Adriana Cantón is currently studying for a PhD in Rule of Law and Global Governance in the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. She has a master’s degree in Democracy and Good Government from the Universidad de Salamanca. She also works as a research assistant in Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, in Mexico. Adriana is also a member of the competitive fund Novus la Tríada, in which three universities work together, in the project: "Citizen Laboratory for the development of skills for global citizenship: a Latin American proposal for the return to presentiality”.

It’s Your PhD: How to Deal With Unhelpful Advice

This article explores how advice, whether solicited or unsolicited, can damage the morale and hope of those doing a PhD. The purpose of this article is to comment on the boundaries that researchers must put in place to avoid being negatively affected: we must be discerning as to whether advice is useful and pertinent, or whether it is not applicable to us. The main message is: don’t listen to everyone, and trust your own judgement!

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