Well, it is this time of the life again. I am thinking of graduation, and thinking very hard. So hard that I can say "I am graduating this year". So here comes the most crucial phase of my PhD - the dissertation.
I have started working on my PhD thesis (I like calling it thesis too) sometime back, but never did I realize it so evidently and obviously that it is that very period of my PhD. It is the final stage, and I have read so much about it already. Starting from PhD Tips, Time Management for Dissertation, Secrets of Successful PhD Students, What They Don't Tell You, How to Write a Good PhD Dissertation, I never missed PhD Comics, GradCafe, How to Improve your Concentration, Resume and Thesis-writing workshops. I attended seminars not only in my own department, but in other departments and watched research-talk videos online - all keeping my overall research growth in mind, which is supposed to converge concisely in my thesis. I devoted considerable amount of time, thought, anxiety and finally panic on my dissertation. Now I am in a stage of actually working on the dissertation dread and getting the actual thesis out of the mess.
Yes! That's a very important thing. My thesis is there, somewhere at the back of my mind, hear soul, knowledge, library, internet and ofcourse, my supervisor. I now realized that I need to cultivate it.
I'm in this phase where I am writing publications parallel to my thesis. I am reading a lot and thinking even in my shower or while driving (well, not that I suggest that to anyone). I will be posting more often here, as I ride this tide.
I have started working on my PhD thesis (I like calling it thesis too) sometime back, but never did I realize it so evidently and obviously that it is that very period of my PhD. It is the final stage, and I have read so much about it already. Starting from PhD Tips, Time Management for Dissertation, Secrets of Successful PhD Students, What They Don't Tell You, How to Write a Good PhD Dissertation, I never missed PhD Comics, GradCafe, How to Improve your Concentration, Resume and Thesis-writing workshops. I attended seminars not only in my own department, but in other departments and watched research-talk videos online - all keeping my overall research growth in mind, which is supposed to converge concisely in my thesis. I devoted considerable amount of time, thought, anxiety and finally panic on my dissertation. Now I am in a stage of actually working on the dissertation dread and getting the actual thesis out of the mess.
Yes! That's a very important thing. My thesis is there, somewhere at the back of my mind, hear soul, knowledge, library, internet and ofcourse, my supervisor. I now realized that I need to cultivate it.
I'm in this phase where I am writing publications parallel to my thesis. I am reading a lot and thinking even in my shower or while driving (well, not that I suggest that to anyone). I will be posting more often here, as I ride this tide.
