I know I will regret this and I am being lame but I am going to call it a night.
My eyes feel like they have sand in them and I am making more mistakes than I am editing out. I can't think straight and I have to hope that having an early night will restore me to fine fettle for tomorrow's work bonanza.
I am sure I couldn't feel any worse! well, unless I was pukey or had flu or something (please no)
Ok, I have seen the next two pages of editing and they seem pretty 'safe' (i.e. no huge glaring ref issues that I spend 20 mins trying to rectify, or content issues re: lit review. Or, the worst, massive questions over my interpretations of literature that I have to go over and justify!) so will do those and then I will be halfway through. I really hope I get through the rest of it quickly tomorrow and then can go back and deal with the swathes of writing I have to do.
Am not really liking doing this. I know when it is over I will be very happy, but then I might have to do this for another seven chapters and that is really bloody depressing. I am starting to see why people feel insane at the end of the PhD. I can see it happening. It's the insanely pedantic levels of attention to detail, it drives you mental with boredom and hatred.
Am very frightened.
Luckily for me I have discovered yum yums and have two more in the cupboard to scoff all to myself tomorrow. Hurrah. I am only motivated by the yum yums.
x J
My eyes feel like they have sand in them and I am making more mistakes than I am editing out. I can't think straight and I have to hope that having an early night will restore me to fine fettle for tomorrow's work bonanza.
I am sure I couldn't feel any worse! well, unless I was pukey or had flu or something (please no)
Ok, I have seen the next two pages of editing and they seem pretty 'safe' (i.e. no huge glaring ref issues that I spend 20 mins trying to rectify, or content issues re: lit review. Or, the worst, massive questions over my interpretations of literature that I have to go over and justify!) so will do those and then I will be halfway through. I really hope I get through the rest of it quickly tomorrow and then can go back and deal with the swathes of writing I have to do.
Am not really liking doing this. I know when it is over I will be very happy, but then I might have to do this for another seven chapters and that is really bloody depressing. I am starting to see why people feel insane at the end of the PhD. I can see it happening. It's the insanely pedantic levels of attention to detail, it drives you mental with boredom and hatred.
Am very frightened.
Luckily for me I have discovered yum yums and have two more in the cupboard to scoff all to myself tomorrow. Hurrah. I am only motivated by the yum yums.
x J
2 comments:
Good luck for tomorrow! No point trying to make yourself work when you are too tired - you'll do more harm than good!
This is definitely why you have to love your project at the start, because you will HATE IT by the end!
Thanks Bryallan!
You sound like you speak from experience?! Any advice on coping is soooo welcome!
Sleep was good :)
x J
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