I appreciate how honest and insightful Simon is. He doesn't conceal the truth to benefit his personal image, yet he shares his true thoughts and struggles which actually boosts his image. I don't even know if that made any sense, but moral if the story is Simon, you're a great role model, share lots of candid moments (I mean you vlog-that says it all :) ) & keep up the good...EXCELLENT work.
Comment from 2 years in the future: I agree! This vlog is a great way to not get *too* distracted on my work/study breaks. Watching him work makes me wanna work more too.
I liked the singing parts :( Showing what was a big part of your life, and being able to find time for it whilst doing your PHD was cool to see. Can't please everyone though
Awesome. Think you're going to become really big on this platform. You're in a relatable, stressful and time consuming situation, but also have an energy and attitude towards it, that is something to strive for. I wish I had some of that 'I don't see tiredness as an excuse not to do something.' Great work
I am a Physics Undergrad, and I absolutely love your vlogs. There is so much to learn from you; time management and how to be a nice human being. Thank you so much for existing! :)
So happy to see your channel doing so well now Simon, been a subscriber since your first day in the life of a Physics student, and now loving your new content, so happy you are finally getting the recognition you deserve
I'm sure that won't be a problem, I'm a first year at the University of Melbourne and I'm hoping to do a PhD in the future, your vlogs have been a great insight into what it's like doing a PhD so I hope there are many more to come!!
I've had a terrible experience with research that has left me hating it, but your videos have shown me that it's not all bad and that a lot of it has to do with time management and personal outlook :) thank you so much
Im 15 years old Simon, And I have found your videos very damn interesting. Love the content and im even learning from your videos. Topics that are beyond my range as of now
Man I connect so much with all the study problems you observe with your thesis work, I keep hoping I can apply your wisdom while I'm still undergrad That restaurant-game place looks so amazing. And yooo thanks for the playlist :D Bro I need that climbing place in my life
whenever you upload a new video I watch it over and over and over again until you upload the next one, I'm kindof obsessed. You're easily my favorite RUclips vlogger!
Simón, you spend a lot of time editing this amazing videos!! And I must admit you're life as hard and funny as everybody else and that makes you more real. Endless thanks for your blog!
I can really see the improvments you have made over the time you started filming your life. Especially this video, its much better than some previous works/vlogs you have made, not as much as the content( its always been good) but more of the quality and overall Cinematography. Such as the editing, music, etc. Thanks for doing these videos keep doing them. (I like the new name :P)
Been following you quietly for the past year or so. I start my Phd next week and have decided to VLOG the journey on the bases of your videos. First video went up today and so far the feedback has been positive. Keep doing what you're doing, you're influencing people in more ways than you think!
Commenting before I watch it that I absolutely love these week long video projects of yours. The academic focus makes it for me. Other people try and fail :)
Hey Simon! You have truly been an inspiration for me and you have motivated me to work hard in life and you taught me that when you dedicate yourself towards doing something you achieve it. Plus, you have taught me to balance our life! I truly admire your work ethic and your attitude! Thank you!
Doing work in inorganic chemistry redox mechanisms and its pretty hard to organize all the different things going on with the work. I really loved the colored sticky note on paper thing you did! I'm going to run out and get some today so I can map out all the facets of the research - thank you!!
I'm blown away by ur chilled out confidence that everything will just fall into place...i spend most of my phd doubting and quietly panicking...with the occasional maybe i can do this...will try to have more faith :) (ironically i am otherwise and was previously quite a confident person :S )
Also loved the way u stopped the music when u took the ear bud out..man i should wait til the end of the vid to comment - so happy to hear u are planning a non science career and still see the value in the phd :)
Simon, these week in the life of a PhD student videos are absolutely fab! I'm a 3rd year maths student considering doing a PhD and for me, the most interesting thing is your work life balance- you have a great attitude to it all. Really enjoying all the other videos on the channel too 😃
I love watching you because you'll be finishing your first draft around the time I'll be finishing highschool, so it'll be cool to end it around the same time
Its really cool to see places like the board games cafe in Exeter. Maybe you could do other videoes about the places you recommend going in Exeter and where you frequent most. Great vlog as usual!
I'm currently in high school and I absolutely hated physics. It wasn't until I started watching your channel that I actually became interested in physics and now it's my favorite class. Thank you so much for your inspiration!
