It's windy and raining and there is also a remote possibility that the plumber might call around today (another leak) so I am staying put rather than cycling to uni to meet with my research group.

My goal is to get the document I'm working on up to 6,000 words, ideally by mid afternoon.

Morning everyone.

Today my first goal is to work on a particular analysis section. Progress on this chapter is so slow, its really getting me down. I want to get to a point where I actually feel like it's going somewhere.
Goal 2- attend meeting with research group (unless I'm on a roll with my analysis as the meeting isn't compulsory, but I doubt I will be!).
Goal 3- Do more work on either analysis or literature section.

I'm sorry, I really have no idea! I actually really did just about scrape a pass on that one. I don't get on with statistics as it is and that was my lowest mark out of the whole year.

Good luck with it... I'm sure you'll get there eventually!

You have my sympathies Sneaks, I remember I barely scraped a pass on the structural equation modeling assignment I did in my MRes.

If it makes you feel better I'm having a slow afternoon too. I have written another (very rough draft) chunk of analysis but got rid of another chunk because I realised it just wasn't working. One step forwards, two steps back...

My next goal (after marinating some turkey breasts!) is to add 500 words to my literature section.

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Batfink, your rental agency/landlord sound a bit rubbish. We have been having ongoing problems for the last couple of months because of various leaks and things, but the plumber always comes out on the day or the day after at the latest (I'm expecting him today actually, he might as well move in because he spends so much time here!).

I've also had a slow start this morning. I'm trying to work on my analysis but not getting very far at the moment. My goal is to get the word count up by 500 words (which will be a bit more work than it sounds as I'm deleting and redrafting things).

Yeah it's really annoying. I didn't exactly have a perfect attendance record with seminars and lectures during my first year as an undergrad but I'd never have arranged and individual meeting and not turn up!

I ran out of steam with my analysis quite quickly and ended up working on my methods chapter (which is still in its infancy!). My final goal is to focus and do a couple of hundred words on my literature section.

Batfink, do you rent through a letting agency? Might be best to go through them if your landlord is being arsey.

My student didn't turn up for our meeting. :-s I arranged to meet her outside of the allotted time because she has had so much time off and needs to catch up. This is the last time I'll be doing that!

I am now working on my analysis. My goal is to get to at least 5,700 words before I run out of steam.

Morning everyone.
Goal 1- teach stats class. DONE.
Goal 2- Print out and look over lecture slides from the class I demonstrate on ready to go through everything with a student who's been off ill.
Goal 3- Meet with student to offer help.
Goal 4- Work on analysis.

Haooy Saturday! My goal for this morning is to rewrite my presentation and then to get as many of my Powerpoint slides done as I can by 10am.

One piece of analysis redone. My next goal is to do as much more as I can face of my literature section and then to finish up the afternoon reading through a few papers which I came across today which should go in there (rather than working on my presentation, see what I mean about not being able to stick to plans?).

Well done Batfink! I never bother with actions plans etc as I never bother to stick to them, ha.

Goal 1 is now done. Now on with my analysis.

Definately enjoy Christmas. As 4matt has said, a lot of your reading might not be relevant anyway. I did a bit of reading before I started (my own project and proposal) but it didn't make any difference in the end.

Morning all. I'm only just sitting down to work after going to the gym. Must get on with things.

Goal 1- Write at least 500 words of literature section.
Goal 2- Make some progress with analysis.
Goal 3- Once I start running out of steam this afternoon, redo the bits of my presentation I'm not happy with yet.

I now have a draft presentation done. (up)

My next goal is not to fall asleep and to read a book chapter.

I CANNOT focus at all today after sleeping really badly. I managed to write 200 garbled words on my literature section but it felt like a bit of a waste of time because I really can't focus.

However writing my presentation is an easier task as it is based on a chapter which I have already written. I'm about half way through it and now my goal is to get a draft of the whole thing written.