Hi guys, I'm three months into my PhD. Things haven't been so great. I still feel like I am not doing enough and not doing enough. I wrote a 13-page write up to my supervisors. They don't seem to agree. I'm going back to the literature review. The thing is, i feel like the past three months have been the most unproductive three months of my life. Has anyone feel like i do? Help me get over this. Am i doing the right thing guys. I still cant see the light yet. I wish those who have been in this shoes before could assist me.

Uncertain..:-(

Hi there. You sound so much like the way I often feel! I'm eight months in and I constantly worry that I'm not doing enough, or that the things I'm doing are really superficial, or the wrong things. I'm sure the past three months haven't been unproductive really; even if you haven't quite found your direction yet the process of examining things that turn out to be the wrong direction is still going to help you in the long run as you define what your focus actually is. Three months in is no time at all, so don't be too hard on yourself! Sometimes it's good just to sit back a little bit and try to think things through, rather than rushing forward looking for a path that hasn't quite been defined yet. Good luck with it!