Part time PhD - how to finish?

[Leskovac]

Can I please ask for some moral support and/or tips on how to finish this damned thing, please? I have a full time management job in an academic department, two young children, and I am in the fifth and final year of a part time PhD.

Doing a PhD was longstanding dream, and I was given an opportunity that I could not turn down. I can't honestly say I regret taking it up, but the price has been high in terms of family life and my own health and wellbeing. I sometimes feel like the bloke who has an obsession about climbing Everest and everyone else pays the price.

I am hoping I will look back on it and it will have been worth it (and worth it for my family), but the longer it goes on the harder it gets. I am struggling to identify my core arguments and contribution. Other people's theses seem either brilliant or boring, and either way don't help me work out how to focus and what might be good enough.

Any tips on how to get it over the line? I like writing and I don't usually have a problem with procrastination - I just don't know how to do this!

Congratulations!

At first I only used Dr at work and bills. I went into hospital and was talking to one of the admins about my job and PhD etc and she told me she'd change my record to be Dr as I've earned it. I use Dr every where now and never had any awkward situations although I'm adjacent to medical field as I work in the pharmaceutical industry. Medic drs are often interested and says things to the effect of "ah proper Dr". I don't fly though and would use Ms in general on planes.

It took me 4 years 11 months to submit my thesis at 80% fte but with health issues and had a 4 month loa

Thank you! Yes I will make sure I do the corrections @catsrus - appreciate that it’s easy to take your foot off the gas at this stage.

@Gingerwarthog - very many congratulations to you too, and best of luck for whatever comes next.