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« on: January 24, 2012, 01:57:45 PM » |
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Hi folks,
I was wondering if you guys can help me out in making the right decision for me.
I am a masters student currently in the second semester of my third year. I defended my thesis and was passed with major revisions, however, I am burnt out. I have no juice left in me and there is no motivation to make revisions and the thoughts of leaving grad school has been bombarding my mind nonstop. Even if I make the revisions to my thesis, I still have two publications to write before I can graduate. My thesis has been funded by government agencies that are anxiously waiting for my thesis/publications, but all I want to do is leave. I am very unhappy, stressed beyond belief and have reached my breaking point.
Help?
P.S: My apologies if this is in the wrong category.
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larryc
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 03:01:31 PM » |
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So how many semesters would it take to finish?
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 03:10:59 PM » |
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I would have to be done in 3 weeks.
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larryc
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 04:20:08 PM » |
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Three weeks! Go buy a case of Red Bull and get'r done. Revise the thesis, then strip out section of it and submit these as your publications. If they are not up to snuff that it is not your problem, you submitted them and they can request revisions after you graduate (and you can say no). C'mon, dry your eyes and get to work.
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larryc
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 04:20:49 PM » |
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And if you have any room left on your credit card book a trip somewhere nice, in four weeks.
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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 05:01:38 PM » |
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LarryC is right on this. If all you have to do is power through three horrendous weeks, then do it.
If you need better incentive, then go look up what constitutes publications for the government. Done is what's important. This doesn't have to be the best work ever; it just has to be an adequate record of what you did and the results.
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If you haven't got either the anatomical or metaphorical balls to post your own question on a pseudonymous internet forum, then academia is the wrong job for you.
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« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2012, 09:27:50 PM » |
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Break the revisions into tiny, do-able pieces:
+ re-do stats on pg 1-5.
+Cut the 10 pages they were hard on; reduce main and necessary idea to 1 page.
+Integrate 2 new articles that they mentioned.
If the paper is 50 pages, you only need to fix 3 pages each day. 6 if it's 100. Keep each assignment small, manageable, and reward like crazy after each accomplishment. Burnout happens when you think about tackling the whole monster. But working on just 3 pages every day for a short, short, short three weeks. You can do that.
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2012, 09:38:59 PM » |
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Break the revisions into tiny, do-able pieces:
+ re-do stats on pg 1-5.
+Cut the 10 pages they were hard on; reduce main and necessary idea to 1 page.
+Integrate 2 new articles that they mentioned.
If the paper is 50 pages, you only need to fix 3 pages each day. 6 if it's 100. Keep each assignment small, manageable, and reward like crazy after each accomplishment. Burnout happens when you think about tackling the whole monster. But working on just 3 pages every day for a short, short, short three weeks. You can do that.
This is how I get through stuff, too. Little bites. You can do it, OP. |
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Systeme_D is right. <rah rah RESEARCH!> |
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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2012, 08:00:58 AM » |
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DO IT! You've come too far to drop out! Push your body and mind to the breaking point for three weeks, then go to the Caribbean and drink pina coladas on the beach. It's worth it. Good luck!
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