Hey there! I'm in your boat too right now, only with coding instead of with papers. It sucks, to be sure.
I honestly don't have a ton of constructive advice; the only thing I can say to you (if only because I've been telling myself it constantly this past week) is that even if what I manage to produce isn't as good as it could be, and even if I have to turn in something not up to my standards, it's a thousand times better than not turning in at all. Sometimes just picking away at the pile of work, even if it feels enormous, can be a really useful thing. I dunno if that even makes any sense or if I'm just blabbering - I feel like I'm thinking in C++ right now, haha.
And also, I really hope for the best for you these next few weeks! I believe in you and your paper-writing ability. (And also, kudos for asking for extensions; that ability to communicate with the 'higher-ups', so to speak, is a really important skill. I'm never so good at going to my teachers.)
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Date: 2014-12-04 07:48 am (UTC)I honestly don't have a ton of constructive advice; the only thing I can say to you (if only because I've been telling myself it constantly this past week) is that even if what I manage to produce isn't as good as it could be, and even if I have to turn in something not up to my standards, it's a thousand times better than not turning in at all. Sometimes just picking away at the pile of work, even if it feels enormous, can be a really useful thing. I dunno if that even makes any sense or if I'm just blabbering - I feel like I'm thinking in C++ right now, haha.
And also, I really hope for the best for you these next few weeks! I believe in you and your paper-writing ability. (And also, kudos for asking for extensions; that ability to communicate with the 'higher-ups', so to speak, is a really important skill. I'm never so good at going to my teachers.)