Hi everyone,<\/p>\n
Hope the sunshine is as bright in Manchester or whatever part of the world you are in, as it is in London today. I am just back at work after spending 2 and a half weeks at the Irish seaside\u00a0writing up the (closer-to) final draft of my thesis. It was great to get away from the world in that time and concentrate exclusively on my research.<\/p>\n
Slow, and time consuming too, but incredibly worthwhile to get that feeling of battering my chapters into far better shape (or at least I hope they are in better shape). With nothing else in mind from morning to night (having left the wife & cat behind in London for most of the fortnight) I had a clear mind and focus on my study. There were though the odd interruption of work-related\u00a0texts and calls which brought the ‘other’ world home to me from time to time.<\/p>\n
However, now I am back again in the world of work which is where I have been for the past six years of my studies which are part-time as a consequence of this work, though no less life and weekend consuming than studying full time.<\/p>\n
Yet as the deadline looms (2-4 months from now) it feels different coming back into full-time work after my short time away -knowing that if I had a whole unbroken month of time, everything would be\u00a0far more polished – and just wondered\u00a0how others among you\u00a0have coped with this scenario, and created mental and physical spaces of escape from the hustle and bustle of work.<\/p>\n
Any tips\u00a0or thoughts on the experience would be appreciated.<\/p>\n
Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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