Honestly, you just keep grinding away at it. For me, the classes I found most difficult/the least enjoyable were Calc II and Calc III, so you just have to put in the grunt work to be able to get through/understand those topics.
love from me!.❤ You are so awesome. Bcuz of your hard work, every week I am motivated to study. The fact that you are doing a PhD and you can laugh it off, makes me feel like my daily procrastination are so not worth it!! Tysm P.S. Wish you made more frequent videos ( I know you are doing the whole week thing, but still xD )
Max Richter is awesome :D been listening to him for quite some time, Morgan/Sleep/Leftovers albums are amazing! Also the works he does with Grace Davidson are unreal!
Happy New Year Simon! Awww shame there's no singing (I really enjoy seeing what other uni choirs do as I've auditioned for ours this year) but an enjoyable vlog nonetheless :-) Congrats on getting the code working at last!
Hi Simon! I'm about to start my second year of Journalism in February at Rhodes University in South Africa. Although I don't really understand your science and PhD related stuff, I still find these videos super interesting :D
Love this bro; not going to lie, really enjoyed it without the singing parts though! For some reason I find these videos so interesting. Keep up the great work; love this series!
Max Richter and Johann Johannsson are some of my favourite composers! Olafur Arnalds is also fantastic and I made a playlist of all three that's like 3 hours long which I always listen to while I study, its great!
Simon, i always listen to The Theory of Everything soundtrack, Johann Johannsson creates such beautiful pieces of music. I knew before i opened the playlist that it would be there, great taste sir!
As a math student, writing and debugging code often makes me want to cry (it's always a missing semicolon lol) I have so much respect for people that are proficient in programming.
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You're getting really good at cutting things in a way that keeps the energy high. Nice work dude :)
+Thomas Frank thanks! I'm trying basically every trick in the book by this point haha
I appreciate how honest and insightful Simon is. He doesn't conceal the truth to benefit his personal image, yet he shares his true thoughts and struggles which actually boosts his image. I don't even know if that made any sense, but moral if the story is Simon, you're a great role model, share lots of candid moments (I mean you vlog-that says it all :) ) & keep up the good...EXCELLENT work.
lgbtTV5 Thank you for the video referral! I will definitely check it out.
I watched the draw my life video but whats the big revelation
Love the vlogs. I don't know why but they motivate me to continue to study!
Same. These are inexplicably amazing
The feeling's mutual
i feel the same bro.
Comment from 2 years in the future: I agree! This vlog is a great way to not get *too* distracted on my work/study breaks. Watching him work makes me wanna work more too.
I'll do you better.3yrs in the future. Same feels
Wake up - Simon's blogs is up - cup of coffee - happy
I liked the singing parts :( Showing what was a big part of your life, and being able to find time for it whilst doing your PHD was cool to see. Can't please everyone though
Don't worry the singing will come back! I think I've found a compromise for the next vlog
Awesome. Think you're going to become really big on this platform. You're in a relatable, stressful and time consuming situation, but also have an energy and attitude towards it, that is something to strive for. I wish I had some of that 'I don't see tiredness as an excuse not to do something.' Great work
Simon Clark what do you want to do with your PhD when you finish?
i always skip them
Vegas Max stack paper
I am a Physics Undergrad, and I absolutely love your vlogs.
There is so much to learn from you; time management and how to be a nice human being.
Thank you so much for existing! :)
Hahaha you actually answered it.
Real Engineering holly shit i love your videos too real engineering
Love your work man :)
I was looking forward to watching this all day, I was not disappointed.
Sticky note TIP! If you peel of the post it to the side instead of in an upwards direction. The bottom of the post it won't stand up.
So happy to see your channel doing so well now Simon, been a subscriber since your first day in the life of a Physics student, and now loving your new content, so happy you are finally getting the recognition you deserve
Yay! Thank you, and thank you for sticking with me for so long, I hope I can continue to be interesting :)
I'm sure that won't be a problem, I'm a first year at the University of Melbourne and I'm hoping to do a PhD in the future, your vlogs have been a great insight into what it's like doing a PhD so I hope there are many more to come!!
I've had a terrible experience with research that has left me hating it, but your videos have shown me that it's not all bad and that a lot of it has to do with time management and personal outlook :) thank you so much
I greatly respect who you are and what your doing, you're the kind of guy kids should look up to.
Keep it up and good luck with your PhD
Im 15 years old Simon, And I have found your videos very damn interesting.
Love the content and im even learning from your videos. Topics that are beyond my range as of now
Man I connect so much with all the study problems you observe with your thesis work, I keep hoping I can apply your wisdom while I'm still undergrad
That restaurant-game place looks so amazing. And yooo thanks for the playlist :D
Bro I need that climbing place in my life
whenever you upload a new video I watch it over and over and over again until you upload the next one, I'm kindof obsessed. You're easily my favorite RUclips vlogger!
