In many respects, a PhD is much more flexible than any other study experience; to a large extent, you manage your own time, your direction, your deadlines and your training. A PhD can feel like a mammoth task but I have to remind myself to break it down into the milestones which can be achieved first. I also have to accept, when I’m struggling to bring my ideas together, that everything will come but I have to keep chipping away at it.