reflections on possibly doing a phd | #1 | June 26-2, 2023
Finally, a vessel for my overflowing notes app to pour into. Now I can stop burdening Google Keep with my random thoughts and attempt to stucture them for myself :) I think I will stick to the format of 3 main updates, and then random shit at the bottom! (Or completely and utterly throw away this update format and go on a whim) Research Update: I have officially begun a terrifying journey into summer research. I do not have a defined research project and I feel like I'm going to have to really wing this one y'all LOL. I'm already thinking worst case how to present the very little work I have done and make it seem much more impressive than it actually is by making it seem like preliminary/background research... but maybe that is what is expected of me anyways? I have decided to work in a huge spurt on Saturday and Sunday in order to make up for the utter lack of work I have been doing these past two weeks. I really want to feel motivated and driven, but honestly I have not...