So having had a lovely christmas and three whole days off I am back for the final read through...
I feel like I have had about 10 days off and been in another, entirely PhD-free universe which is grand. I was very fretful about it all on Sunday night after finishing and decided I really had to add in these other casse studies and authors and lots from a journal I haven't dipped into enough. But I spoke to DB about it and he said nooooooooo and that I would be opening a whole new can of worms. If the examiners ask about these things (or lack of) I can tell them why I didn't put them in, that is the point of the viva. I can't add everything or where will it end?!
So, he was, for once, wise indeed. And after some time off to get perspective I won't be adding anything else! In fact, am going to do a brief and thorough skim-through rather than a 'proper' read or I will risk being too sucked into it and changing all sorts. Must remain objective. The aim now is get the pagination into the contents page, make sure that it all 'looks' as it should and that there are no glaring spelling or grammar errors or shite sentences. I must remember that I have edited each chapter a gazillion times and the thesis twice already, so it really only needs a once over to settle my nerves.
I have stopped feeling nervous when I open it now which is a really good thing... means I have become sort of familiar with it enough to not dread it. I still don't like it tho and think it is pants! I can't believe it took four years to write this rubbish! :)
Today is Thursday... Submission on Sunday!
x J
I feel like I have had about 10 days off and been in another, entirely PhD-free universe which is grand. I was very fretful about it all on Sunday night after finishing and decided I really had to add in these other casse studies and authors and lots from a journal I haven't dipped into enough. But I spoke to DB about it and he said nooooooooo and that I would be opening a whole new can of worms. If the examiners ask about these things (or lack of) I can tell them why I didn't put them in, that is the point of the viva. I can't add everything or where will it end?!
So, he was, for once, wise indeed. And after some time off to get perspective I won't be adding anything else! In fact, am going to do a brief and thorough skim-through rather than a 'proper' read or I will risk being too sucked into it and changing all sorts. Must remain objective. The aim now is get the pagination into the contents page, make sure that it all 'looks' as it should and that there are no glaring spelling or grammar errors or shite sentences. I must remember that I have edited each chapter a gazillion times and the thesis twice already, so it really only needs a once over to settle my nerves.
I have stopped feeling nervous when I open it now which is a really good thing... means I have become sort of familiar with it enough to not dread it. I still don't like it tho and think it is pants! I can't believe it took four years to write this rubbish! :)
Today is Thursday... Submission on Sunday!
x J
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