Book excerpt: An absolutely essential survival kit for the lost doctoral candidate! Would you like to shorten your Time to Doctorate by at least ONE whole year? We can help you do it! Follow our step-by-step guide to managing your Ph.D. project as a Pro. The book is packed with practical and easy to apply tips about: - How to plan your research and organize your daily tasks - How to choose a topic and an adviser - How to communicate with your adviser in a win-win style - How to complete the doctorate on schedule - How to reduce the stress and increase the joy of staying in a graduate school - Learn from original examples of successful graduates Learn avoid and cope with potential crises in your doctoral program: - Professional crisis - Expectation crisis - Emotional crisis - Survival crisis - "International Student" crisis - Adviser crisis Each potential crisis is explained and treated to help you avoid it or solve it!