I found 'Doing a Literature Review" by Chris Hart quite helpful when I was writing mine. Not too bad...

ah the H-word. I haven't had a holiday in 5 years... :-( Sorry to hear you didn't feel refreshed Pamw. Perhaps 1 week was not enough. I wonder if how you feel now could be related to a subconscious panic of having a holiday finally while you were away... not knowing what to do with that free time.... and the expectation of being refreshed at the end of it.

Hey Badchoices. First of all, your situation and feelings are understandable. But I still think there must be a way to convert this negative process into a positive outcome. Unless your supervisor is extremely ignorant, your project cannot be 'wrong'. You have spent far too long on this subject to give up now (unless it is truly impossible). You are the expert of your PhD... you can find a way to stop doing any further research and work on your results... even if they are not satisfying you 100%. Everything you do so far can count towards methods; every result can be valid in terms of achieving an outcome of an experiment. After all, you need to see this as a piece of research rather than a perfect solution to something bigger. Now, as the previous poster said, take a break. Not too long, but at least a week. Do not do anything about your PhD within that time. Try to do inexpensive things that would calm your mind, then re-visit the problem at the end of this week. Also, take problems one at a time. By worrying about what might happen in the future, you are loading your mind with extra stress. Please don't think I'm undermining your problems, but I am sure you will bring a resolution to the whole thing, if you tackle individual problems and tick them off one by one from the bigger picture. I know it's easier said than done, but it's easier done than be worried sometimes... Good luck with all, and don't forget to visit the forum.... You will find that there are lots of people who can relate to the obstacles you are facing. (up)

lol H (up)

404 thinks that Sillybilly and Sillysally would make a great forum-couple :-)

time to let it go, till next year. I know it's hard, but you can do it :-)

this is brilliant :-)

no! no! :-)

haha... I wish I could see the firemen's faces when they were called to attend

yay! :-)

let's define 'night' again for Thecoastman and Sylvester :p

404 wants to believe that she can still work after 3 glasses of wine + g&t

lol smrh

awwww that's really sweet Pari :-)

404 is feeling like a slacker even though she baked a cake, cooked lunch and prepared summer cocktails for her friends today.