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« Reply #1320 on: March 26, 2010, 03:45:25 PM » |
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does anyone else feel like the burden of the dissertation makes interpersonal relationships way harder. i find myself saying things to friends like "sorry, i don't have time to talk to you" or just not calling people back. Yes! Right now my priorities are my family, my dissertation, and my job (in that order). Everything else just has to wait and I've told people that. My friends get it because I'm usually attentive and available. They know I'm not normally like this. I'm sure your friends and family get it to, they are just looking forward to spending time with you again. I can relate. It is so hard to put the rest of my life on hold while I write this thing (not that I have any delusions about life on the tt - but it will be different!. I'm constantly repeating myself to my (non-academic) friends and extended family: No, I'm not finished and no I can't take any trips to visit! On another note - I got a dissertation fellowship! It's not a lot, but it's something. I needed some encouragement of the financial sort. stanwyck - best wishes on your surgery, even if it's minor-ish. |
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« Reply #1321 on: March 26, 2010, 07:01:02 PM » |
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I finished Chapter 6 today.
All that remains is slightly less than half of (the already partially written) Chapter 7-- the brief conclusion.
I'm quietly amazed to realize I have only about 8-10 pages left to write out of total (not including notes, bibliography, etc.) of over 250 pages of text.
After finishing the conclusion and running through a laundry list of minor revisions, I'll have a draft ready for my committee in mid-April and a defense in mid-May.
It's almost over, and I am so very, very glad...
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« Reply #1322 on: March 26, 2010, 07:36:10 PM » |
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It's almost over, and I am so very, very glad...
Congratulations, Timurid. I invoked your moniker at least six times today--I had to repeatedly reference Timurid architecture in my third chapter. |
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« Reply #1323 on: March 26, 2010, 07:45:13 PM » |
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Sounds like there's some good dissertation energy flowing.
Something got into my advisor that I wish had been there a year or two ago. I popped into his office today for an unrelated question, knowing that he probably hasn't looked at the draft I handed him two weeks ago. After talking about the other issue, he brought up a defense. He said he's ready to be done with it and we need to figure out how to make it happen soon. This is a real 180 from his normal attitude, but I'll take it.
Good news. I still need to herd the other cats, but they've all expressed readiness to defend. Looking forward to an early May date hopefully.
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« Reply #1324 on: March 27, 2010, 04:59:50 PM » |
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Stanwyck, good luck with the surgery. Ellaminnow, congratulations on your dissertation fellowship. Timurid, congratulations on finishing chapter 6. And yeah to disambiguate whose adviser has turned a corner. The same thing happened to me. One day, my adviser decided I would finish this year. It's wonderful when it happens.
All the same, I'm just tired of my dissertation. I don't want to write anymore. I don't want to edit anymore. I don't want to read my work again. I know it is almost over, but I've hit a wall. I still have work to do on my dissertation and I still have time to do it, I just wish I could take a break from it. But alas, that is not possible. How is everyone else doing?
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« Reply #1325 on: March 28, 2010, 05:28:04 AM » |
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timurid and pisces, we are on the same timeline.
pisces, i totally hear you. all i want is a break from reading the same thing day after day. but i've just made a work plan from now until april 15 and there's no time to waste. at least i've already done my taxes. i do have two days of driving in there, unfortunately, so i'll have to think of those as breaks or figure out a way for them to be useful. I'm thinking about trying to audio record the voice function in word and listening to my dissertation while i drive, but then what would i do if i heard something that needed fixing or if i had an idea? I guess I could pause it and record myself having ideas--? is that nuts. i'm also cutting it crazy close by planning to, the day before i turn it in, travel to a library to find some additional citations for one paragraph in the appendix which one reader has said needs more documentation.
stanwyck, I echo the surgery good wishes of others. i had two major surgeries this year and am glad you were able to send it off before. Rest and heal and don't dissertate. it'll be there for you when you have recovered.
well this is why i'm up at 6am on sunday. off to work on the monster to do list.
good work to all. and to all a good morning.
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« Reply #1326 on: March 28, 2010, 03:37:26 PM » |
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OMG
I realize this might be a total jinx and still know that i have a ton of work to do, but, I just read my dissertation start to finish and it's not that bad. I've turned the corner. I'm not completely ashamed. I am really going to finish this. Even the noticeable problems, I can defend as possibilities for future inquiry.
Wow.
Now sitting down to type in 300pgs of edits. (not that I haven't been sitting all day!)
So many fixes that need to be hunted down, tons of formatting, and finish the conclusion.
I CAN DO THIS.
(two days ago i was flipping out)
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« Reply #1327 on: March 28, 2010, 10:16:32 PM » |
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Congratulations ms_pnw! That is great news. I look forward to following in your footsteps and turning the corner soon. I'm still at the flipping out stage.
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« Reply #1328 on: March 30, 2010, 12:02:36 PM » |
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Pisces, How's it going?
Yesterday was rough. So many little details that are hard to prioritize. Same today. I just printed out another complete draft and will spend the next 2 hours cleaning citations, then working on more formatting, then returning to the problematic last chapter for a few hours. Oh, I also need to pack and get ready to leave tomorrow... so much to do. so much to do....
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« Reply #1329 on: March 30, 2010, 03:27:33 PM » |
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I hate the period of time when I'm waiting for feedback. I don't want to start moving and changing and editing too much, because these chapters are about ready to be laid to rest. I just hate the feeling of waiting on someone else to finish something before I'm able to move onto the next stage... and not being able to make that person move any faster.
On the other hand, I have to say that I have a wonderfully supportive committee, who have taken so much time on my behalf for the past year and, in some cases, much longer. I'm beginning to reap the benefits of having chosen wisely and well my committee members.
I've got a good mix of subject-area and methodological expertise, as well as a good mix of working styles and personalities. The deadline-driven committee member offsets the deadline-averse but very creative and connected committee member, and both of them get kept on track by the member who has the most knowledge of my topic.
Ask me next week, and I may have a different story.
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« Reply #1330 on: March 30, 2010, 08:08:40 PM » |
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prephd, I agree, waiting on feedback is the worst.
Mine is going well--I've been trying to write a tough spot in the theory for several weeks, and I think it might be almost ready for the advisor's eyes.
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« Reply #1331 on: April 02, 2010, 07:55:20 AM » |
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ms_pnw, did you submit your dissertation? Reeses, I hope you've gotten past the tough spot. PrePhd, I hope you've gotten feedback.
I'm still plugging away, just a week left to get it all done. How is everyone else doing?
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« Reply #1332 on: April 02, 2010, 04:11:30 PM » |
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Nope, still waiting for feedback. Supposed to have it today... we'll see.
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« Reply #1333 on: April 02, 2010, 05:34:51 PM » |
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Well, okay, I didn't get the chapter draft sent off on Monday before surgery as promised (I slept in instead). But I did get it sent off today, only *cough* three weeks late. Sad, but on to Chapter Four.
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« Reply #1334 on: April 02, 2010, 09:07:11 PM » |
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Hi All,
My due date is Apr. 10th. So soon. I'm pretty much done, except that the last two pages of my concluding chapter is problematic. I'm waiting for feedback from my third reader and doing formatting things. Unbelievable. So so close.
And yes, the waiting is brutal. This reader is really quick but I just want him to get back to me and tell me what to do or at least tell me whats wrong so I can wrap it up.
But the formatting, oh the tables and table of contents and levels of headings...
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