I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a year

Re:I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a ... by MayeulC on Friday January 20, 2023 @03:26AM (#34450420)

I've been having trouble writing my PhD manuscript for more than one year, so the title clearly resonated with me :)

I'm nearly done, I've been doing regular meetings with my advisor and keeping track of progress to help me write. At some point, I guess I realized that any progress is progress, that the thesis isn't going to write itself, and that I don't have to hand over a perfect work.

I wish you all the courage to do the same!

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Re:I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a ... by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Friday January 20, 2023 @03:59AM (#34450587)

I was supposed to turn mine in last week and have written ... 10 pages.

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Re:I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a ... by MayeulC on Friday January 20, 2023 @07:32AM (#34452202)

That was me 13 months ago... If can do it, so can you!

I felt completely burnt out back then (still do to an extent). I wonder if allowing myself to work on something else to relax would have helped? on the other hand, it's much easier to just continue once you're on a streak. And you can alway dig deeper, which is so tempting.

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