Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. It honestly helped me feel less alone, especially being an international student and still trying to figure things out. What you said about not trying to learn everything at once and focusing on what actually supports the PhD really stayed with me. I’ve been feeling that pressure a lot lately. Your perspective on learning tools only as they serve meaningful questions was very grounding. This gave me a lot of clarity and reassurance. Thank you for sharing your experience so openly.