here; where's everyone?

goodnight everyone

I would book a place for coastman's presentation. It sounds like a very important one.

(long post, continuing)

Sorry if I misunderstood your situation. I don't understand what a "crap PhD" means. I mean, your research is what you make of it. Every PhD student at every university can have opinion differences with their supervisors. These can be solved in time. You can always bring it to a level that you are happy with. By finishing this PhD, you are not really committing yourself to anything for the rest of your life. You sound very upset, every problem is solvable. Don't quit, but make your PhD work for you and your future.

Bruscar, I dont understand this: "I have little hope of getting a decent research job since my PhD programme has no coursework and no recognition to speak of."

Isn't your PhD an official registration at an official institution? Because even if you are the first PhD student there, it still would be a recognised status. And not every PhD place comes with coursework. I don't know anyone with coursework in UK to be honest. Apart from usual research training on the first year (I didn't have any of that, just 1-day long seminars).

does it show I was bored? Not really. I received an email from someone supervised by Dr Doctor. I thought it was a p.take.

I've never realised there were so many doctors with the surname Doctor.

I wonder if it's his approach and attitude causing this. He won't be any use to you if you can't speak with him. All this might change in time. But then again, you say this started "recently". If you feel like talking about it here in a bit more detail (i.e. what changed recently, does anyone else in the lab have a similar problem with him etc.), we could try and help you from our experiences.

I hope you have another supervisor in the meantime whom you feel comfortable with.

me too. That's why it's good to see some really pointless ones.

aw sylvester . One day, your dream will come true.

I've met a couple in their late 20s, both doing quite pointless PhDs in my view. One is philosophy and other is theatre related (I can't remember the full titles but you would simply answer "so what" or "yes" to the research questions). They are self funded, and their attitude was "it's my money, I'll research what I want".

By the way, I don't mean to say philosophy or theatre is pointless. This two particular ones were.

we sent messages at the same time

yes.. I know that strange place between awake and asleep Where real is unreal and unreal is far too real than real ever can be.

Do you exercise insomniac? A good swim or a long walk during the day really changes the way you sleep at night. And a cup of camomile tea (or the tablet form if you don't like the taste) just half an hour before going to bed. But after taking any herbal supplements, or doing breathing exercises, do not do anything else. Go straight to bed. Otherwise your brain will wake you up again.