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Week 43: Feeling restored and ‘Back to the Future’
I caught a cold and was sick for the entire week. They say that catching a cold is a sign that you need to rest. I am feeling much better after sleeping a lot during the week. On Tuesday, I had a supervision meeting for the first time in a month and gained some useful read more
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Week 42: Tidying Up
Week 42 has been very productive, and this might be a great turning point for me. My achievements in Week 42: Completed a draft of my data analysis for the preliminary data, which looks like a rich resource. Added a table of prospective participants, the amount of data, and some descriptions of the context in read more
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Week 41: My 38th Birthday
I met some colleagues around my desk for the first time since I moved into the office in April. Talking with them and sharing lunch or coffee reminded me how healthy such interactions are. We tend to work alone, and our way of life can easily become isolating, so these small moments of connection felt read more
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Week 40: I Passed My Probation
This week, I passed my probation review! I am now feeling a bit more relaxed. It was very nice that my supervisor announced that I had passed, and my colleagues congratulated me. The review meeting was more of a discussion from various perspectives, including the external examiner’s views. I mainly discussed my research with the read more
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Week 39
I have rehearsed for my probation review, asking Luca to act as an examiner. I listed 20 questions that would probably be asked, and his prompt questions have also been very useful. A psychiatrist once told me that one of the most reliable ways to prepare for answering questions spontaneously in a meeting is to read more
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Week 38
Continuing my preparation for the review meeting (coming in 10 days), I have read some key books for writing Chapter 2 and kept records of the summaries. I am so stupid. I spent the whole week thinking about and trying out whether to keep a notebook as handwritten materials or digitise all of them. Since read more
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Week 37
My probation review meeting was postponed to October because the panel is too busy this month, which is painful for me! I have more time to prepare for it, but my nervousness never slackens and has rather grown. My preparation includes: reading my documents thoroughly (research protocol, one chapter, ethics application and field notes) creating read more
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Week 36
This week, I have had calm and relaxing days at home while cleaning the house, responding to emails and preparing my presentation for the probation review meeting coming in 10 days. Goals for Week 37 make sure that I am ready to deliver my presentation and respond to questions from the panel read more
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