greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:30pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:24pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:17pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:11pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:03pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 5:00pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 4:45pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 4:41pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 4:39pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jan 3
rd, 2016 at 4:37pm:
Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!
NOT BRONSKI BEAT
They're The Mechanic's favourite.
Them, and the Village People.
That's his favourite clip - he likes the thought of being surrounded by seamen.
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You know.....I've noticed that you're very good at being bad.
I'm just glad I never went to uni with you. I would have flunked every subject lol.
If you were my friend, I would have helped you pass.
I never got anything less than a 'D' at uni, and I always helped out my fellow students (especially the girls with cute little asses).
Yeah right lol!
You know....there was a tutor at uni (who was completing his PhD at the time)....and ummm you remind me of him. During 1 tutorial he wore a T shirt with the words :
You've been a naughty girl!
Go to MY room!
That sounds like me alright.
I haven't managed to complete my PhD, though
Ahhhh.....now this is where a good wife comes in handy.
How?
She'll order you into your home office to study lol!
(Yep, I'm a typical European mummy.... forever pushing/supporting everyone around me into tertiary education lol)
I can't choose a topic - that's my problem!
What discipline?
Social Sciences.
Sociology, or Politics.
Ooooh nice. Very nice indeed!
If I were you, I'd read a thesis or 2 at honours level covering those disciplines.
Then I'd read some at PhD level.
This ^^^^^ reading will give you more of an idea as to which area you will be more confident/competent in starting (& more importantly completing) your own original work.
Greg, your real problem seems to be this :
You're a perfectionist who wants to create a masterpiece. You can't start because you're too scared that you're not going to achieve that.
After you've read a few theses at various levels, you'll realize that the quality of a PhD isn't as high as it used to be lol. Hopefully that realization will encourage you to draft a plan to structure your thoughts/ideas.
Start the ball rolling by approaching your assigned supervisor at Uni. Make sure he/she is someone who is easy to talk to....otherwise forget it.
A thesis is just a big essay <---- your self talk.
My advice? Please don't waste time. Life is short. Just do it