The reVIVAl
'When the weight we carry breaks us, we're tempted to stay down; But every road to recovery starts at the breakdown.' - Rise Against, Miracle
Resubmission: once more with (less) feeling
It's done. Again. For now.
One year on
Today, it’s a year since I had the viva that turned everything I thought I knew on its head and threw my post-PhD plans into the air.
In which the decision is made for me
It’s funny, I thought I’d take so long to decide whether to carry on with my PhD that the decision would be made for me...
'So close to giving up, so close to going all the way'
There has basically been no progress since my last post. I started restructuring my thesis two months ago and promptly stopped for four reasons.
Well, that’s the relatively fun and easy part done.
I have conquered the reading list. I have read all the relevant parts of all the books and articles I was told to read in order to succeed at this godforsaken PhD. Unfortunately, that means I have to move on to the editing and writing, which I’m emphatically NOT looking forward to.
PhD Hell Update
Alas, things are not a lot better now.
Solidarity for the viva-traumatised
So, you may have guessed from the radio silence on my blog over the past couple of weeks or so that my viva did NOT go as planned.
The Viva Prep Post
For the past week and a half, I’ve been meticulously going over all my knowledge about my thesis in order to be ready for anything my examiners throw at me.
No More Feeling So Useless
So, after 10 weeks and 5 days of unemployment, I finally got a job offer.