To start: A confession

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I’ve already past the six-month mark of my PhD and have been blogging about it all this time, over at my Tumblr. (It feels a little dirty to link to my Tumblog in the first…
Jul 2, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Lit review draft v2.0 submitted!

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3:30 AM. I have spent most of the last few hours trying to get rid of some adware/malware that jumped onto my system instead of, you know, actually working on my…
Jun 16, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Awks

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“That awkward moment when your literature review is about 70% done and you already have 190 references.”
Jun 15, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 11: Positive writing message to yourself

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Day 11: Positive writing message to yourself; Write for 15 minutes
Jun 14, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Nocturnal writer

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The thing is that I have written thousands of words in really cohesive paragraphs over the last two weeks, creating work that I’m reasonably happy about at this stage of the…
Jun 13, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Self-cite

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First official self-cite. I mean, this is an “in-house” document, in that I am not writing explicitly for publication but for a university assessment, but it still counts to…
Jun 12, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 7: Make a list of journals; Write for at least 15 minutes

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randomrantings (edited to remove dead links as of Dec 2024):
Jun 9, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 6: Self-reflect on Week 1; Write for at least 15 minutes

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randomrantings (edited to remove dead links as of Dec 2024):
Jun 7, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Work flows brain dump #2

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I like the visual appeal of minimalism but I have trouble maintaining that same appeal in my work space. I try to combat my cluttering tendencies by deliberately choosing…
Jun 6, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Work flows brain dump #1

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I follow a few blogs that I’ve categorised as “productivity + lifehacks” resources, and while I sometimes find general tips and tricks useful, what I really love to learn…
Jun 5, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Moar words

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1,000 quality words “on paper” today. YEOW!
Jun 4, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 4: Listing your revision/writing tasks

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Day 4: Listing your revision/writing tasks.
Jun 3, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 2: Forming positive writing habits

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randomrantings (edited to remove dead links as of Dec 2024):
May 31, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

60-Day PhD Writing Challenge Day 1: Understanding feelings about writing

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randomrantings (edited to remove dead links as of Dec 2024):
May 30, 2011
Jacquie Tran

Comic strip from PhDComics.com

So accurate.

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Comic strip from PhDComics.com
May 29, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

PhD Writing Challenge

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Thanks randomrantings for setting up the official 60-Day PhD Writing Challenge! (edited to add: removed dead links as of Dec 2024)
May 26, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

First draft submitted!

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It’s shabby, but I’m hoping my supervisors read my email and give me feedback on the “narrative” of my literature review and research questions, haha… * repeats * It’s only…
May 21, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

First draft due tomorrow!

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I am S-T-RUGGLING to find the motivation to get going again on my confirmation documents. First draft is due tomorrow, and I have a lot of things to write down and revise…
May 19, 2011
Jacquie Tran

To Canberra!

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Finished prepping the outline of my proposed project/studies. Was going to present to a Powerpoint presentation, but I have rapidly come to hate Powerpoint in my short…
May 15, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Backwards to go forwards

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Since my last post on the progress of my confirmation documents and my breach of the four day work week pledge, I have done very little additional work on the project.…
May 13, 2011
Jacquie Tran

Writing surge

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So close! Though I haven’t hit my 10k goal just yet, I have already started the editing process. I’m glad I’ve got another fortnight to clean up the document. Right now…
May 8, 2011
Jacquie Tran

The worm, it turns

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Nine working days left until submission of my completed first draft to my supervisors. I hope to sprint past 10k by Monday of next week, then edit edit edit :)
May 4, 2011
Jacquie Tran

 

Good news :D

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I found out that I only need to write 10,000 words total for my written confirmation document. So by default, I am 2000 words in the bonus…sweet! I am breaking the 10k down…
May 3, 2011
Jacquie Tran

Word count progress

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Because I’m a massive nerd.
Apr 26, 2011
Jacquie Tran

The real reason behind why I am re-instating four-day work weeks. Comic strip from PhDComics.com

I’m probably crazy

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On May 20th, I am due to submit the first draft of a 10–15,000 word written document for my confirmation of candidature. I’m sure PhD/grad programs around the world call it…
Apr 25, 2011
Jacquie Tran
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