missspacey, glad to hear about your progress us septembers gotta stick together

good luck with your deadline! you can do it :)!!

wow 100k! yah would be a shame to have it in two volumes, in that respect 1.5 does seem the better option

yah double space is good for science, you're right :)

Bilbobagins,

everytime i see your username, reminds me of the time when i was obsessed with LOTR

wow 2010 is ages away.. that's sooo excellent you have 50,000 words already written! wow i am impressed

i'm sorry to hear about your illness i admire you working away at your phd even with your health issues. that is indeed very commendable.

sounds like you're doing well and working hard.
thanks for the well wishes regarding my deadline!
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miss spacey those are excellent suggestions!

if you have the determination, you can do it.

and you still have few months left, you can still get through quite a few of the books in the time, might not in the detail you want, but even a quick read would be good. that way the second time you read it, it will be more familiar

set yourself a daily target, that you will read only 2 pages of a book. that is something you can do. 2 pages. and then slowly it will build up.

the idea is to make your task so small, that it doesnt so scary.

just think in a few months, those pages will add up!

"a thousand mile journey starts with one small step"

"wherever you are, it is THE place to start. the effort to expend today DOES make a difference"

If you just read for 10minutes a day, it will add up in the long haul

fricklesnarp, i really admire the fact that you worked hard to save up money to do a masters, well done

and everyone procrastinates, don't worry! i am the biggest procrastinator going around. so much so that i have to have an actual egg timer on my desk that i set for a "specific" time that i HAVE to study, and only when the buzzer goes off, can i do whatever it was that i really wanted to do, but by that time, the inclination has worn off. lol

procrastination is really just avoidance because your scared by the huge task of things. so i just split everything up into little bits. and dont worry about the big picture, but just the bit i am working on.

i admire the fact you wanted to read all the books on the reading list. don't worry about that you only managed 15% once you start your MA you will be more focused and when you "have" to read it, you will. it's hard to study when you know you dont really have to.

welcome!!

i only let myself come to the forum and post a message once my egg timer goes off (at the moment it's set to 45 minutes)

i agree, this is the only online forum, where it actually motivates you to get back to studying!!

but the person did really well in their masters, gold medal and gpa 3.94, which is quite near to the perfect score of 4.0 ?

my knowledge of US grading system comes from tv shows

i'm presuming the masters grade are really good. no? which should negate what he got in his first degree.

sounds great bilbo!

and good idea, i will aswell send it as double space when i send in my first draft. i agree, its much easier to actually work on your thesis when its single or 1.5.

how is your thesis coming along? when do you have to submit?

i'm also using times new roman, font 12. and i will do double space.

i'm leaning towards double space

at the moment i have it 1 and half, so i can work easily on my chapter. but in the end, i probably opt for double, so that it is easier for the examiners to read.

yah i know what you mean about the left side looking weird.

glad you sorted out your margins

how is it going miss spacey?

okay so you've justified the text. okay good to know another person who's deciding to do that. hehe

go with the good supervisor. forget about ranking.

thanks miss spacey!

good luck with your margins!

yep better to do it now, then later. and then just keep it as the default, until your thesis is done and dusted.

I am still debating, whether to have the writing, justified, or unjustified. some people tell me to justify it, others say dont justify the text.

well done Anthropolaga, sounds like you've had an exciting and productive couple of days, well done you! i admire your spirit in doing writing AND field work. that is great!

see you tonight

EMTEA, thanks for your kind words in my diary thread

i posted an answer to your question, on my diary thread, check it out. and let me know how you get on. and you're more than welcome to join in my diary and report your daily progress.

*amazed , not amazing lol