tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794759517912509312.post3236344899881452481..comments2024-03-16T04:56:53.474+00:00Comments on Not Just Another PhD: The Quagmire of the PhDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794759517912509312.post-58948873650872266472012-07-27T03:25:01.939+01:002012-07-27T03:25:01.939+01:00u start out all excited because the wonders of res...u start out all excited because the wonders of research is pretty amaaazing.<br /><br />half way thru, u kinda turned into a librarian ie classifying articles etc like most of us did, which is not entirely wrong but could be rather prosaic for a researcher.<br /><br />now, how can we fix this?<br /><br />rekindle your imagination, your passion!<br /><br />start with an example, a colorful illustration and then back it up with the theories and what not.<br /><br />u gotta have fun with it katy.<br />try to take the mind set of formality out of the equation.<br />imagine telling a story to a kid about how a magician would tantalize him.<br /><br />for example?<br />it was my 8th birthday party. my dad got a magician to drop by. at first i was like "pft, owh i've seen it all before.."<br /><br />then suddenly he flipped his hand through thin air and a rose magically appeared! i could have sworn that it was not there before.<br /><br />i couldn't conceal my excitement any longer and ran towards the magician.<br /><br />before i could reach him, the magician clasped his hand together, enclosing the rose and when he opened it, a pigeon appeared.<br /><br />wow!<br /><br /><br />so how would u do your literature review?<br />take an idea from the example and explain it in term of theoretical underpinning.<br /><br />"pft, owh i've seen it all before.."<br />critical theory<br />impact of critical theory on the initial perception of illusionary performance<br /><br />"a rose magically appeared!"<br />theory of perception<br />gregory's theory of illusion<br /><br />"i couldn't conceal my excitement any longer"<br />theory of surprise ie result contradicts preceding actions<br />theory of humor<br /><br />so, get my drift? <br /><br />we gotta turn PHD from "Permanent Head Damage" into "Playground's Here Dude!"<br /><br />u know, u could study pokemon and try to analyze how it's quite magical. i mean, come on, how can a fluffy yellow cuddly thingy shoot out electric and stuff?<br /><br />have fun katy. phd is supposed to be fun. :)pikir koolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464811134983985492noreply@blogger.com