Posted by baseball55 on December 3, 2013, at 19:47:43
In reply to Re: done, posted by alexandra_k on December 3, 2013, at 17:52:46
I don't know if this is helpful, Alex. It sounds like you are really down on yourself right now.
When I wrote my thesis, I worked for six hours, four days a week (I had a three year old then and couldn't afford much child care). Every session, my goal was to write 1200 words. First, I would go back and revise what I had written the previous day, then I would add 1200 words. Good, bad or ugly - I didn't stop until I had added 1200 new words. i did word counts all the time.
And that way, I got it done. I also had misgivings about my topic, my competence. But ultimately, a thesis is just a beginning. Your first effort at doing original research. The expectation is that you will keep doing it and keep getting better.
Which makes me wonder -- why do a thesis in philosophy when you have no plans to continue working in philosophy? Why not spend the time learning math?
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