On the Way to the Doctorate

The doctorate is the hoped-for breath of having completed, in absolute terms, years of study: it’s the sacrifice of a lifetime.Bathed in this cruel doctoral solitude, I needed to talk: yes, talk to someone, express my feelings, my little joys and sorrows, also my difficulties. So I said to myself: why not you? This account, peppered with anecdotes and advice, is a real guide for future PhD students.The doctoral path: more than a choice, it’s a childhood dream. Long live the doctorate!