tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905646156155063336.post2628227840393407681..comments2023-03-30T09:59:37.084-06:00Comments on a failed millennial: Thesis Update: Meh.Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841687726160919504noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905646156155063336.post-65684643433691901532012-01-03T08:04:30.040-07:002012-01-03T08:04:30.040-07:00I'm not sure my advice will be useful, but for...I'm not sure my advice will be useful, but for what it's worth all I can say is - have faith.<br /><br />As you know by now, research isn't easy in much the same way that interval training isn't easy: it's real work. Unfortunately, hard work is insufficient to ensure success with your thesis; you need inspiration too.<br /><br />When I got my master's degree I spent months wondering how in the world I could pull together something interesting, relevant and mildly original. Sparks would come intermittently, but mostly just go out. Eventually, an idea took hold and burst into something really useful and six months later a thesis popped out. <br /><br />I don't know what the magic word is to conjure up such things. If I did, I would be using it right now in hopes of boosting my own research efforts. All I can suggest is to keep searching (and re-searching...sorry, bad pun) and have faith that you will stumble upon that <i>one</i> little idea that you will look back on in amazement at how it got your thesis on track.<br /><br />Sorry. I know. Not helpful.Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332999137565791777noreply@blogger.com