#thesis things

[eleftherian]

david, babe, I appreciate that you’re a bisexual disaster man — I really do! — but out of all the men in Victorian England for you to fall in love with, did it have to be james fuckin steerforth??? boyyy you deserve better 💔

[ladywithalamp]

Whelp. I put on my big girl pants and emailed the head of my department with my professional concerns regarding my thesis.

(I turned it in, in the finished format I had, to my committee chair on the 17th of March, turned it back around in a day after he sat on it for five, and my readers said they Didn't Have Time to read it before my deadline; my 2nd has had it for 4 weeks as of yesterday and just said that she could provide feedback, but only through Zoom [when I've told her I want it earlier bc I have a deadline and I'd like to get a look at it so I can get writing] and not until Tuesday. My extension deadline is May 10th. So yeah. I'm not happy. Was trying to give the benefit, but they no longer deserve it at risk point).

So. We'll see how it goes. 🫠

[academicignorance]

thesis things (pt. 1?)

hiya, so i'm working on my thesis right now, and a lot of things intimidate me but it's going alright. i want to quickly jot down some things i have notices in my work process that might be helpful to think about yourself if you're working on a thesis or larger project yourself.

keep track of what you want. this might seem so simple, but don't get caught up in the details and communicate with yourself clearly. If you're a very organised person this might be simpler, but i am bad at following lists. how i approached this is having pen and paper in front of me at all times and jotting down small lists. might sounds just like a to do list but it is not. it is to orient yourself. 'what do i want to get out of this data collection?' jot that down. while collecting your data, if you feel yourself slipping in, refer back to the paper in front of you and recognise if you are doing something you need to do or not.

do not do everything at once. be kind to yourself, this is a longer process. every step will take time, and not having words on paper in week two when you've been collecting data all of week 1 is okay, normal, where would you have found the time? that was not what that time was for.

keep track of the date, how much work have i delivered in how much time?

clear communication with your coach, don't serve them all your material on a silver platter but plan meetings and talk through some interesting things. if you find something curious (and you've established you want to keep contact up between meetings) message them about it, let them know what you think, what you find curious, ask them what they think. this is your project, yes, but you also get judged by them on your end product and your behaviour throughout the project. make sure you deliver the type of work they expect and figure out what they want.

take breaks. you are getting a headache from staring at the screen and thinking too much. go take a walk, drink some water, in this state you will not deliver anything.

backup your documents and data. every night.

if you cannot figure out how to write something (the discussion) immediately, sometimes it is good to just start. in my case, i just started as if i am having a little discussion on how i'm not clear on anything yet but i do have some ideas. no one is reading this yet. this is all for me and i need to keep track of what i think. that will not stay in your head until you're at the deadline.

be flexible in your time where you can. if you are having a rough morning, but you usually take walks at night after your work, switch it up. take a walk in the morning and work a little later if you need to.

there is more but i feel confident in working again now, part 2 at some point?

[tothewoods]

The abstract I submitted to a journal got accepted!!! I’m actually going to publish my thesis in a peer-reviewed, academic journal. AND said journal also happens to be one of my favourites. Ahshdhahshshs!

The excitement! Is real! (And the pressure, but for now let’s focus on the excitement).

[isbergillustration]

Sun Setting on the Dark Forest

[the-yumanistic-approach]

Spent 5 consecutive hours researching about a theory only to find out that it doesn't has to do ANYTHING with my research paper.

[quelsentiment]

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[dakiryuu]

[20.03.20] ✧

ft me trying to plan out the rest of my spring + matching street art (source)

*unsurprisingly* one day into my new studyblr challenges and I’m already behind!! classic delcia move!!

3. favorite book/book series

I know it’s basic but Looking For Alaska. Right now I’m reading The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning by Jeremy Lent and I think I am fully and intellectually content.

4. your desk

Welp, my desk rn is my bed, but I’ve probably ~overshared~ pictures of my desk in iv and here at home, so I’ll try to jazz it up a bit x

no complaints, no not today

Sometimes I find myself writing and only talking about the bad that happened in the day, rather than all of the good. I think this minimalist topic really brings that out. While I think life warrants having to get out the things we are keeping bottled up, and we need to take care of ourselves and our emotions, recognizing the little things and the positive things is something I take for granted every single day.

Hope everyone is feeling good and enjoying the quiet times x