Gah, coursework - fucking torture

[aqua]

I was in one of my lectures the other week and upon being asked a question cried

the lecturer was superb, she looked at me and said "see, you can tell you care about this. You're just stressed" and let me sort myself out ( I work full time as well as my course)

On my to do list at the mo, in addition to work, I have 2 papers to write for conferences, 2 essays to write for my course not the mention the actual research, I have a journal article to write and I'm having this weekend off

I'm not even pretending anymore cos it drives me insane so I wrote this weekend out

I procrastinate and I've learnt I work to deadlines better than I work like other people, theres nothing wrong with that, thats how I perform esp in essays and lit reviews but then I have dyslexia and reading to me is a form of torture so like someone else said I binge on it in one go (thankfully great memory so I can)

you *can* do this AS, you're experiencing the standard phD feelings I'm afraid! but it goes away again and you'll feel great and then it sneaks back

you will finish (I'm not doing the whole phd but the first year taught part and then a masters research dissertation) as we all will (though the bastards keep trying to tell me to do the phd )

 

[Julie]

Business Management not really sure I want to be doing it, but I had/have no clue what I want to do so I picked the most general course I could get into. I guess if I do get my degree I'll be just the sort of person most of Urban loves to hate.

Be done with ya, ya capitalist!!

 

[Agent Sparrow]

you *can* do this AS, you're experiencing the standard phD feelings I'm afraid! but it goes away again and you'll feel great and then it sneaks back

I have been told by another urbanite that doing a doctorate is pretty much how to lose all your self esteem in 3 years! Slightly off topic there, but it seems to also be a common feeling!

Got that piece in, did feel good Unfortunately though the research I was meant to be doing has been delayed due to conditions beyond my control, and now I've got hardly any time to do loads of data collection! Thankfully this isn't something that I can do at home, so the line between "work" and "rest" will be clearer, but I was so looking forward to an easier month, particularly as I try and plan my work around my deadlines to not leave things totally till the last minute.

P.S. know what you mean about stress and bursting into tears - before I had these last two days off, smallest thing outside of work was setting me off (totally in control at work though, which is obviously good!)

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Gah, I have to go in to my placement offices to do research - on the Sunday of my first almost week off in bloody ages!

THIS SUCKS!

I don't want to go.

 

[Kripcat]

Sending you good vibes AS, I handed in my essay (finished writing it 30 minutes after the class in which it was due had started ) but I'm feeling pretty ok at the moment.

 

[zora]

Ah mate, that does suck. Hugs! If it's any consolation, it IS raining now and I doubt most of us will be getting up to much more exciting things than being indoors glued to the urban75 machine. Hugs again!

 

[feyr]

i am a quarter of a way through my examination project, and revising for my other exams. i have 3 reports to do for work, lots of extra hours ( worked 51 last two weeks, will be 48 this week) and looking after young kids.

so how am i spending a valuable chance to study, as family has gone out ?

watching crap tv and posting on here

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Aw, thanks guys.

Of course, people do know that I'll be using this thread to winge for the next two and a half years!

In office now, first time I've logged on urban here, frankly even if the logs do get spotted I think being that it's a Sunday and I'm not meant to be in there's really bugger all they can complain about!

 

[Agent Sparrow]

i am a quarter of a way through my examination project, and revising for my other exams. i have 3 reports to do for work, lots of extra hours ( worked 51 last two weeks, will be 48 this week) and looking after young kids.

so how am i spending a valuable chance to study, as family has gone out ?

watching crap tv and posting on here

There were people on my undergrad who studied part time, worked, and had small children to look after. And tended to be the ones who got the good grades.

Frankly, I completely take my hat off to anyone who can study and raise small children at the same time!

P.S., we all need breaks at times.