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I’ve refurbished the exam notes blog, Exam Sitting, and converted it to a
\ndissertation blog<\/a>. I suppose I’ll use it to post notes and other gems of
\nspeculation. I’ve never dissertated before, so it’s not entirely clear yet
\njust how useful such entries will be. All the same, I’m convinced of the
\nbenefits that carried over from the exam note-keeping to the performance of the
\nexams themselves. And I appreciate that some<\/i> processual transparency
\nallows others who might be interested in such a thing to see into what I’m
\nworking on, what I’m thinking about. It also introduces a mild, supportive
\nform of accountability in that everything I do there is out in the open for my
\ncommittee to follow as they see fit. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I waggled back and forth on names for the new blog. In the end, it was
\na three-way split decision between Diss-o-Matic, Dissarray, and Disscombobulatio.
\nDiss-y lot. Ah well, it’s easy enough to switch up. And these
\nchoices sure beat the Dissney riffs: Dissy-dissy-bang-bang, Dissertation Gully,
\nMary Dissins, and Diss Willy. No. You’re right about this one. This is
\nnot<\/i> how I should be spending my time (biting my fingernails over the name of
\nthe diss blog, that is). <\/p>\n

So far I’ve posted a provisional bibliography for the prospectus, and today I
\nposted notes on Unsworth’s address from a few months ago. I also spent a little
\nover an hour drafting two pages of the prospectus today. Here’s hoping some of
\nthese tactics help shuttle me through the transition from exams to more focused
\ndissertation-writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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