Thank you for being engaged with your RUclips comments in the sense you answered the music inquries! Appreciate it!
Simón, you spend a lot of time editing this amazing videos!! And I must admit you're life as hard and funny as everybody else and that makes you more real. Endless thanks for your blog!
"your the one with the pixelated face" I laughed so hard when he said that!!
I can really see the improvments you have made over the time you started filming your life. Especially this video, its much better than some previous works/vlogs you have made, not as much as the content( its always been good) but more of the quality and overall Cinematography. Such as the editing, music, etc.
Thanks for doing these videos keep doing them.
(I like the new name :P)
Man I love watching your videos after a long day, Simon!
Been following you quietly for the past year or so. I start my Phd next week and have decided to VLOG the journey on the bases of your videos. First video went up today and so far the feedback has been positive. Keep doing what you're doing, you're influencing people in more ways than you think!
Thank you for that! I am struggling with my master's thesis and you just become my inspiration :D
I feel your frustration with the code, but congrats on getting it to work!! There's no better feeling than getting code working. It's euphoric.
Commenting before I watch it that I absolutely love these week long video projects of yours. The academic focus makes it for me. Other people try and fail :)
Hey Simon! You have truly been an inspiration for me and you have motivated me to work hard in life and you taught me that when you dedicate yourself towards doing something you achieve it. Plus, you have taught me to balance our life! I truly admire your work ethic and your attitude! Thank you!
I actually laughed out loud at the dank memes in this one. Thanks for 30 very enjoyable minutes
i can feel it. this channel will explode
I will start my PhD this fall and your blog is so perfect motivation! Thank you very much for sharing your stories!
"You're the one with the pixelated face" excellent ending, and well done for getting the code in line!
I love this series very much! Keep it up Simon! Im a big fan!
You Simon are a magnificent human being.
Nesquik G yassss
Doing work in inorganic chemistry redox mechanisms and its pretty hard to organize all the different things going on with the work. I really loved the colored sticky note on paper thing you did! I'm going to run out and get some today so I can map out all the facets of the research - thank you!!
I'm blown away by ur chilled out confidence that everything will just fall into place...i spend most of my phd doubting and quietly panicking...with the occasional maybe i can do this...will try to have more faith :) (ironically i am otherwise and was previously quite a confident person :S )
Also loved the way u stopped the music when u took the ear bud out..man i should wait til the end of the vid to comment - so happy to hear u are planning a non science career and still see the value in the phd :)
I love these vlogs my new favourite youtuber! I can't wait for each upload
Just finished my exams. It's nice to know that I can watch your videos now without procrastinating
and he's back! so happy!!!
btw happy new year everyone
Great vlog man, hope you enjoyed the break. Great waking up and watching a new post before I start doing some of my own uni work.
actually, I really love the singing part of every video u upload hahaappy new year Simon and friends!
Loved the LOTR eye :) so it has been 8 months since my PhD finished but I still enjoy watching your PhD life. Keep up the great work!
loving this series of vlogs, the editing is fabulous and your personality really shines through! missing the singing though ahaha
This is amazing, thanks Simon. I literally did the same thing when I saw the shop was closing down.
Never had so much fun watching someone I don't understand whatsoever.
Simon, these week in the life of a PhD student videos are absolutely fab! I'm a 3rd year maths student considering doing a PhD and for me, the most interesting thing is your work life balance- you have a great attitude to it all. Really enjoying all the other videos on the channel too 😃
Two words to describe these vlogs:
relaxing
motivating
I love watching you because you'll be finishing your first draft around the time I'll be finishing highschool, so it'll be cool to end it around the same time
You planning your thesis makes me wanna get my shit together for my exams that are coming up next week!! haha STUDY TIME! and great video as always :)
This vid was so funny, loved it. Keep it up simon! Also, phone works 10/10
I cannot wait until you hit 100K and more!! Happy New Year and keep being amaaaazing! :)
your montages are killing me xD great vlogs as always! :)
i really liked the singing parts - it was great hearing about other things you are passionate about !
Finally. I've been waiting for this for so long!
Max Richter's Four Season's is a masterpiece in its own right. Got to love soundtracks and classical music/jazz to study to.
Michael Hope hey man, you sure do love his vids
Its really cool to see places like the board games cafe in Exeter. Maybe you could do other videoes about the places you recommend going in Exeter and where you frequent most. Great vlog as usual!
Your vlogs are the best. Thanks for uploading!
I'm currently in high school and I absolutely hated physics. It wasn't until I started watching your channel that I actually became interested in physics and now it's my favorite class. Thank you so much for your inspiration!
