Tag: dissertation
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Writing -> Dissertating
While I’m on the topic of writing and understanding my calling, let me now address a greater dilemma that’s been going on in my head for a few weeks now. This freakin’ dissertation! 😐 When I started my quest for a PhD, I wanted to ensure my employability in Japan for a tenure position and…
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Staying Positive…
So, motivation is still a challenge. I am forcing myself to stay home and try to get some work done. So far, I’ve done a good job of procrastinating and taking care of ‘other’ things. However, I think, I think I am moving in the right direction…. First, I realized that I need to focus…
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Need Some Serious Motivational Boost!!!
Yesterday I stared on the computer and contemplated the fact that I really do NOT need this PhD. Yes, I am nearly finished and all that, but I was really in a bad mindset. So, I took the day ‘off’. I attempted a bit before I went to meet a friend for lunch and though…
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TGIT After a Marathon Day!
Phew, am so glad that today is nearly over. I had a very big day of analyzing and reading, which was very much what I needed to end the week on. So, I am feeling pretty goooood. I came home and did about an hour of exercise – treadmill and weights/stretching. Then, I had breakkie…
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A Little Stalled…
Well, today has been a bit of an up and down kind of day. The positives are that I read two chapters of a book, checked out five more books from the library, started to read the chapter to be revised, had a good swim this morning, enjoyed a much-needed massage, and will be going…
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Revising & Analyzing
It’s been a bit slow-going in this next part of my PhD work, but today I submitted a second revised chapter. So, that’s progress. Now I’m at a bit of a conundrum…. Revise Chapter 3: Methods or Chapter 5: Analysis & Discussion and/or focus on Chapter 2: Literature Review….. There’s still so much to do,…
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Nice Weekend = Time to Get Back to It!
I had planned to do some work this weekend, but after having a big night out on Thursday, which caused Friday to be a day of recovery and rest, I ended up not doing much. I suppose I could have done something yesterday, but aside from making sure my software is ready to go when…
