How to finish my thesis by Happy MSc

"A lonely struggle..."

How I did it: This was a long journey, and I might not be the best to give advice. Motivation has been lacking in my case but hey I finally got there. Also, I don;t want to blame my supervisors but they sure didn't help. Procrastinating made it take longer than I wished. I learned about time management. 

    Lessons & tips:

    • Persevere
    • Kick myself in the but
    • Have a boyfriend that motivates
    • One little step at a time
    • Start writing immediately, you can always cut things later. Writing helps structuring!
    • Define your thesis and especially the bounds of your thesis as soon as possible
    • Try to have a pro-active supervisor
    • Be pro-active
    • Divide your work in little action steps
    • Have regular meetings with supervisor
    • Have sub-deadlines
    • Good enough is good enough


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    Sep 24, 2008, 12:02AM PDT | 2 comments | 8 cheers


    Comments:

    h.g. ~happiness Namaste~ Have a Beautiful Day

    THANK YOU~

    The lessons & tips are EXACTLY what I needed to see at this moment~ cool when that happens…
    I love “Good enough is Good enough”
    awesome, awesome…..

    :)

    Nov 13, 2008, 10:46PM PST | Respond to this

    LazyKat25 needs a vacation

    Yes...

    This is all exactly how I feel about it. If I finish, it will be in spite of my advisors, not because of them. They weren’t exactly a hinderence, but there was a severe lack of encouragement. Sometimes I feel like they only exist to tell me I forgot a semi-colon or something equally meaningless. In any case, I agree with you. Just write something, even if it sucks. Sometimes just the act gets you going.

    Feb 19, 11:49AM PST | Respond to this


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