Wooo! That's so awesome to hear :)
I recommend the Imitation Game sound track it's good for studying/background noise. Also great work with the vlogs can't wait to see more !!
That's my favorite studying music!! It's such a great soundtrack.
Love these vlogs Simon! They motivate me to study for my Physics degree! :D
"Oh god, I have a career" is by far my favourite part of your Vlog XD
Click on the music playlist... first video is simcity soundtrack! ... Simon, you are the man!
SO UNDERRATED
Yep, and is my current study music while I get ready for my PhD application! :)
been waiting for this! Also nice name change
I audibly gasped when I saw this notification
1st semester of civil engineering for me and you motivate me
Keep going! It's hard work, but worth it (Senior in EE here)
RaidsEpicly just want to ask its hard to keep up and work you know all those math parts so how do you catch up to your expectations?
Honestly, you just keep grinding away at it. For me, the classes I found most difficult/the least enjoyable were Calc II and Calc III, so you just have to put in the grunt work to be able to get through/understand those topics.
2nd semester civil engineering student here! Follow your dreams!
Taking Calc II right now. I agree, it's very dull but useful once you understand the concepts.
Quality throwing up sounds. Quality content.
Hey Simon! Just want to say great video and i really enjoy them!
keep this series going Simon, it's great!
I'm currently planning for my honours year and your vlogs are always so motivating! Keep up the great work Simon :)
Now with 200% more dank memes. Good start on the year there!
also THAT TENOR JOKE omg; i'm not even offended bc that was hilarious
congrats in getting the code figured out!
Simon's videos always make me smile. THAT FLASHBACK LMAO.
love from me!.❤
You are so awesome.
Bcuz of your hard work, every week I am motivated to study.
The fact that you are doing a PhD and you can laugh it off, makes me feel like my daily procrastination are so not worth it!!
Tysm
P.S. Wish you made more frequent videos ( I know you are doing the whole week thing, but still xD )
I'm always keeping an eye out for you in Exeter when I'm at college but no luck yet...
you inspire me to be a better person!!!!!!!
You are writing your thesis , that's a wonderful news !
Best of luck :)
Thank you :)
Max Richter is awesome :D been listening to him for quite some time, Morgan/Sleep/Leftovers albums are amazing! Also the works he does with Grace Davidson are unreal!
Loving the new editing! :D
No issues with the phone, I didn't even notice you were using it instead of the canon.
I laughed so hard at the "no singing edition" sign
Make the most of it while it lasts ;P
haha no singing edition, yea that was a bit annoying for us non-singing folks
Happy New Year Simon! Awww shame there's no singing (I really enjoy seeing what other uni choirs do as I've auditioned for ours this year) but an enjoyable vlog nonetheless :-) Congrats on getting the code working at last!
Singing will return, don't worry! And happy new year to you too :)
This is actually what I needed to get through the week
Trello is also useful to make any sort of To-Do-Lists! Btw love your vlogs and keep up the good work, big fan! :D
Absolutely fantastic video, very inspiring too. Well done Sir!
I love Johan Johannsson's soundtrack for the Theory of Everything. Great background music for studying/master thesis work :)
Yayyy another video from Simon!!
Love these vlogs Simon! Much love from your down under :)
love love love that matrix background
These videos are so great, really motivating and interesting to get to know about what a PhD student might do.
Saw Dobble on the shelf of games- definitely play it if you haven't! Favourite game!
Hi Simon! I'm about to start my second year of Journalism in February at Rhodes University in South Africa. Although I don't really understand your science and PhD related stuff, I still find these videos super interesting :D
Thank you! Good luck with starting second year :)
I dig this. I dig this so hard.
Love this bro; not going to lie, really enjoyed it without the singing parts though!
For some reason I find these videos so interesting. Keep up the great work; love this series!
Max Richter and Johann Johannsson are some of my favourite composers! Olafur Arnalds is also fantastic and I made a playlist of all three that's like 3 hours long which I always listen to while I study, its great!
absolutely love these !
I think Prague might have the most narrow street. Loved the vlog, the longer - the better!
Yay a weekly vlog!!
Got a PHD in physics from one of the best colleges in the world. Proceeds to go into media production. This is why you're my favorite
smashed it! great video Simon
Simon, i always listen to The Theory of Everything soundtrack, Johann Johannsson creates such beautiful pieces of music. I knew before i opened the playlist that it would be there, great taste sir!
Love the HI nail and gear flag sticker on the laptop! How did you get that?
It was part of a Christmas present from a friend - I love it, one of the best presents I got this year!
As a math student, writing and debugging code often makes me want to cry (it's always a missing semicolon lol) I have so much respect for people that are proficient in programming.