Category Archives: Surviving the DBA

Game of Inches

Posted on August 9, 2014 by alexk

This will be a very quick post because the library closes in five minutes.  I have had a productive day, I read and then input all of the papers that I had been accumulating over the past few months into my … Continue reading →

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How Slow Can You Go?

Posted on July 26, 2014 by alexk

It is almost 4pm and I have had a particularly slow day at the library.  In retrospect  I should have simply taken the day off because I am very fatigued!  The week was unexpectedly hectic because I returned from visiting … Continue reading →

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Methodological Muddiness

Posted on July 12, 2014 by alexk

I am feeling very frustrated right now because I am fully realizing the folly of exploring too many questions in your research!  I have just completed effect size calculations using two approaches with similar results, but there are some slight differences … Continue reading →

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Overdue Post and a Key Learning

Posted on July 9, 2014 by alexk

It is the third day into my vacation and I finally have time to create this post!!  I have been working hard to complete a good second draft of Chapter 4 and update my abstract.  I had adjusted the deadline … Continue reading →

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Split Shift

Posted on June 21, 2014 by alexk

I am typing this post in a park near my house!!  It is 730pm and I thought that it would be prudent to do a brief “second shift” to wrap up my research for the day.  I completed my first … Continue reading →

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Slow Again, But Progress Nonetheless

Posted on June 14, 2014 by alexk

I continue to be in a bit of a “game of inches” mode with my dissertation.  My personal and work life continue to draw a great deal of time and energy.  As a result, research was very slow this week.  … Continue reading →

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More Productive Than I Thought

Posted on June 7, 2014 by alexk

This is a very quick note because the library will close shortly.  It has been a very intense week at work, a trend that will likely continue for the next six weeks because we are short staffed.  Between work and … Continue reading →

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Great News!

Posted on May 31, 2014 by alexk

A very quick note to say that the health matter that my family member was grappling with is  not as bad as initially feared.  The last few weeks have been very stressful but we received some good news yesterday.  There are … Continue reading →

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Gardening and Godzilla

Posted on May 17, 2014 by alexk

I took last weekend off and travelled home to see my Mum for Mother’s Day.  It was an especially lovely visit because all of my siblings returned home as well.  So along with spouses and kids it was a full … Continue reading →

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Plugging Away

Posted on May 3, 2014 by alexk

I have had a very intense week between research, work, and my personal life.  I did well to get through and I am looking forward to some R&R tonight and tomorrow.  I presented at the Oslo Colloquium on Tuesday morning and … Continue reading →

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