I share a house at the moment with two lads doing PhDs. They say it should be treated as a full time job but they are both in first yr of PhD and dont quite match this time allowance. If you can do 40 hrs a week I would imagine you would be fine. If you are looking to scrape it, 4-5 hrs a day may be what you are looking at.
I've had friends who have got through on 3-4 hours a day, although they have been mad geniuses. Then again I've known people who have done nothing else, but then they are the sort who have no social skills and never had much life beforehand. But yeah, the best advice i was given is 'full time job + overtime as necessary', I don't think that's a bad guide.
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