*begin , not being.

Hopwood if it makes you feel any better, i only have 3 months to get my thesis done and dusted, or i will fail.

4 months is plenty of time, you can do it!

K_Hopwood, don't worry, the point is to do "something" even if it's just 15 minutes on your thesis.

don't feel guilty, trust me, there have been plenty of days where i've just blown off time! then did "something" later on in the evening.

like yesterday did nothing at all day and evening, then late at night did a couple of hours.

so just do 15minutes or whatever.

as JB says

"Every day is more important, than how much time you spend, or how many pages you produce or the quality".. "if you being working on your thesis 15minutes every day you will dramatically increase the odds that you'll finish it.

So as 2nd in command, (1st being Anthropologa) the order is for you to work only 15 minutes on your thesis this evening, it can be anything related to your thesis, even free writing, and then report back here by the end of the night, and tell us how you got on

now jump to it!

hello folks! just taking a wee little break.

having some food at my desk whilst i work on my results. i am not allowed to leave this desk and have a proper break and dinner, until the results section is done!

i am being strict with myself today lol. sometimes it has to be done!!

still plodding away at my results, getting there slowly.
so far today have written 516 words. still have about 3 figures left to do, and maybe a couple of more sections.

well done alice! that sounds great! you totally deserve a day off now!

lol at badhaircut's comment, lol !! that was funny :)

having experiments left to do, that cannot be easy as well as writing.

but you can do it!! nothing like a deadline to concentrate the mind. trust me, i've heard plenty of cases where people have managed to write their thesis in a couple of months, so you can totally do it!

there was this one person who said that after he had finished his thesis, he noticed all it really took for him to finally finish was to work 2 weeks on it full time, non stop.

and Joan Bolker in her book speaks about how if it's your last month or so, you will be amazed at what can be accomplished!

I look forward to hearing your progress. welcome to the september club! "people who have to submit their thesis in september" :)

welcome!! i am so happy to see another Diary blogger!! fantastic!!

and lol at dairy. i hadn't even noticed. i think that sounds cute, made me smile .

ouch £1000 fine.thats harsh!

sounds like you are already on a roll with having a plan done! well done and kudos to you, for making a positive step forward in making this diary, it will help to monitor your progress and give you the motivation to work on your thesis everyday. even if it's just abit...

hello. late start today.

my aim today is :

to finish the results section of chapter 5.
no dinner until i have finished the results section! *glues myself to the chair*

okay i am clocking out for today.
total productive hours today = 3 hours and 45 mins
total words = 706 words
total figures/tables = 3

nope still not finished chapter 5. i hope to finish it tommorow God willing.

goodnight!

i know how that feels! it's very frustrating when all you want to do is focus 100% on your phd but you gotta do those annoying other things.

i would say if its really affecting your concentration maybe speak about it with your supervisor and maybe you can spend more time on your actual phd.

i've realised the only one that REALLY cares about your phd is yourself and only now at the end of my phd have i realised that no one is going to stand up for my time and my phd but me.

i wish i knew this back then, when my supervisors would tell me to do x y z unrelated to my phd. i wish i had the courage to say, you know what, no i can't i need to work on my phd.

sometimes they use us phd students as slave labour! and we feel we can never say no. but sometimes we have to say no.

hello folks! anyone else up at this ungodly hour? burning the midnight oil, or 2am oil as it is now. i am feeling tired and sleepy, but i am forcing myself to work until 3.30am. i have glued myself to my chair.

today: i worked from 8pm-9pm, then took a break to watch supernatural

then came back to my computer, after midnight, worked so far , for about an hour and half i think. not sure losing track of time. feel like i am in the twilight zone.

so far today in total i have done:
553 words
1 table
1 figure

okay 2 min break over, back to work.

I agree, do not feel ashamed for doing what makes you happy, and if you're not happy with your phd, then the best option for you is to quit while you're ahead. life is wayyy too short in doing something that makes you unhappy! loads of people quit their phd after their first year, it's very common! i wanted to quit after my first year! and i wish i had the courage to do so!

i infact admire your courage for standing up for what you believe and admitting that things aren't working out the way you thought it would be. that is something that should be revered!

do what makes you happy! you have to really really want to do a phd to stick with it for the long haul!

i wish you the best in whatever you decide

okay its 8pm. *Starts egg timer* I will report back later as to how many words/figures/tables/pages i have done in the hour.

and a warm welcome to the newest recruit !! Hopwood, welcome welcome!!

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Anthropologa, don't be so hard on yourself, sometimes when your stuck as i was a few days ago, just leave it and do something else. there will be times when we will feel stuck. and you've been working so hard this week, you really ought to take some time out and take a break! you deserve it