Time for some changes...
Well, as any of us are prone to do, I've become bored with my writing up to date. From now, I'll make a conscientious effort to make my posts more often, and more interesting.
As well as changes in the blog, I need to make changes in my real life, too. You see, the problem I've been having lately is that now that I'm back in Halifax, my mind is supposed to be focused 100% on my thesis. I mean, that was the reason I came back home, right? But, just like in Edmonton, I find my mind wandering too much. My normal way to overcome this is to go play a sport, go for a walk, hop on my bike. So, time to get my ass back in gear. Another thing I'm going to try is to head to the local library and/or coffee shops with my laptop, and work on it there.
Any of you more accomplished folks able to give me some insight? I'd love to hear it...
As well as changes in the blog, I need to make changes in my real life, too. You see, the problem I've been having lately is that now that I'm back in Halifax, my mind is supposed to be focused 100% on my thesis. I mean, that was the reason I came back home, right? But, just like in Edmonton, I find my mind wandering too much. My normal way to overcome this is to go play a sport, go for a walk, hop on my bike. So, time to get my ass back in gear. Another thing I'm going to try is to head to the local library and/or coffee shops with my laptop, and work on it there.
Any of you more accomplished folks able to give me some insight? I'd love to hear it...
posted by CMac at 2:30 PM
3 Comments:
The only real advice that I can give is to have a firm deadline. I know that I'm shitty at getting anything done if there is no real pressure to be done by a certain time.
Good luck.
I have found it useful to work on it a piece at a time. Dont think of it as your thesis. Think of it as section 4 of Chapter 3. I am finally finishing the second draft of my last chapter, and I was almost finished the first draft when I realized just how close to finished I was. Deadlines do help. Even when I missed it only by a day or two, I felt guilty enough that I worked extra hard to finish. I wish you luck. I am very sick of writing, and its only been for an MSc. I can only imagine how hard it is to do a PhD.
so Oct 16th was some time ago . .
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