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I've finished my Master's and some of my PhD remotely during COVID, and have done over 2 years of my PhD remotely & part time - some of which has included full-time employment. Hopefully finishing by Christmas, or soon after that. Theres a couple of lessons or tips I would share:

1) It can be lonely, be sure to give yourself a break
I don't think the online resources prepare people for how isolated self-directed study (especially remotely) can be. Most of the time only you and your teachers will care or know about your field of study so trying to connect with others can be difficult. Make sure you give yourself some time to socialise and disconnect from both your studies and your employment.

2) Set short, achieveable, deadlines
Modules, courses, or projects that have deadlines over months can be incredibly easy to procrastinate, doubly so remotely. I've found it really effective to either set your own short-term deadlines, or better yet negotiate them with your teachers/staff. 1-2 week blocks for either a short report, session notes, or any kind of deliverable are really good ways to keep yourself engaged.

3) Keep meetings efficient
If you have the opportunity to meet with teachers/staff, get into the habit of making agendas with them or at least have an idea of what you want to talk about before you get into the meeting. When you wrap up the meeting set tasks for yourself and maybe them that needs to be actioned (linking to point 2).

4) Get your 'virtual desk' in order
So much time can be wasted finding a way of working that is optimal for you. Spend some time at the start of your studies to find the software or tools that you will use to do things like manage notes, write reports, manage your reading/literature, whatever.

5) Do a little bit every day, and give yourself credit for doing so
Long duration studies like degrees can be a draining experience and it can be so easy to let the days pass by without a lot of progress made on your work. Even doing the smallest amount of work (like a draft structure of a section of your thesis, just bullet points), every day (or at least the days you plan to work on your studies) can go a long way to making that mad rush before the assessment deadlines. Focus not on avoiding that deadline rush, but instead on tasks you can do to make that rush easier like structuring your essay, annotating reading and linking it with other literature, etc.

can we instead focus on our long distance relationship, rahmed?

I did my masters degree online while working a full time job, and this was before COVID made distance learning mainstream. There was a lot I struggled to adjust to, from just taking rigorous math classes after being out of school for a few years, to time management and developing good (admittedly, this part is debatable) study habits again. It's also very isolating, and the classes I did best in were the ones where the distance learning students formed a study group and would go over our answers to problem sets together before turning them in. The on campus students could do this easily, but we had to proactively reach out to each other more; nobody really used the online discussion forums.

Being able to watch lecture recordings at 2x speed (or faster, depending on the pace and how the professor talks) can be pretty clutch when you're reviewing on a time crunch.

From my experience as a teacher different people have much different aptitudes for long-distance learning. I know students who found their full potential through online learning, and others who never stopped struggling.

Before you commit to jumping right into university I'd recommend taking a cheaper course online and try to figure out what parts of the system work, and don't work, for you.