Here it is - October 15th. Anyone remember? Yup, Day 75 since I shifted the focus of this blog to be dissertation completion. For the record, if I WERE doing only four states for my sample, and not ten, I'd be RIGHT on track. And that statistic, right there, keeps me going.
I've made it back to the gym. And boy does it feel good. Guess who my opponent is, as I upper cut, hook, jab, and roundhouse? The "DISS" generally, sometimes the frustration at my Chair, sometimes my frustration with my procrastination, a lot of the times the anger at "getting myself into this." There is nothing like a sweaty interlude with the gym at 4:15am.
Finding the right method to keep me motivated and on task is a struggle for me. Frankly, that SHOULD be the description of a dissertation - the struggle through the process. Getting through the Bar Exam is likened to "hazing" because it is intense and quick and hardly tests you on knowledge you learned in school but is more about how you handle the pressure of information recall. "Getting through the dissertation" with a family in your back pocket while working full time is just a cruel joke.
Anyways, I've created a syllabus for my Case Study Section of my dissertation writing. I have given myself a rather strict 5-week schedule in which to complete this work. I feel it is an appropriate method - not too long term but not crash and burn. Once complete, I will focus on my interview section, my analysis chapters, methodology and then - lo and behold - the revising the literature review and other already completed parts from my proposal.
So, here's to hoping that by Sunday, November 17th (give or take a week) I complete my Case Study Section, roughly. The interview sections will have to be incorporated, but having the crux of the work done will be a great relief.
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