Day 28 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary well it's a day off for me because I did it !! Draft chapter emailed to supervisor last night 🎉 What a relief This has been a really successful month - highs & lows, wading through treacle, & days of gd progress. March is data analysis - onwards! #PhDSky #PhDChat
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Day 27 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Nearly there! then in March the exciting business of analysing my survey data 🎉 More editing the methodology chapter this morning & then tomorrow, after a final check, this draft can go to my supervisor #LittleSteps Walking the #PhD walk one step at a time #PhDSky
Day 26 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Well, only a few days left of my month of activity. Today, more editing of the methodology chapter. Need to be really clear about the 'why' - why mixed methods? why a survey? etc. I'm getting there & actually looking forward to getting stuck in this morning! #PhDSky
Day 25 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Good progress again yesterday - taking words out rather than putting them in, but repetition happens (a lot!) Today less #PhD time, I have school governor business to do & it's our Wedding Anniversay - 36 years! A bit of thinking/planning when driving about #PhDSky
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Day 24 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Another morning of writing scheduled today - editing, editing, editing that methodology. It is shaping up at last & I'm feeling positive about the distance I've travelled this month. #PhDSky Climbing that #PhD mountain 1 step at a time ! 👍🏻
Day 23 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay A very good writing/editing session yesterday even though I was poorly. Win! Today very little time but thinking is working too. Tomorrow editing, I need to email the draft to my supervisor by the end of the month. Feeling positive #PhDDky #LittleSteps
Day 22 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary yesterday I only had time for a little bit of planning. I'm hoping to write again today but not feeling great, so we'll see how the brain functions! Highs and Lows! #PhDSky Trying to do something every day in Feb for a big leap forward with my thesis. Join me?
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#PhDSky #PhDFebruary finally some time to read some papers in a day retreat at Dilston physic garden. What a wonderful location to focus in, with a cup of herbal tea and views to due for.
Day 20 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Yesterday sorted structural issues. Today? A full day in a quiet house to write! Note to self don't let the P word get in the way ... starts googling cake recipes ... No stop! 🤣 Join me there's still time to do something every day in Feb to climb that #PhD mountain
Day 19 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay a good session of writing yesterday till I realised I needed to stop & get my thoughts organised by reading & planning again. So many things to cover in this chapter. More of this today as I only have about an hour spare ready for more writing tomorrow. #PhDSky
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Day 18 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary snatched a bit of planning reflection time testerday but a lot of writing planned for today. I really hope I can get another 1000+ words down then a review & edit over the next few days... but let's see! Got to climb that PhD mountain step by step. #PhDSky #PhDChat
Day 17 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay A good couple of hours writing yesterday, so I'm pleased with that. Today's plan is to regroup & spend an hour preparing for another longer writing session tomorrow. The chapter is shaping up much better now but still more to do. #LittleSteps #PhDSky #PhDChat
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Day 16 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay a teeny bit of useful reading yesterday, but more writing/editing planned this morning. Why have I only just realised how useful the read aloud option is in Word - every day is a school day. So onwards on the long #PhD road #LittleSteps #PhDSky
Day 15 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary Today is going to be tricky but I hope to snatch 30 mins or an hour reading. Join me? Trying to do something every day this month to make big progress #PhDSky #PhDChat
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Day 14 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary
Made some useful progress yesterday 10000+ words now, but still not necessarily in the right order! Another 2 hours available today to carry on - I will get this chapt done! #PhD Join me to make great progress this month - step by step! #PhDSky it's a long road!
Dsy 13 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary A good supervision meeting yesterday but a morning of writing that was like wading through treacle .... slowwwww! Back to it this morning following discussion with supervisor about signposting. Today I will write! Join me? #LittleSteps #PhDSky #PhDChat
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Day 12 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay I didn't get a lot done yesterday either, as I had lots of actual governance work to do. Today, I have several free hours and a supervision meeting, so I'm starting the big edit of my methodology chapter. #LittleSteps climbing that #PhD mountain #PhDSky
Day 11 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary Well, on my chapter read through yesterday I discovered how much repetition I have 🤦♀️ There are some good bits though - rewriting needed. Today I've an hour so take stock/plan for tomorrow when I've more time and a supervision meeting. #LittleSteps #PhDSky #PhDChat
Day 10 #PhDFebruary #PhDEveryDay Productive few hours writing yesterday & a longish train journey today means time for complete read through of chapt. Edit edit edit !! Feel like I'm making sense of it now - #LittleSteps Trying to do something every day this month to make great progress #PhDSky
Day 9 #PhDFebruary ##PhDEveryDay A successful hour of writing yesterday and a whole morning stretching ahead of me today to carry on. Hoping for 3 to 4 constructive 45 min pomadoro sessions - I find I need those short breaks to reset. #LittleSteps #PhDSky #PhDChat Join me?
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Day 8 #PhDFebruary ##PhDEveryDay Yesterday was OK. Snatched some reading & thinking time & watched 2 videos about structuring the methodology I hope to get a couple of hours writing today. Onwards! #Littlesteps 🥾🥾
Join me - I'm trying to work on my PhD every day in Feb to make big progress #PhDSky
Day 4 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary Well, yesterday didn't go as well as I hoped - wading through treacle 😂 I realise I need to do more reading & thinking to be able to support my decisions. I did some more organising of the structure & wrote maybe 300 words. Today? - reading about sampling. #PhDSky
Great - sometimes we have to snatch moments for thinking and planning when we can ! #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary
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Day 2 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary Today, I'm doing more restructuring of my methodology chapt - adding subheadings so I can begin filling in more detail over the next few weeks. Why is it such a hard chapter to write? I'm finding this book helpful. Then I'm coooking roast chicken - yum! It's a plan
Day 1 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary #PhDSky #PhDChat I made progress crystallising my methodological approach and reading around the conceptual framework I might use for my initial part of data gathering. I hope my Supervisors support this approach on Monday rather than suggesting anything else.
Day 1 #PhDEveryDay #PhDFebruary I'm going to kick start my month of effort by reading through my draft methodology chapter & planning structure & what's missing. I'm hoping to make big progress with #LittleSteps before I get stuck into data analysis from survey in March Join me? #PhDSky #PhDChat
