to blog yesterday. No matter; I didn't get much accomplished yesterday, as far as the thesis goes at least. I haven't been feeling very motivated lately, which is ironic considering I just made the decision to commit all of my energy to getting this thesis done. But, you know, when one has very little energy, one has very little energy to devote to anything.
No matter! Today I am feeling quite studious. I've started my day off with a good breakfast, a little NYTimes reading, a little blogging, a little emailing - I'm ready to go. My plan for today: first on the agenda is some intensive reading. I'm going to spend the next four hours working as diligently as I can manage, and then I can take a bit of a break, and I'll take it from there. I've found a possible reward for tomorrow night, so I need to have something to reward myself for, right?
Actually, I'm not giving myself enough credit, I think. Yesterday I read two brief theoretical essays, I finished a critical chapter on Vonnegut (meaning I have a book to return), I went to the grocery store (food is a necessity, after all), and I spent a fair amount of time on the phone with friends, which is always good. I think I would feel like I was getting more done if I was writing more (I haven't added to that daily reflection project yet), but I don't have that much to write yet, I'm still reading. I think I'm just a little afraid that I'm following the wrong lead, that I'm reading things that won't help me, that I'm wasting precious time I don't have. Perhaps I should do an evaluation of the books that I have, I'm sure at least a few of them will be completely extraneous to my purposes, and then I won't feel like I have a mountain of books to get through and that it's impossible. Ok. Good.
Like I say, playing this thing as I go.
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