Posted by rainbowbrite on March 21, 2005, at 12:30:48
In reply to Re: I wish it was as easy to joke about this IRL, posted by tkmphd on March 21, 2005, at 11:41:03
> hey, maybe we should all swap homework! i could use a break from statistics. anybody like math? who's working on postmodernism?
Id be up for that! But I would screw whoevers I did up.
> as far as feeling far behind and stuck, i've been there. in fact, i think i am always there. i have gotten through a MA and 2 years of a phd being the most last minute, procrastination-ridden student i have ever known. i have, however, begun to realize that people who do things on time and by the book often lack creativity. i have dubbed all of my procrastination time as "processing" time. in all my years of school, i have learned to incorporate my oftentimes lazy, distracted, overwhelmed feelings into producing some pretty abstract and non-traditional approaches to my work.
I know what you mean,and I think that is true of me as well sometimes only I am not nearly as productive. It goes in phases and right now I have no creativity, no motivation, my brain is not functionaing and I am in panic mode. But I also sense everyone here is smart adn is meant to be in school, I am starting to question myself.
> i'm not sure what level you are at, but, at a lot of levels, professors are pretty understanding if you are honest. tell them that you are feeling overwhelmed and tell them that you need some time. i think you will be surprised to find out that some profs are reasonable and sympathetic.
Im just finishing with undergrad, alothough it may never happen. What do I tell them? Just say I am overwhelmed? But then if they say..so what...what do I do?
> it took me a long time to realize that professors oftentimes don't expect you to read every single thing that they assign. i had to be in my 7th year of post-secondary education to figure out that part of conquering this college thing is to figure out how to survive in college. it is not about making sure that you read every last page of every last assignment. it is figuring out how you best do your work and it will not be like everyone else. i personally have to sit around and watch about 10 episodes of the iron chef before i'll get an idea. that used to make me anxious, but now i kind of realize and accept it as part of my process.
I have had that experience as well, it is very rare that I need to talk to them about this stuff, its just been so many times this term that I am scared Ive over-used it. thats funny about the iron chef! lol
> if you can relax and not worry about the production of stuff, you may actually feel like doing some of the work. i would suggest talking to some of your profs and see if you can find one or two sympathetic ones. realize that you have to get through your courses, but it sounds like you are beating yourself up about not being able to get into the work when, with me at least, if i stop thinking about it, i'll usually want to start working on it.
You are probably right about not thinking about it but I can't help it. i took something to calm down but I have been in tears about this all day. I don't even feel like Im making sense with what Im saying here...I have a huge pile of stuff in front of me and it is SCREAMING at me, I guess I could move it and take a small bit to look through (or stare at)
> am i making any sense or just talking in circles.
you are making WAY more sense than me LOL> why don't we discuss some of our work on this site? what are some of the papers about that you are trying to write? i have a background in anthropology and sociology and all that theory crap. i may be able to help you throw around some ideas. sometimes talking/bitching about your work may spark some interest!
Thanks! that would be awsome. Only I get kind of freaked out posting specific info about me, I slip up sometimes and then I worry about it. Id love to attempt to run it by you, that is if you could decipher what is coming out of my messed up head...can I babble mail you? Although it may be hopeless for me at this point. i really need to stop being so negative.> good luck.
thank you thank you! I am going to break down my pile...and see where it takes me.
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