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Ph.D. & Procrastination
Before anyone says anything I do get that it’s ironic writing about procrastination, rather than getting on with the task in hand. However, there is real value in understanding procrastination Earlier this summer my work went something like this: reading … Continue reading
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Tagged fear, Finishing a PhD, meditation, PhD, procrastination, writing, writing up
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Phd & Depression.
After a little procrastination and fashion chat here is the 1st of a series of the promised posts about making corrections to a thesis. As you can see I’ve begun with a cheery title: PhD & Depression. Please stick with … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Doing a PhD., Finishing a PhD, PhD, PhD & Depression, writing up
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what a thesis looks like
Scenes from the hard work this week. Back in the game.
Doing a PhD
Greetings, after a bit of a hiatus from me may I present a wordle word-cloud of my thesis in its entirety. Woo hoo! I’ve had a crazy e.o September updating, re-drafting, and proofing, working late into the night most nights. … Continue reading
Word cloud of my research
There is a bit of a ‘thing’ going on out there of people creating word clouds of their research. Good ones to be found on Almost PhD,Media @LSE &social sim Here’s one from mine. It’s only one chapter, more to … Continue reading
Back once again like the renegade master
As the Wild Child Fatboy slim remix goes…”Default damager, power to the people“. Oui mes readers jolie, it is I, & I am back with the ill behavior. Google analytics tells me, much to my surprise and delight, that people are ending … Continue reading
consumers as producers.
Remember a while ago I mentioned a blog post and a comment about “I don’t want to have a conversation with my toothpaste”? Well I’m preparing to give a lecture on branding and web 2.0 to a group of university … Continue reading
The 10 perfections & doing a PhD
As and aside to social theory, for r&r, I’ve been studying the Dharma. A few days ago I came across Paramis or the ten perfections. This is what one needs to achieve to be fully awakened, to have bodhisattva, the … Continue reading
Writing a thesis weeks 1-5
I have been writing for a month. Happy anniversary me. Wooo kool & the gang celebrating good times with me Week one: Really only ½ a week but euphoria at being free to “begin to finish” I experienced joy at … Continue reading