phd

You have decided to get a PhD. OK but I cannot let you do it without giving you a few life saving instructions in order to survive. Most human beings do not know what it means to get a PhD. You have to say goodbye to about 18 years of protection by the syllabus mommy. You leave the warm home, where teachers and professors tell you what to learn and what to do.

Welcome to the wild side. Its like becoming a member of a tribe with crazy rites, a chief (professor), subordinates (post docs), sub-subordinates (PhD students), sub-sub-subordinates (students) and handicrafts (structured paper stacking, reading multi color layered white board paintings, dealing with different types of deadlines, …). Because life in the wild is tough here a list of websites you should use during your PhD to adapt to the new circumstances.

Phd Comics (Jorge Cham)
At the beginning of your thesis you will laugh, later you will use it as a source for compassion ;-).
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php

XKCD (Randall Munroe)
If you need something else to think about with relation to maths, technology, childish or grown-up curiosity you will enjoy XKCD.
http://www.xkcd.com
(If you are not able to enjoy it: http://www.explainxkcd.com)

The magic button
If nothing works, this button will also not work. At least you will feel a little bit better.
http://make-everything-ok.com

Correlation?
Some correlations are just not as true as necessary for a publication.
http://www.tylervigen.com

Paper generator
Its true, there is a generator for papers, which works. Unfortunately you have to submit often till it gets accepted.
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/

Nobel prize
If you cannot get the real one, you can at least bring glory and honor to your institute with the ig Nobel prize.
http://www.improbable.com/ig/

List of not obvious (techy) procrastination sites
http://dilbert.com/ (ok this one is obvious)
http://thecodinglove.com/
http://devopsreactions.tumblr.com/
https://devhumor.com/

A little bit more useful procrastination sites
http://www.ted.com/
http://99u.com/

I wish you well and hope to see you in some of the dance your PhD videos.
http://gonzolabs.org/dance/