Posted by Llurpsie_Noodle on March 15, 2007, at 1:12:00
In reply to Re: Dr. Noodle's dissertation progress, posted by Meri-Tuuli on March 14, 2007, at 13:24:14
I think I'm making progress. at any rate, I feel like I'm a much better writer than I was even 16 months ago. funny thing how writing gets better with practice, huh?
the bad news is that I won't be able to salvage as much pure text as I had hoped from my dissertation proposal.
the good news is that my thinking on this matter has become a lot clearer since I was a naive and ill-advised grad student proposing this massive project.
So, there are salvageable ideas and even salvageable arguments, although the format and style of the arguments is unacceptable to the more mature and polished Llurpsienoodle
I'm recommending the following book because it is written by someone who has expertise in counselling, creative writing, academic writing and academic advising. I think it is worthwhile to anyone pursuing the PhD and most definitely worthwhile to someone who feels stuck in the mud.
enjoy. I read this about 16 months ago, and am rereading it currently. It's a quick read with a lot of very very good advice on managing time, managing feelings, and managing the psychology of wrestling theses (note theses rhymes with feces in American English... coincidence...? I think not!)
cheerio,
-Ll
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