finish my phd thesis

I have had my viva and passed it but have some slightly substantial corrections to do. I have until April 11th to get it all done and dusted but things need to be checked by the examiners. So really I need to be done by a month or so earlier to allow for further work etc.

Anyway, this NEEDS to be done. If not then I will have wasted over 4 years of my life.

I just find it so hard to make myself do it – especially as I have a full time job. After coming home, all I want to do is veg out.

Tricky.

Well, I finished 5 minutes ago…and couldn’t wait to cross this one off my list! Advice? As Winston Churchill once said “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Be a finisher…you’ll thank yourself later. Peace out!

Yesterday I finally made a breakthrough. The ending will be tough but only now do I think I will actually make it!

Well, I have 2 months to go to finish and I think I’ll make it. My secret is REALLY deciding that I wanted this…more than anything else. That alone has created this unbelievable drive that exhausts me every day…but in a good way.

I’ve finally finished and successfully defended my thesis! I am so relieved and happy after all the stress- I wish all you others good luck, determination, stamina, discipline…

...But should I start even if I’ve got nothing new to say, nothing too good or interesting or new…? Or should I wait until I’ve found some idea, something so good that I could have some rest and get carried away?
I guess I have to find a balance between the need to get it done and the wish to write a masterpiece!

It’s been too long since I started, and I fear I’m walking around in circles. Now that’s very interesting, of course, but I still have to meet a deadline!
So I keep promising myself this will be THE year…

Hey folks,

Having done my dissertation, I have to tell you that life on the other side of hell is LOVELY!

Love your topic because it’s going to be your best friend/enemy for the long haul, and don’t forget…you can always put the monster away for a few hours and go out and see the sunlight. Talk to your friends. Get a coffee. Read something you actually like. Exhale. Buy music everyone else is talking about. Take a weekend off and have a life for heaven’s sake. Your dissertation, trust me, is not going anywhere.

But don’t take a lot of time off ;-)

Good luck, and keep at it.

i want to finish my phd asap as it’s starting to make me depressed and i want to get out in the world!