Hi there!
It's Present Linsey here, just dropping in to say hi and see how you're doing. Looks like you're doing well, accomplished many things, feeling satisfied and thinking of new goals. Good for you!
I'm sorry, what did you say?
You're thinking of going back to you're studies?
You're thinking of trying to get a (gasp!) ... a DOCTORATE?!?!?
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Phew! Looks like I got here just in time!
Well Future Linsey, come with me on a trip to your past (also known as my present, don't worry Linsey, time-travel can be quite tricky).
Right now you are trying to finish your masters degree. Yes that's right, the one you actually started four years ago.
You've been doing quite well, passed all of your modules even when it meant super long days and evenings. Now the only thing stopping you from graduating is your dissertation.
You liked the idea of doing a dissertation, carrying out your own research. In fact, you were smart and picked something you were passionate about and thought was being missed in education. Creating your own forms, questionnaires, interviews was all a lot of fun actually.
But now you have to write it.
This you hate! You hate writing essays, in fact you have always hated writing essays and we all know that a dissertation is one super long essay. You enjoyed finding your references, but you hate referring them. You hate summarising them. You hate sitting at a computer for longer than 5 minutes if it doesn't involve facebook/blog reading/online shopping/catch up TV or any other time wasters. In fact, the only thing that is keeping Present Linsey (me) going is knowing that you (Future Linsey) would hate us both if it wasn't finished.
You have also made yourself, Morgan, your family and friends a solemn vow to not go back to University after this and they will hold you to it!
Still not convinced? OK here's a handy list I have drawn up of other reasons why you should do anything- jump out of a plane, emigrate to Oz, make contacting aliens your new hobby, eat tuna (ewwww, maybe not that last one!)- ANYTHING but try to carry on with studying!
1) You hate essays, MA felt big but a Doctorate would be HUUUUUUGE in comparison!
2) It's taken you nearly 5 years to do this 20,000 essay so to write a 50,000 word research thesis would take you approximately 20 years.
3) You only want it to be called 'Dr'
4) Even if you had the title 'Dr' you wouldn't actually have the guts to use it except on obscure forms.
5) There are a thousand other better things you could be doing with your life right now, although eating tuna is not one of them.
6) One of which could be inventing a time machine so you could travel here and help me finish this essay!
7) Actually, you couldn't get to grips with the Future/Present Linsey thing earlier so there is no way you are equipped to do a doctorate!
Convinced? Ah, good. Glad I could help. I'm pretty sure Morgan is glad too. OK, well, feel free to reply and let me know next weeks lottery numbers or whether it will actually rain on Saturday for Morgan's party.
Lots of Love
Linsey (Present)
xxx
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