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Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
Tiny victory today - managed to finally read a short Stuart Hall chapter. That book has been sitting on my desk since mid-October and I've been trying to read that chapter since early November 
So feeling good about myself 
Maybe I'm getting better 
So feeling good about myself Maybe I'm getting better Yaaay. Well done TLG!
Original post by Craghyrax
I think regular, measurable, concrete results motivate me. And so far its hard to find out how to manage that. My supervisors were smart in suggesting that I write 500 words a day and put that in drop box for them to see. That is something sustainable and clear that you can tick off and see in front of you. However things got derailed and got out of hand because I got so unhappy the year before, and barely did anything. Meaning no results to be seen. And my hands got terrible just as I started their 500 a day idea.
My chair also got me doing something similar and it was so helpful to get me out of my major slump. I'm so sorry your hands are derailing your progress, must be massively frustrating.
I'm back to reading, and not doing, which is a bit frustrating too...as I have to survey material for my dissertation exam/prospectus. But at least I have the dissertation in reach.
Original post by madamemerle
Yaaay. Well done TLG!
Thank you!
I'm back to reading, and not doing, which is a bit frustrating too...as I have to survey material for my dissertation exam/prospectus. But at least I have the dissertation in reach.
It's good when supervisors come up with alternative ideas, isn't it? Like mine suggested getting cracking on the fieldwork. So I went to the ABBA fan club Christmas dinner earlier this month, and I'm spending Elvis' 80th birthday (8th Jan 2015) at the O2 arena in London, at some big Elvis fan thing organised by Graceland!
Original post by madamemerle
My chair also got me doing something similar and it was so helpful to get me out of my major slump. I'm so sorry your hands are derailing your progress, must be massively frustrating.
I'm back to reading, and not doing, which is a bit frustrating too...as I have to survey material for my dissertation exam/prospectus. But at least I have the dissertation in reach.
My chair also got me doing something similar and it was so helpful to get me out of my major slump. I'm so sorry your hands are derailing your progress, must be massively frustrating.
I'm back to reading, and not doing, which is a bit frustrating too...as I have to survey material for my dissertation exam/prospectus. But at least I have the dissertation in reach.
Thankyou
Good luck getting your thing done too. Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Hiho...
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Original post by Craghyrax
Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Hiho...
Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Hiho...
Original post by Craghyrax
Thankyou Good luck getting your thing done too.
Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Hiho...
Good luck getting your thing done too. Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Hiho...
Ughhh, massive hugs. I don't know if this is what you mean, but for me what really caused my problems was this sense that my forward momentum from BA to MA to PhD had just been allowed to completely dissipate and I felt like I'd been stuck at the same point for a year or so, too far along to consider stopping but too far from finishing and too at a standstill to be motivated by the projected finish, which seemed impossibly out of my grasp. It's a horribly depressing place to be. I imagine I'm going to get there again with the diss: bleurgh. I suspect many (most?) people working on long term projects experience this...but knowing that doesn't help when it's you. I hope it gets better for you soon.
Original post by Piggsil
Sounds like you really need and deserve the break. Good luck with the rest of your current placement!
Moan time: I am currently sitting on the airport express train into oslo 5 hours after I should have been.
I had a connection in Copenhagen and that was fine, we were halfway to Oslo when bad weather closed the runway there. This meant we had to turn around and go back to CPH. Luckily as a single traveler, they rebooked me onto the next available flight but I think some larger groups got stranded in Denmark as there are no flights tomorrow!
So yes, been awake for 14 hours and counting, all I've eaten today is a yoghurt and an peanut butter kit kat, I miss my family and grumpity grump grump.
Moan time: I am currently sitting on the airport express train into oslo 5 hours after I should have been.
I had a connection in Copenhagen and that was fine, we were halfway to Oslo when bad weather closed the runway there. This meant we had to turn around and go back to CPH. Luckily as a single traveler, they rebooked me onto the next available flight but I think some larger groups got stranded in Denmark as there are no flights tomorrow!
So yes, been awake for 14 hours and counting, all I've eaten today is a yoghurt and an peanut butter kit kat, I miss my family and grumpity grump grump.
