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A PhD in cups of espresso: how logging my coffee consumption helped me write my thesis

01 Nov 2024

When he started writing up his PhD thesis, Vittorio Aita was warned that it would be hard. However, he explains that taking pride in the small things and finding a lighthearted way to track his progress – in cups of espresso – kept him going even when the work was tough

Close-up of a refreshing hot cup of a coffee at a cafe.
Full of beans During the last months of his PhD Vittorio Aita started tracking his espresso consumption, and he found the results surprisingly motivating. (Courtesy: iStock/Mailk-Evren)
Every PhD student has been warned at least once that doing a PhD is stressful, and that writing a th

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Vittorio Aita is a research associate in the Department of Physics at King’s College London
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