How to become the world's leading expert in your field (Part 1)

Ad-free version: https://phd.academy/blog/worlds-leading-expert-1/ 👉 Get regular writing feedback and PhD guidance: https://phd.academy/membership 👉 One to one coaching: https://phd.academy/coaching 👉 Live talks and workshops: https://phd.academy/speaking 👉 Contact https://phd.academy/contact ⭐ Coming Soon ⭐ PhD 101: Free course covering the basic principles all PhD students need to know: https://phd.academy/phd-101 0:00 Getting a PhD does not mean you're the world's leading expert in your field 1:14 What does it mean to get a PhD? 3:17 How to become the world's leading expert in your field 3:43 Overcome PhD impostor syndrome 5:08 If you want to be the best, learn from others 7:44 Find your own way of working without fear of judgement 8:34 Stay with problems past the initial discomfort 9:44 Do you really want to be the world's leading expert? And if so, why? 11:35 How to develop your research skills to the highest level 12:25 It's not enough to just challenge yourself 13:30 Set yourself a challenge that pushes just a little beyond your current ability 14:52 Think big, but start small and let yourself make mistakes 15:11 Repetition is not enough (and can cause problems...) 17:25 The secret behind the very best researchers 18:52 Mastery of the fundamentals and the limits of talent