tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766590194563153974.post1041361613069710666..comments2023-04-30T05:22:17.583-07:00Comments on i hate my phd: ‘That source of popular wisdom known as “The Hairdresser’s”’Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766590194563153974.post-83982513647518957732014-08-26T09:52:14.837-07:002014-08-26T09:52:14.837-07:00ps. and THANKS!... :)ps. and THANKS!... :)cloud ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713510404207220388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766590194563153974.post-91735690937998948702014-08-26T09:46:24.918-07:002014-08-26T09:46:24.918-07:00Hey there!... Thirty days (ish) to submission is a...Hey there!... Thirty days (ish) to submission is a good sort of time. If you haven't already done so, find out which office to take it to, get a quote (and a deadline) from the binders, stuff like that. Remember: it doesn't have to be perfect - it just has to be DONE. Think 'good enough'. Cut stuff out, big up the original point you're proud of, make your line of argument as easy as possible for your examiners to follow. You are about to enter a phase of superhuman achievement that will astound even yourself. 'You'd be surprised how much you can get done in two weeks - if they're the last two weeks', as one motivational Guru wrote in some motivational Bible or other. The last 24 hours is basically a Herculean marathon of amazing achievement after achievement.... after which you will be DONE!... Good luck, am rooting for you, and feel free to write in if there's any way in which you think I can help!...cloud ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713510404207220388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766590194563153974.post-19703795453591387402014-08-25T01:13:56.576-07:002014-08-25T01:13:56.576-07:00Dear Dr. C,
I have been a frequenter of your blog ...Dear Dr. C,<br />I have been a frequenter of your blog for the past year - as I hit the wall of my phd, had to take time off, go to counselling and generally work out how to cope with this big difficult thing that made me feel like crap 90% of the time. Your blog is so great. Thank you for writing it, and continuing to write to ys now that you are a DOCTOR!! Amazing. Massive congratulations! I was SO happy for you when I read that the viva had gone well.<br /><br />So, now I am 32 days from submission and I have returned to reread all your posts pre-submission, once more. Or maybe, twice or thrice more... It might sound odd but they bring me a little comfort as I inwardly hyperventilate and tell everyone I'm fine because I DON'T HAVE THE TIME to tell them how I actually feel. (I realise I am manic...)<br /><br />So really, all this little post was to say was Thank you. You really should consider that Motivational Writer gig. You are up their with the Procrastination Bible and Gurus, in my world. <br /><br />Now, back to "The Thesis". It is a selfish, possessive, jealous b*****d.<br /><br />XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com