After finishing your PhD, write handwritten thank-you letters to your committee members. Mention what each person specifically contributed. It keeps relationships strong for future work and shows real gratitude instead of a generic email.
say thank you to your family and friends because they've been supporting you in many different ways during this process, helping with kids or helping do other chores or just providing emotional support. Thank them. It'll go a long way. Just thank them. Now, what do I do for my committee? Well, it's really nice to send a thank you letter. Emails are nice, but not many people send actual letters anymore. So send a letter and thank them and not just say, thank you, I finished, you know, I'm great. Thank you for your support. Thank you for specifically for what that person provided for you. That makes them feel good and it makes them feel good about you because you never know when you want to go back and work with them on a different project or ask them questions. So if you show that you sincerely appreciate the work that they did to help you, that's going to also help you in the long run.