I got stuck in gatwick for five hours because of that ****ing storm! I didn't get back until 4.30 am because all the connections were out of synch as a result of the delay. Totally rubbish. Big hugs.
Original post by madamemerle
Ughhh, massive hugs. I don't know if this is what you mean, but for me what really caused my problems was this sense that my forward momentum from BA to MA to PhD had just been allowed to completely dissipate and I felt like I'd been stuck at the same point for a year or so, too far along to consider stopping but too far from finishing and too at a standstill to be motivated by the projected finish, which seemed impossibly out of my grasp. It's a horribly depressing place to be. I imagine I'm going to get there again with the diss: bleurgh. I suspect many (most?) people working on long term projects experience this...but knowing that doesn't help when it's you. I hope it gets better for you soon.
Thanks a lot
Yes it sounds pretty similar. In my case I had not realised that from starting my undergrad degree I had one target in sight: to do well enough to secure funding and get on a PhD. So I motored myself to that point, and then kind of internally collapsed once ticking that goal off, partly because it was very tiring getting there, and partly because the new goal, several years into the distance, seemed even harder to attain. Of course it doesn't help that I've probably imposed really tough standards on myself. Instead of looking ahead to the end of the thesis and just expecting myself to get a thesis of moderate quality produced on time, I was expecting myself to publish multiple things, attend several conferences and improve my teaching profile on the side of writing an exceptional/excellent thesis. So that kind of mindset probably did not lend itself to sanity very well in that context 
I agree many working on long term projects may have similar issues. It seems only very particular personalities would thrive on a typical humanities doctorate.
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Original post by Helenia
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I admire anyone who works in ICU - it must be draining for such reasons that you mention
A friend's mother is a cancer care support nurse and I saw her on Christmas Eve post two over-full clinics. She said it's soul destroying at times Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
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Start the new year in good stead!Original post by Slowbro93
Finally sent off my first PhD app, the fun begins I guess 
Fingers crossed
Original post by Craghyrax
Actually 'major slump' is how I'd characterise my life right now... its not just the PhD per se but the fact that I really worked hard on the undergrad degree and MPhil. In hindsight I wish I could have had a break from academic stuff in between MPhil and PhD. I was burnt out before I even started *sigh*.
Original post by madamemerle
Ughhh, massive hugs. I don't know if this is what you mean, but for me what really caused my problems was this sense that my forward momentum from BA to MA to PhD had just been allowed to completely dissipate and I felt like I'd been stuck at the same point for a year or so, too far along to consider stopping but too far from finishing and too at a standstill to be motivated by the projected finish, which seemed impossibly out of my grasp. It's a horribly depressing place to be. I imagine I'm going to get there again with the diss: bleurgh. I suspect many (most?) people working on long term projects experience this...but knowing that doesn't help when it's you. I hope it gets better for you soon.
know these feelings, but not sure whether my two years out of it working has helped or hindered me looking back. It certainly made me more cynical about the whole of Higher Ed that's for sure. I've made myself take the last ten days or so completely off, not even thought about work. Read a 500 page book that was a present in two days which I've not done in a long time, and given I'm trying but failing to get my head around that other thing, declared via text my feelings on the subject. Oopsie. Lol.
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Original post by apotoftea Start the new year in good stead!
Start the new year in good stead!Thanks! I hope 2015 is a great year for all of us
Glad you have taken some time out - important to have a rest and try and enjoy the festivities
Happy New Year everyone, I feel much less grumpy after 11 hours sleep!
Watching Return of the Jedi in my fleecy PJs and cosy slippers
Watching Return of the Jedi in my fleecy PJs and cosy slippers
Original post by Piggsil
Happy New Year everyone, I feel much less grumpy after 11 hours sleep!
Watching Return of the Jedi in my fleecy PJs and cosy slippers
Watching Return of the Jedi in my fleecy PJs and cosy slippers
Sounds great. Moving a new bed into my house. Grr.
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Hi, to those that don't know me a quick intro .
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
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Original post by Motorbiker
Hi, to those that don't know me a quick intro .
