The academic sweat shop

[frualeydis]

I've had several short talks with my mentor and I think I have made it clear that if he stresses me up I will get paralyzed and work much less than with a optimistic perspective but of course realistic time plan. Because now it feels better. He, however, made it perfectly clear that I will not have any free time before the manuscript is finished which has to be in the very beginning of april if I want to be finished this semester. I will then defend the last week of May or the first in June. I don't know what he thinks is free time, but I will not sacrifice my family. I will probably work six days a week most of march, Rickard will take out holiday so he won't work on weekends, which he usually does, but I will not work more than eight hours a day if it can be avoided. One reason is of course that I'm not healthy enough to work more and we'll just pray I don't get any worse.
This means that I probably _shouldn't_ go to St. Egon, which is the 17th-19th of march, but I really want to. There are so few events that aren't very far away.

Comments

[chigrima.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't want to convince you to risk your timescedule, but it would be nice to see you at Egon. :-)

[isiswardrobe.livejournal.com]

I think you should stick to eight hours. And try to make time for fun stuff- that's recreation, and something everyone need.

I will try to get to Gotheburg in time for your defending. :-)