Lectures are over! Now I have nothing to do for the next three months except write my dissertation. (And run a marathon, and go to Morocco, and attend a seminar on digital publishing in Florence, and...)
I cracked open a book this morning to take stock of the dissertation process, and the first thing I read was this:
Oh. Well.
You know? Even if it's the truth? Do you really have to put in writing how reclusive and boring I have to be all summer?
I cracked open a book this morning to take stock of the dissertation process, and the first thing I read was this:
There will be occasions during your dissertation journey when other - friends, family members, boyfriends/girlfriends, partners, spouses, etc. - will make demands upon your time. On such occasions you need to remind yourself that your priority is now your dissertation - if you respond to every request for help from those around you then you will have difficulty in concentrating on your work. Self-centredness is a quality that will serve you well during your dissertation. [Biggam, Succeeding with your Master's Dissertation, p. 9]
Oh. Well.
You know? Even if it's the truth? Do you really have to put in writing how reclusive and boring I have to be all summer?
I hope the summer gets short!! :)
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