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Thesis Out-takes
10 December 07 09:34 AM
Writing a thesis is often as much about deciding what goes out as well as what goes in. One frame for deciding what goes in is to divide up your material into three categories: things that are 1) imperative, 2) good or 3) nice for your reader to know. Read More...
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a little reflection on my research
19 November 07 04:11 PM
It's been quite a while since I've posted about my research: in part, because I haven't been posting much at all, with the demands of full-time work and thesis writing fitting in whenever I find the time and energy, but also because I don't want to add Read More...
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Good Habits
02 August 07 02:47 PM
In the quest to find some way to balance the job-thing and finishing-thesis-thing while maintaining some shreds of sanity (don't laugh!) I've decided that the key is good habits. There is no point in pretending that I can manage to live on sugar and caffiene Read More...
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Strangely Enough, I'm In The Zone
30 May 07 05:07 PM
'The Zone' - for me - is that semi-mythical space where sentences move from your brain through your fingers and onto the keyboard. It's where thesis work actually happens, where at the end of the day you can stop and look at the x number of words or pages Read More...
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(metaphorical) nose back to the (metaphorical) grindstone
26 March 07 05:04 PM
Today is my first day back from suspension. It feels a little like sitting in a rollercoaster carriage as it settles momentarily into stillness at the top of the slope before plunging downwards. From here it is - or should be - all down: finishing the Read More...
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