It is another day of slow but steady progress. I spent an unplanned three hours this morning reading and reflecting on a seminal paper in my field. As much as I want to move forward with revising my thesis I am increasingly conscious of the need to reflect, revisit my research and other empirical studies, and then to reflect some more.
I think that I am beginning to understand a comment that was shared during an MSc workshop: “Research is a creative process”. This notion dovetails with recent feedback from my supervisor that I have a lot of interesting findings but now need to create a compelling and interesting story. This is going to require patience and flexing new muscles for me. Fun times ahead!