I was at a meeting last week, and we got round to talking about how people fit the thesis into their life. One of them said that every morning she spends 3/4hour reading whilst her hubby gets breakfast sorted. I couldn't work like that even if it were possible. I think this is too short a time to get anything out of the reading. Another said she insists on having an hour when she gets into work - she is a lecturer at the uni -when she works on her thesis and has booked this time in her diary and nothing gets into this slot at all, ever. others said they do this too, but are all academics. Not working in the uni I could never do this, I can be asked to do something before I even get my coat off sometimes and would never say it's not in the diary so go away for an hour but does this principle work, say you said I will do this between 6-7pm every day, would this be productive? I'm not sure I could work like that but would it help me to work through the 30 odd books I have to get through sometime reasonably soon? I'm thinking I would just forget what I have read--not that I remember it all anyway of course

It depends on what other things you have going on in your life. we all have different ways of writing. For me i sometimes write time tables or put slots in my diary but you know what?!! that never works, it might for a day or two but in most cases i am either distracted by something or i have to sort something out. Its not easy. But i suggest that you maybe could have an aim for each day. So for example aim to finish a particular section in this day and try best you can to meet it regardles of what other activities are going on around you. I do that sometimes and it works.