Here's an informative and entertaining website. The person it belongs to seems to be a statistics or math professor who is generously sharing his experience getting his Ph.D.
http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
He has a really comprehensive website - here are just a few items from the list of posts/articles:
The Illustrated guide to a Ph.D - really puts what we're doing in perspective. I think I will print this series of drawings out to reinforce the idea that a good dissertation really really is a done dissertation! There is an entire world out there waiting for us to continue exploring.
Other posts that look intriguing:
There are also TONS of links to statistical methods and short cuts for those interested
