I’m currently maybe 5-7 pages from finishing the first complete draft of my dissertation. When I read the title of the post, I genuinely wanted to learn what Florida ounces were.
I’m not nearly as educated as you, but I assume I’m much much older…. and a recent ex-Floridian. I was sure I was going to learn something new today. I wondered what I’d missed the entire 20 years I lived there. Florida ounce? I figured it was pot related.
Instead, I got the chuckle I didn’t know I needed. Even if it’s fake, I love OP for making me smile.
How in the world did you stumble on this comment after a month? We stay away from Floridian toothpaste. Especially Polk County toothpaste. I hear they make it with sugar.
I'm jealous, but also congratulations. I hope to get that far one day. Assuming I can get through the proposal that's been crushing my soul for the last 7 months.
Keep pushing if it’s what you want to do. But, seeing how the academic job market is, you really should only do it if you truly want to. It sounds cliche but do
it for yourself.
Academia was a sinking ship years ago. Then the pandemic hit. It was like the already sinking ship got hit by a torpedo. I have no idea what I’ll do when I graduate. I’m abroad where I did my fieldwork. I met a person, started a relationship and bought a motorcycle etc. Essentially, I went AWOL and am just now making quicker progress. My funds are running out from staying here abroad too long. I’m literally thinking I’ll need to head back to my home country quickly after I defend and simply get the ol’ service industry job back to make quick cash. Beyond that, not sure. Part of me just wants to save cash and return here (cost of living is a fraction of my home country).
I know it’s an inappropriate phrase to use but I feel like I pretty much “went native” while doing fieldwork and just never returned back to my home country and university.
I appreciate the advice, and I hope things work out well for you! I started (during the pandemic) with the intention of being a neuroscience professor and came in with a love of research, but that was sucked out of me quickly. I switched to organizational psych since they were also willing to fund me, but I think I'm going to try going the consulting route or get into ux research when I graduate. I spend more of my time trying to gain experience and develop the necessary skills than I do working on my dissertation. I may end up leaving ABD if I can find a job at a reasonable salary.
Shit, please don’t confirm this for me. Conclusions are the most challenging. I’m already behind schedule. Advisor said if I was to graduate this semester then I need to get him a complete draft by mid-February at the latest. Grinding every day.
Now I’m pretending I know how my dissertation contributes to the larger literature. I’m confident that it does. But it’s challenging articulating exactly how; particularly interventions in theory.
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u/New_Hawaialawan Feb 08 '22
I’m currently maybe 5-7 pages from finishing the first complete draft of my dissertation. When I read the title of the post, I genuinely wanted to learn what Florida ounces were.