and then give my final thesis to my supervisor by 18th August. which is the final final deadline for my FULL complete thesis draft.

chapter 6, i might give to my 3rd sup a little earlier, if i get it done in time. for feedback before the 18th August deadline.

its better to work in immediate deadlines.

daily deadlines, and weekly deadlines.

i really want to see the film hancock, so when i have my meeting with my sups, in the next couple of weeks no doubt, which i am still dreading!! - i think i will *treat* myself and go watch the film after the meeting, to recover ! as they say a spoonful of sugar and all! helps with the medicine. lol.

I just visited the procrastinator thread:
http://davidmaister.com/blog/18/Done-at-Last-Thoughts-on-Procrastination again.

i highly recommend it! it has very good advice on how to get stuff done!
i just came across this valuable piece of advice,
*setting an artificial deadline*

which will help me, with my anxiety that i am having. i have this fear, that one week before i have to submit my thesis, i will still be working on trying to get my thesis completed.

so to circumvent this anxiety, i will set an "artificial deadline".

i will set several artificial deadlines -

deadline 1: complete final draft of my thesis by August 12th (i will give myself a month, to produce a final full draft of my thesis and then have a *week* as a safety net, to check through and finish any loose endings).

at the moment, i am thinking of spending a day per chapter, in order to circumvent my irrational fear and worry about other chapters whilst i work on one chapter. i will give it a try this week and see how i get on. like the procrastinator thread said:

http://davidmaister.com/blog/18/Done-at-Last-Thoughts-on-Procrastination

"If you can, have two, three or four projects and alternate till one grabs you. Robert Benchley, the 1930s American humorist said: “I can get anything done as long as it’s not what I’m supposed to be working on.” Sound familiar? It’s sometimes hard to prioritize among the projects that get thrown at you. But you can be surprisingly productive by working for a short time on each one. Imagine your projects as children, each of them clamoring for your attention. Spend time with each one."

okay so today, didnt do anything for my thesis. woke up late, then went to a family bbq. came back, had a quick glance again over my summary. wrote my two emails to my sups, and sent them.

its too late to do any writing for my thesis. so instead i will do the following aims:

1. tidy up my study room! its a bomb site!!
2. make a detailed plan of what i am going to do: monday to friday.

thanks Tractorgirl!! you're so right, i finished my summary and should be happy that i actually got it done thanks !

i just emailed it to my sups along with a reply to their "concerns" etc. i made a list of "moving forward" items and issues to address and do with regards to my thesis.

so tommorow is day 1 of writing my thesis to final draft version. i am planning on working super hard monday - friday, and then rewarding myself with an "easy half day off on a saturday"

i have 5 weeks left for the deadline tractorgirl and i have!
to get a complete full draft of the thesis done.

you're welcome K! good luck with your appendix!

whats your deadline ? ie your ultimate deadline? have they also said to you, they will terminate you, if you dont submit by end of september?

terminate you, sounds like we're in a futuristic world and we literally get terminated, like in "the island" or Logans run or equilibrium, or gattaca lol.

lol imagine if they really did do that. actually terminate you, if you didnt meet your deadline, you were exterminated from the face of the earth by not reaching a certail level of intellect!

Hey Tractorgirl, you're in company i didnt get much done after i finished my summary either.

but i think the break WILL do us good! we are now prepared to work superhard this week. i will keep you company! i'm with you kiddo! in aiming to work superhard this week!

lets say we work super hard monday - friday. and then take it easy on saturday, by giving ourselves half a day off or something as a reward! what say you!?

i am also worried about not meeting the deadline!!

i am glad you are giving yourself the weekend to check through corrections, thats a good idea!

swantje, sorry i should have clarified, you are right, binding takes about 2-3 days. i am just being ultra paranoid lol. and leaving myself 2 weeks before my DEADLINE date, to get my thesis printed and bound.

i am thinking of getting my thesis printed, by a printing shop. as it will be easier i think. i will convert my thesis to a pdf, and give it to them on a cd or something. and ask them if they have the good quality paper etc aswell.

oh just realised that its the UOL regulation that require blue cloth and gold lettering, not just specific for QMUL, so that means i can actually look at a collegue of mines thesis, to see what her thesis spine looks like etc. when i go in for the big dreaded meeting with the dragons

ex student, thanks so much for the link. thats really helpful! i just read it, and its similar to the letter that i recieved. although in the pdf file that you sent. it states 3 copies. and in my letter it says 2 copies. so i am going to email the research degree examination office and ask them.

thanks Hazyjane, that's very good advice

i have this terrible habit, of feeling like a burden if i ask for help from other people. but it is a good idea.

the thesis binding, information, i have found out, I looked into my examination form pack. and i have emailed the research degree examination office for addresses of binders that are available in central london

also in the letter in the examination form pack: it speaks about binding:

binding: in the first instance candidates should submit two copies of their theses:

two of which are soft bound.

be covered in medium blue cloth

be lettered in gold up the spine with
degree, year and surname and initials in the same form as the college records, with letters 16 or 18 point

soft bound thesise should have the pages glues in.

i will email my old collegue and ask her what her thesis looks like, on her spine and front cover, since she is QMUL.

unless anyone on this forum has seen a phd from QMUL ?

You're welcome Jojo!

and sadly to report Olivia, it is all too common, like BHC and Smiloden have also said.

Smiloden, sorry to hear about lack of feedback, that is very frustrating indeed!

*dedication

Jojo, that is brlliant! I really admire your dediction and determination to fight for your phd! well done you!!! so proud of you

knock em out! when you have your meeting hehe.

i am sure they will be suprised about this turnaround and ground work you have done, to prove to them you can and will make this into a phd!

good luck with the lit review