finish phd

a little over deadline but it’s done. I hoping there wont be too many revisions. On to the next chapter. I am going to work hard on this one and get it done quickly so I can get some feedback. Finishing my PhD is seeming a little more possible now.

Damn it! Chapter just wasn’t ready to go. One more week and that’s it. I have been working very hard on it. And I now just want the monkey off my back! New deadline-within 7 days or it just goes as it is.

Thursday 4pm send chapter to supervisors.

Using the power hours to get some writing done. That’s between 5am and 8am. My brain works best then and once I’ve done something for the day I stop worrying about it and feel better. Plus I’m walking at least 10,000 steps per day, so I’m feeling good anyhow. It seems to be a winning combination.

Start 8.30am: write for 30 minutes
Break 5 minutes
Start 9.05am write for 40 minutes
Break 5 minutes
Start 9.50 write for 1 hour
Break appointments
Start 4pm 1 hour writing
Break walk/dinner
Start 7pm write 1 hour
8-9 45 minutes MIT’s for tomorrow, review goals, write about progress

Read this article http://zenhabits.net/2009/07/10-ways-to-give-yourself-a-procrastination-inoculation/
Wake up early
Use the power hours from 5-8am- set the alarm and get up!
Track progress and review goals daily-using 43 things
write a to do list daily with 3 most important things- using igoogle desktop to do list
Reward myself when 3 things done -not so good at this because it’s usually a food reward and I’m trying to lose weight.
Work offline- use the Q10 program
Don’t give up until it’s done

Just did 30 minutes of good writing and will try to do (at least) this much every day.

Another day another paragraph

When I think about all I have to do I worry. When I do something towards it I feel so much better. It’s difficult but not impossible. Today I am writing another paragraph and adding a firm goal for submitting a chapter.

Feeling good today- my topic is really something that I’m very interested in and I moving closer towards it. Things that get me there include a short (30 min) period of writing everyday, thinking and walking, assuming the position- that is sitting down to work with fingers on keyboard and goal setting. It really works.

I am planning a marathon to complete the chapter. I planning and structuring the time now.

i want to finish my “phd” without forgot my “Intellicence”.
machine must learn….learning…no stupid machines…oh nooo