PhD life · study systems · responsible technology
Practical guides for ambitious study and thoughtful technology
Plan your next academic step, build a study system that fits real life, learn technology from the beginning and understand its environmental impact.
Choose a path
Start with the question you are trying to answer. Each collection brings together practical guides, honest experience and carefully updated resources.
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Simple, practical templates for organising research and turning an overwhelming week into a workable next step.
PhD & Academic Life
Clear guidance for deciding on a doctorate, finding the right opportunity and navigating the work once you begin.
Also useful: realistic ways to make money in grad school and creating an academic website.
Study Tools & Systems
Build a system that reduces friction instead of adding another elaborate routine to maintain.
Continue with: succeeding in online classes and starting to study when motivation disappears.
Tech for Beginners
Understand the field, choose a learning route and begin building useful skills without pretending the path is effortless.
Explore careers: starting a green-tech career, sustainable product design and being a better ally to women in technology.
Sustainable Tech
Research-aware explanations of how software, hardware, data and everyday digital choices affect energy, resources and emissions.
Go further: ten climate-tech fields and career paths, the right to repair and Green IT vs climate tech.
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About Arianna Danielle
Arianna originally created this site from her experience of postgraduate study, learning to code and building a life in London. Her first-person history remains hers. The site is now owned and editorially reviewed by Brett Stadelmann, who updates guides for accuracy, clarity and practical usefulness.