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I am still around, haven’t escaped from the blogosphere yet. I am just so busy busy writing up papers for all those conferences. I always have the same problem when I sit down to write something. It’s a quite routine procedure:
- day 1: I get to my desk at seven, collecting all kind of articles and books that might appear to be useful … eventually I get lost in all those papers and I make it thru the day, trying not to drown into the sea of information around me;
- day 2: ok, today it should be easier, I am surrounded with all the resources needed. So I can start writing! Yeh right! Digging thru all the books and articles … still digging … digging a bit more. I don’t get much further as to open text document and write some really initial lines. I end up in bed, being angry about how little I did and how tomorrow, I am gonna produce A LOT of new text.
- day 3 (this is today;)): first, I delete all the crap I wrote the previous day. What was I thinking? Ok, now put my mind together and start writing. And, in the morning, I succeed to write about 600 words. Yoohoo! Then I go to lunch or to a meeting or I read part six of How Lisa came to Israel. Getting back at my paper isn’t pretty. I rewrite all those 600 words and start working on some more. I end up with 1200 words by 8 pm. Very bad. Tomorrow I have to improve.
- day 4 to day n (depends how much I need to write): I manage to put together some new 800 words and rewrite the bit from a previous day.
- final day: Most happy to finish. Trying to hire someone to do the presentation cos I don’t fancy what I wrote sooo much.
Ahhh, what a pleasant escape, this blog, and I have just written 334 words in a blink (if only was so quick when it comes to papers). I should get back to my paper …
By Nana | March 15, 2005 | Topics: Conferences, Research |