{"id":6453,"date":"2018-05-03T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2018-05-03T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:45:02","slug":"throwback-thursday-this-classic-story-is-actually-about-phds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6453","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: This Classic Story is Actually About PhDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in January 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Something amazing happened this week. Twitter user and certified <em>genius <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erazeng\">Emma Razeng<\/a> discovered the secret plot of one of New Zealand&#8217;s most famous cinematic exports.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-tweet.png?resize=400%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-tweet.png?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-tweet.png?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-tweet.png?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-reasoning.png?resize=400%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-reasoning.png?w=652&amp;ssl=1 652w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-reasoning.png?resize=121%2C150&amp;ssl=1 121w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emma-Razeng-reasoning.png?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This got me thinking&#8230; I wonder how many movies could be seen as being &#8216;about&#8217; getting a research degree?<\/p>\n<p>My PhD was a bit like <em>Gravity:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I took a cautious step into the unknown, carefully tethered to a whole support system<\/li>\n<li>Then I found myself way out in intellectual deep space, with no-one able to help me, except one trusted advisor who was often pulled out of range of communications<\/li>\n<li>At times my brain conjured a George Clooney-like fantasy figure just to keep me going that little bit longer<\/li>\n<li>Dodging various fires, and feeling like I had no air, I eventually considered giving up<\/li>\n<li>But something deep in my subconscious kept me going, and against all odds, I used a combination of desperation and ingenuity to find a way back to planet Earth<\/li>\n<li>I landed dazed and spluttering, stepping shakily onto solid ground<\/li>\n<li>The whole thing took about 4 1\/2 years to produce; much longer than expected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in January 2018. 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