It is a very grey fall day and freezing in the library. The upside to this combination is that I have not been distracted or sleepy in the least despite spending the whole day populating a research summary spreadsheet! I continue to understand why I avoid this type of task because it is essential foundation work that will pay dividends in the long run but is very unsatisfying for my “converger” learning style that seeks to “think and do” now.
I have also created some categories and fields in the spreadsheet that will help me to prioritize what to read first and will provide the a useful starting place for integration into my literature review. I was able to input approximately 100 papers today and know that I have about 100 papers already so this is good progress.
I am going to sign off now and do some errands. I hope to devote a few more hours tonight to importing some of these articles to ENDNOTES. Think I will need a glass of wine as company for this task!