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
Same thing as children more or less. We just moan about it more
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Original post by AntisthenesDogger
Sounds good.
I cba to go out shopping. Lidl is a whole three minutes drive away from home and I really just want to sit here and watch the last few episodes of Friday night lights.
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Original post by Motorbiker
Sounds good.
I cba to go out shopping. Lidl is a whole three minutes drive away from home and I really just want to sit here and watch the last few episodes of Friday night lights.
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I cba to go out shopping. Lidl is a whole three minutes drive away from home and I really just want to sit here and watch the last few episodes of Friday night lights.
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Welcome to GOGsoc
I need to go shopping later too. Gotta make pudding for the NYE dinner party I'm going to tonight.
Original post by Piggsil
Welcome to GOGsoc
I need to go shopping later too. Gotta make pudding for the NYE dinner party I'm going to tonight.
I need to go shopping later too. Gotta make pudding for the NYE dinner party I'm going to tonight.
Morning.
Luckily me and the gf are being cool and staying in tonight.
Also, in lifting news, my bench is doing well, everything else bad due to injury.
Original post by Motorbiker
Hi, to those that don't know me a quick intro .
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
Graduated with a masters in chemistry this summer. Now working in nuclear power industry. I lift things up and put them down for fun.
Feel like I can join this thread now I'm graduated etc.
First proper time off since my new job in August.
What do we do as grown ups?
Reverting to student status and watching TV all day.
I do have a flat to clean and shopping to do later though.
Welcome
Thanks for the intro - I don't think we've met! 
I'm TLG, token muso 
So NYE plans have been cancelled because the host is ill 
My friend then told me he's in Bristol so no pub And all the jitsu lot are either not in London or with other groups that I don't feel like socialising with. And mum's going to church and asked if I want to come along which I said no too (cba to argue about atheism again 
)
Basically quiet night tonight
May chill some wine though and get my PhD app done.
How is everyone though? Met up with my old music teacher for coffee though, so much good goss
Welcome
I mean
My friend then told me he's in Bristol so no pub And all the jitsu lot are either not in London or with other groups that I don't feel like socialising with. And mum's going to church and asked if I want to come along which I said no too (cba to argue about atheism again ) Basically quiet night tonight
May chill some wine though and get my PhD app done.How is everyone though? Met up with my old music teacher for coffee though, so much good goss
Original post by Motorbiker
Sounds good.
I cba to go out shopping. Lidl is a whole three minutes drive away from home and I really just want to sit here and watch the last few episodes of Friday night lights.
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I cba to go out shopping. Lidl is a whole three minutes drive away from home and I really just want to sit here and watch the last few episodes of Friday night lights.
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Welcome
I mean
Original post by Slowbro93
So NYE plans have been cancelled because the host is ill My friend then told me he's in Bristol so no pub And all the jitsu lot are either not in London or with other groups that I don't feel like socialising with. And mum's going to church and asked if I want to come along which I said no too (cba to argue about atheism again )
Basically quiet night tonight May chill some wine though and get my PhD app done.
How is everyone though? Met up with my old music teacher for coffee though, so much good goss
My friend then told me he's in Bristol so no pub And all the jitsu lot are either not in London or with other groups that I don't feel like socialising with. And mum's going to church and asked if I want to come along which I said no too (cba to argue about atheism again ) Basically quiet night tonight
May chill some wine though and get my PhD app done.How is everyone though? Met up with my old music teacher for coffee though, so much good goss
Sorry to hear things have been cancelled
Glad you got some good goss though Wishing you and everyone else in here a very happy, healthy and industrious 2015!
Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd
Sorry to hear things have been cancelled Glad you got some good goss though
Wishing you and everyone else in here a very happy, healthy and industrious 2015!
Glad you got some good goss though Wishing you and everyone else in here a very happy, healthy and industrious 2015!
Yeah it's more annoying tbh, but enither way
Also we started talking about me being bi, he said:
"at first I was like I think he is! Then as time went on and on I became less and less sure. Then in the end I gave up!"
Was in stitches after this
Have a happy 2015
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