Towards a PhD: a Combo to Success

KruYing
1 min readAug 2, 2018

Day 124: 8/2/2018

I woke up at 6.45 (with a snooze of 15 minutes from the original alarm time), did some stretching for a bit, made my coffee and went directly to work.

With a sole focus, to finish the research method by Friday, I was determined to work as much as I could. Once the focus became clear, a daily plan was no longer necessary anymore. I read, wrote and repeat for a number of times today.

Within a few morning hours, I was able to finish a section on observation and went on to video recording in the afternoon. It felt so great and my heart was filled with a feeling of accomplishment. It helped me get through the rest of the way happier, energetic and hopeful.

Again, today was another example of me being busy and super productive. It all happened because of a combination of four things:

  1. determination
  2. a clear focus
  3. time constraint
  4. hope.

It is extremely difficult to pinpoint which plays the most important role in this game since everything contributes to success.

Now, I need to move on to the next thing regardless of how I feel.

8/3/2018 12.41 am.

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KruYing
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Written by KruYing

INFJ - educator - applied linguist #YouMeandYork #TowardsaPhD

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