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What you learn from a Ph.D. |
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What you learn from a Ph.D.For those of you following along at home, the university with no notice determined that I am out of time on my degree. The upshot of this is that I have probably got an extension for one year, but I must finish by then. Also, to have a hope of that I really need to formally propose the thesis by the end of the month. This means that I am writing really really fast, work all day at work and write at night when I get home. I’m recently starting to write before work too. Write write write write write. Who knows if I am writing anything good, but it will likely be in the neighbourhood of 60 single spaced pages by the time I’m done. (On a side note I hate that everyone thinks in terms of double spaced pages. Double spaced pages look dumb and are hard to read.) I believe that everyone must grapple with some aspect of their personality in order to complete a Ph.D., and I think that in some ways this grappling is what you really learn from doing one. I am grappling with perfectionism, and — at least for me — perfectionism comes from a fear that I will attacked for imperfect ideas, and that people will think my stuff is no good. I found a list of suggestions for writing fast, and many of them are good. I’m trying not to let myself proofread or re-read as I go along… It’s tough, but it seems to be working.
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