I have been also relaxing for about 10-days. i'm gonna call it off. going back to work tomorrow. can't wait. i don't feel guilty because i need the break.

You are the luckiest person in the academic world!

Just curious, when do you meet with your supervisor? I mean do you set up a regular meeting, or you only meet him when you need to ask him questions, or you meet with him when you make some progress?:$

Lara, I think you work very hard this summer, take it easy and you will achieve whatever you want. Your spirit always encourage others, at least me.

Thinking about my research, I am so depressed now. My boss and I sent a paper to a journal last year, and it was rejected. This term, I finished a term paper, and the variable I am interested in is not statistically significant. My friend who is in the same program got a paper accepted in a conference with her adviser. She told me that she didn't do much but the professor is just so nice to add her as a second author. This semester, she had hard time finding a topic and I shared some of my thoughts with her. It turned out that she is also getting nice result.

Why don't I get any luck or did I miss sth? I lose confidence doing research.

I am working on my second year summer paper. It has to be done by the end of August. I know I have to work hard, but somehow, I feel exhausted for no reason.

Can any of you give me some advice on how to get energized and get things done during the summer? thx.