Blog 2 — Time has flown by!
Hey Everyone!
It’s already week 5. It’s time for mid-semester tests to be released and assignments to be due. I wonder where all the time has gone…
In regards to my goals last time…
- I’m making some progress to catch up on all the readings I have to do for other subjects. Though every time I catch up, more gets released. It makes me think of a dog chasing a bone it can never have. Hopefully that’s not the case, though right?

2. In regards to the additional lectures I have to watch for other subjects, it’s sort of similar to the readings. I’m getting there. I will get to it, but not just yet.
3. I’m glad though that I have found more than 5 articles on my own for the research proposal we have to write up. I can’t believe the draft proposal is due so soon!
4. I have written up the experiment’s transcript to be used in the survey. This goal was achieved pretty quickly. I just had to watch a video and then basically act as a scribe to write down everything that was said.
The final semester is definitely proving to be a challenge. With each day that passes I’m constantly thinking:
Am I doing enough? Could I have made today more productive? Am I falling behind in my studies?
All this thinking is making me stressed out. Recently, I’ve noticed that with all the stress and work on my plate that my health is suffering. I’ve had to take a few days off, which was great. But then I’d come back to notice that even more things have piled onto the plate, which just made me sick again.

I have not realised until now, how planning out your day and scheduling time for things that need to be done in advance, is beneficial. Typically, I would just do work or assessments when I felt that it need to be done. Now, I am putting more priority on some tasks to be done earlier even if it is due later so I have a head start, when the busy week creeps in. Just trying to schedule and time-table everything is helping me to manage my stress. Just seeing it all planned out and knowing it will be okay if I follow the schedule is helping a lot with the stress.
In regards to my draft proposal….
I’m not sure if everyone else is going through the same phase as I am, but largely, as I had to think up a new experiment with Lydia, I kind of knew what the gap in the literature was? So, for the literature review, I kind of already knew what had to be written. I am a little concerned with how I’m structuring my ideas, but we’re getting feedback on how it is written, so I am okay with it, I guess? However, the methods and predicted results section is making me a lot more anxious. I’m not sure what I’m writing for the section as we don’t have a procedure set out. Lydia has gone overseas and won’t be back for some time. So, I’m not sure what the design of my experiment will be like….
Based on a few readings I’ve found that resemble the basic idea we have set out for the proposal, I sort of have a rough idea as to how my own research proposal should look like. Hopefully, the draft proposal won’t turn out too bad though right?
So anyway, my goal for the next two weeks is to:
1. Get the draft proposal submitted, even if there a lot of holes and missing information in the methods and results section.
2. Catch up on all the readings and lectures I have missed when I was sick.
3. Have a de-stress and relaxation day.

