🚀 FIRST Year of PhD: The Complete Roadmap (Month-by-Month Guide)

Your first year of a PhD is about much more than choosing a research topic. It's the foundation for your entire doctoral journey. In this video, I walk you through a practical month-by-month roadmap covering research milestones, literature review, supervisor management, technical skill development, academic writing, fellowship planning, networking, productivity systems, and the mental challenges every PhD student experiences. Whether you're starting a PhD this year or planning to begin soon, this guide will help you build a strong research foundation while avoiding common first-year mistakes. If you're serious about succeeding in academia, this is the roadmap I wish every researcher had from Day One.