Deadlines...

I am attempting to get my masters of science... I have about a month in which to do it. I figured that if I set myself deadlines I would actually have to meet them.

So far, I have completed my course work, my research, analyzed my data and written a few sections of my thesis. However, I am now currently trying (or thinking) very hard to write the background of my thesis. Ha! No easy feat.

I feel like I've tried almost every method to get myself to write it. All to no avail, you see, I'm not very motivated... You would think after six years of higher education that one would be motivated and driven... Well, I was at one point and then somewhere in the attempt to gain mastery I have lost my motivation. It doesn't help that currently I have no schedule, being unemployed and all. And really only myself to report to. This is where this blog comes in... If I have a schedule set, then I would have to meet it. But I repeat myself...

I have written an outline, edited my outline, reworked my outline, and I am still not satisfied. So for the last two or three weeks I've been reading every paper on my subject and pulling out all the interesting meaty details, and typing them up. I now have about 20 pages of meaty details and still no background. I have quite a few papers to read, but I think that this is really a good place to jump in and write!


So, deadlines... By next Friday, the 17th, I want to have the background written (not edited of course) but written. At least all the big sections written... Now, I just need to hold myself to it!

Good luck to me!