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June 2009 - Posts

• Engel was wrong - so was Atwood

  You know the famous Engel quote: An ounce of action is worth a tonne of theory. Well that's bollocks, at least for the average Ph.D. student... I propose instead that an ounce of theory is worth a tonne of action. You spend weeks of source/data analysis, Read More... Posted Friday, June 26, 2009 11:54 AM by Esmeralda Rocha | 0 Comments Filed under: PhD, writing, Atwood, mood, thought vs language, Engel

• TIME MANAGEMENT

  FREAKING OUT and HERE'S WHY: List of things to do: Finish current chapter Start next chapter Amend lit review Finish abstract for 2010 Conference Continue primary source analysis of Melbourne and Indian materials Begin research for my T&L research Read More... Posted Monday, June 15, 2009 12:01 PM by Esmeralda Rocha | 1 Comments Filed under: PhD, time management, writing, plans, teaching, lecturing