I think you made the exact same post a few days ago?

Hi there

Very interesting! Are you a psychologist? Some of your questions made me feel you are working with psychology/technology and similar. I work with digital literacies especially young people's interpretative practices in SNS environments and also work on a pan European project that looks at children's encountering and coping with risks online and hence, of course this all was very interesting!

Was there more routing at the chatrooms point? i..e if someone filled it in, would they get more questions?

Good work!

Stressed, sometimes I feel you and I have the same supervisors except that mine is a woman!!

Cant write a word about my sup's writing advice for me, or what I learn from her style, that is any different from Stressed's. What I am reminded of is usually to make the introduction be the 'steer' preparing the reader for what is to come. And the conclusion must be clear in your head, long before you get to it, and not just be a summary of the paras you wrote but your 'conclusions' from the piece.

So damn hard I tell you....

Hi there,

You've had issues earlier where you had troubles before an upgrade or similar? Since this is continuing, would you want a proper sit down meeting with advisors, supervisor or any grad pastoral person to talk through issues? These things do not die a natural death, and if you are feeling your research has serious issues, or you are struggling and getting signs that you may not be able to handle the whole of it, on time, perhaps now is when you sit and deal with it with the folk concerned?

PS: Your name on this forum, I presume, has 'fire' in its first word 'Agni' and hence I think you should be strong!

But I got more than just a dainty dish to set before the king (picking up from cobweb)

I got a finished thesis, tons of lovely publications, a nice job, a house and two ready made brought up well-mannered kids (oh and yes, their dad on the way too).

beat that.

huh.

u have fished out all public health threads just to tell us you are loving the course??

And if you are, why do you want books to be recommended without being more specific?

I'm confused, frankly!

Eska hon, I am myself pretty down right now, as Stressed said on my 'handling criticism' thread, sticking my head under the table and going la-la I'm not listening and throwing toys around..

So i shan't venture out to advise you (Gawd no!) but will just say I'm in a different way kinda where you are now, so do know there's at least one other person feeling like crap this Sunday evening... (if you are still feeling that way though, hope not!)

:-) Chin up! mine too..(or so I say)

Thanks Joyce, yes a bit of that bit is good would have helped. Person concerned is rushed off her feet, truly though. As a result, the 'that bit is good' has become the regular introductory 'this is good, i liked reading it' and then.... haha.

It's a cynical mo I think.

Thinking, what if I didnt take up this offer and had taken up those US fellowships instead. Would have missed a great sup and all fantastic research experiences, but wouldnt have had to work, would have had more free time, less tension, less worry, all research time...better productivity..bla bla...

all the 'what if's hit you when you are down.

Hi Bonzo, people who've seen my work recently have actually extended nice little opportunities for me, so I'm taking it that things are fine. Other profs included...

Stressed, do I want to hug you so much!!! You are so sweet, I'm not half as brilliant (or even good) as you paint me out to be, but you made me smile so widely! And you are so correct with that head-under-the-desk metaphor, that's exactly where I am right now. la-la can't hear anyone.

Ever since reading (and unfortunately responding as well:$) to that feedback email, I have been feeling like I'm 2 yrs old or something.

I think I actually replied saying something like I shant write again or something (well, not quite, but similar) but once-in-a-bluemoon tantrums are excused around here :-)

Thanks all,

I guess, having slept over it, what I want truly, is not empty praise of course, but also as detailed an account of 'what has worked' in a piece, in addition to 'what needs improvement/revision'.

I am recruitng all over first fortnight of Oct, and then in 3 countries in the second fortnight, and then it's the deadline. I am also working/teaching/attending a class etc. I am not saying I wont have time to get back to it, but I am finding myself unable to even look at her feedback let alone the paper.

I completely agree with what you all say below. And I am grateful that I have a sup who is so very demanding when it comes to quality. She herself, perfects her writing, chiseling little sentences here and there, and seeks feedback from her peers who are scholars as well known and even her youngest students.

The point is that, I am, despite being on the board with all of you, feeling unable to return to this paper anymore.

Let's drop it now for some time, let me see if I can come back to it.

But yes, i am indeed reacting in a weird way, I do not usually do this!

Hi there guys,

I know I am being ridiculously juvenile in this one, but upon reading 4 paras of feedback from my sup on a paper for submission, which she has asked me to re-write, pointing out flaws in minute, minute things from structure, to tone, to argument, to incorrect referecing, to you name it...

upon reading it, I have just decided to not write any more.

Just thesis chapters,. No more presentation, publication writing. (this is hurting me so much, this decision, for I love juggling mulotiple things, and writing is my first love)

But the point is, I completely know I am being silly. The feedback is absolutely bang on correct, honest and I agree with every point and I know her function was not to be a family member and say 'these are golden words' but that of a critical reviewer who will prepare me to preapre my writing to be reviewed and even praised by others.

But I have reacted by deciding to stop writing.

I am feeling so pathetic.

Hi Alice thanks..

no i work all year which gets in just below the threshold. Then there are lumps of overtime or one off projects. These deifnitely take me beyond threshold but not to pay as much IT as much as is happening when things are chopped off a month. i have worked it out and there should be some refund.

let's see..