Accountability Partners - Write your Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day

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aim 2 chapter 2 methods : summary/outline: completed.

debating whether to call it a night now or not.. feeling tired.

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okay folks. i am calling it a day.

met aims 1, 2, and 3. just finished summarising chapter 3.

i will finish the thesis map tommorow. goodnight.

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Morning everyone. Just having a little break from todays work:
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Today's Aims:
1. Write up three sections of literature review, which I made notes for yesterday.
2. Tidy my desk as it looks like a bomb's hit it!!!
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Hope everyone has a good day's writing today!!

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Hi Everyone!

Very late start for me. Had a bit of a nightmare yesterday as my two supervisors have very conflicting advice about a couple of my chapters so spent a lot of yesterday and this morning in a bit of a panic!! Basically my first supervisor wants me to merge chapter 4 and 5 cutting out some of the material and basically re-writing it. She has not supervised anyone before and my second supervisor (who has supervised many students)

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had told me to keep chapter 4 and 5 separate as it shows my thought processes and the work i had to do to change my method to get the results i discuss in chapter 5. Anyway i don't know what to do!!!! I am inclined to go with the second supervisor as she is more experienced but to note down all the comments from the first supervisor and make sure i have these clear in my head for any potential viva questions (If i ever get to the viva stage!!!!. It's still quite unsettling though to have such conflicting advice!!!

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Anyway, aims for today (i need to focus and get something done!!!)

Continue with Chapter 3 (hopefully get this finished late tonight) with changes etc.
Aim to get it formatted for the university.

Hope everyone has a great day!

PS Thanks SillyBilly- Curry was lovely, chicken madras, bit hot but yum yum!!!!

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Hey everyone. logging in today.

my aims:

thesis outline summary of:

1. chapter 4
2. chapter 5
3. chapter 6
4 chapter 7

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sillybilly, can totally relate to the bomb site mess issue! i keep tidying up and then it becomes a mess again!

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tractorgirl, oh what a conundrum. that's a toughie. i guess go with the opinion you most agree with and are comfortable with! i would prefer to keep the two chapters seperate also.

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Thanks Lara for the advice! Hope you have a good day!

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you're welcome

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i am struggling with my summary! i keep going over the limit of only one sentence per paragraph or per result.

i think i will go back and cut down even more. otherwise supervisors will be peeved that its too long.

just finished chapter 4.

taking a break now. and then going to do chapter 5.

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Hi all,

Finally reached my aims for the day!! Annoyed i spent so much of the day worrying but have got there in the end (although am really tired!). Anyway hope everyone met their aims and that everyone has a good weekend!!!

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well dont tractorgirl, so proud of you for accomplishing your aim! have a good night sleep!

i am still plodding away at my summary. working on chapter 5 at the moment. took a nap earlier on, so am wide awake. wont go to bed until i am completely done with the summary, so i can actually start working on my chapters again tommorow!

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lol sorry

its not meant to be well dont .. lol that sounds so rude

its meant to be obviously WELL DONE!!! okay maybe i am abit more tired than i thought!!!

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lol that was quite funny. typo error of the day i think! doh!

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okay just finished chapter 5. and omg my summary is 60 pages! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh i need to cut it down further. i will finish chapter 6. and then go into chopping mode for the rest of the chapters.

my supervisors wont be happy with a 60 page summary. they were pissed at a 180 page draft.

i will try to go back and cut it down further.

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