Pieces of my (PhD-) Life
Today: Tired but still want to get these posts going.
14/May/2020
Hmmm,
pitch black coffee in the morning in a big big mug and scrolling
through tumblr, procrastinating and not wanting to look at the revisions
your supervisor sent to you last night. That sounds like a great
morning!
But then of course, I had to prepare the meeting that we had at 10 am. He asked me whether I was shocked or not happy about his changes... I don’t know, what should I’ve said? “Oh no, great, everything is perfect, I will just change the paragraph-like, Thomas-Mann-like LONG sentences.” I didn’t read it completely but I needed to re-readed some stuff because I just didn’t get some sentences. But he was fine with my “opinions” and of course I am going to do the final revisions which I really prefer and like. But today I was just not feeling it.
Instead, I spent lunch time talking to my parents and selecting a book I am going to read. Really looking forward to that.
I talked to my plants
Then
I started to learn about Brain tumors for the exam in a month... oh
man, online exam... you guys must be pros at that by now (if you have
any tips... let me know). I must say, I really appreciate that all the
profs (voice-)recorded their lectures but it really takes me hours to go
through one lecture... and the endless number of slides and knowing
which slide is important is somehow more difficult. BUT I really really
appreciate and am so grateful, I can just go back to a slide I didn’t
understand and listen to what the prof said. - maybe that is why it
takes me so long :D
I decided to have another (3rd) coffee in my favourite Moomin mug!
I finally left the house (since Saturday) to go grocery shopping.
I
must say that today I was not as productive as the last few days and my
mood gradually declined throughout the day. I was constantly distracted
by the thought of doing something else, creating something, learning
something new and creative. I want to pave a path for myself that could
lead me to something other than research and academia. But then I
remember that I want to become an aspiring researcher and for that I
should spend my free time with reading journal articles and do more data
analysis. I actually like it. However, I also have so many other things
I like and want to become better at. I stopped working 100% during the
weekend. I spend Sunday mornings watching Friends and drawing. I
really enjoy and experiment with cooking. I love reading, exercising,
planting, and writing and sometimes doing nothing.
Okay, I am
writing my heart out. If you made it until here, I am proud of you. I
am always happy and open to hear about your experiences as a grad/PhD
student or as a student in general.
