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CELEBRATING SMALL WINS

September 30, 2023
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After my final seminar, my external panel member Professor Amy Mullens who read my 91,000-word thesis and listened to my presentation, sent a 3-page long feedback on how I can improve my thesis before lodging for examination. The first paragraph of her feedback read:πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

π‘‚π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘”β„Ž π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ β€“π‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘Ž π‘β„Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘š π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘†π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’: π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’, π‘π‘’π‘›π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, π‘‘π‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘  𝑒𝑑𝑐; π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘  𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒π‘₯𝑑 (𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 3 π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘ ) 𝑒π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑑 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›. π‘†π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘  π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 (𝑒.𝑔. π‘π‘™π‘–π‘šπ‘’, 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐) π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘€π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’π‘ . π‘…π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’. (𝑆𝑒𝑒 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  𝑖𝑛 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘π‘¦ π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿ). π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ƒβ„Žπ· π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘’β€”π‘€π‘’π‘™π‘™ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’; 𝐼𝑑’𝑠 π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑑 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ƒβ„Žπ·.

π‘†π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑒𝑠𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘šπ‘–π‘₯𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘β„Ž π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ž π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘¦π‘›π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑑 π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘”π‘‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘β„Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘/π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Ž π‘žπ‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ β€”π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘¦π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑄&𝐴 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘.

She suggested many areas to improve my work but her opening paragraph as captured above has kept me excited about my research. Now let me return to working on improving my thesis and get it ready for exams.

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