#phd studyblr

'Endspurt' is german and means the last run, you usually speed up for, to reach the goal.

I want to finish my dissertation till January.

Stuff i have to do till then:

- finish data collection for study 3

- analyze data from study 3

- finish writing of study 3

- adjust study 3 for desired journal

- survive the feedbackloops with my prof

- get an 'under review' for study 3

- writing the framing for my dissertation

- bind it and hand it in

Stuff i want to do till then:

- read about another topic i want to add to my framing for my dissertation

- learn python and successfully write 3 programs

- set up some KI agents tohelp my personal growth

And like...

Ok, us students, we spend what, a minimum four years of undergrad (in my case, 6), minimum two years of master's (in my case, 3), and then minimum four years of PhD (in my case, 6 again) writing student papers showing that you've read and understood the materials.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED HOW TO WRITE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TAUGHT FOR (6+4+6=) 15 YEARS!!!

Ok, ok, not all of those years of grad school are coursework, so let's say 6 years of undergrad coursework, one year of master's coursework and two years of PhD coursework, plus candidacy exams, so let's call that three: 6+1+3= 10. That's still a decade of perfecting the art of getting an A+ on a student paper.

So now, suddenly, after spending a decade perfecting the art of getting an A+ on my student papers (which I got very good at, thank you very much) I'm supposed to not "write like a student paper"??

WITH ZERO GUIDANCE ON WHAT DISSERTATION LEVEL WRITING IS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTEAD??

11.06.26 Sardinia Italy

6/15 days of productivity — 05.26.2026

{•} Decided to venture out to a different spot to study. The weather was so gorgeous that I sat outside with a glass of Zweigelt with my notebook and my copy of Linguistics in a Colonial World.

22.05.26 - Early morning class on strategic management