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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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Keeping the weekly post warm until @alyaza comes back 🙂

What's everyone been up to? Any plans for the weekend?

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[–] max@nano.garden 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

PhD thesis! 😅

Gluing my ass to the chair won't be sufficient. I think I have some form of computer distraction addiction or undiagnosed ADHD, because when I am sitting at the computer I find it really hard to do what I need to do. I am able to find a universe of distractions by slightly moving my fingers, and I have an inordinate ability to psychologically (not rationally!!!) justify it as being somewhat useful. The only thing that saves me is that I can be very efficient when I do focus, but this has become more difficult as the complexity of the work increases, and so many different figures, tables, and concepts have to coalesce together to tell a story that I genuinely believe...

I would probably have a better chance trying to write with pencil and paper in an isolated island than with LaTeX in my computer....

[–] LastOneStanding@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it's any consolation, I glued my ass to the chair and wrote the PhD thesis, and even got tenure in academia. I quit my job after being tenured and promoted. So it's all good. It's nice, though, to finish the fucker. The best way is gluing the ass to the chair. I can attest. Get well soon!

[–] max@nano.garden 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! It is some consolation. 🫂

[–] LastOneStanding@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm glad, because that's the pressure that's on you, no doubt, in finishing this dissertation. Life is funny. Your whole self worth is not this. It's a transactional relationship. Your committee is hopeful, so you should be. Get the shit done and get on with your life, which has many surprises in store for you, don't I know? You're definitely worthy. Nobody flunks the dissertation stage, so just write the thing. You'll be fine. Trust me, if your life is anything like mine, there is a life beyond the dissertation that is far more challenging and will wipe the glue right off your ass.

[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I would probably have a better chance trying to write with pencil and paper in an isolated island than with LaTeX in my computer

As a fellow PhD student that's a mood lol

Overleaf intimidates me