(Pintrest 2019)
This is me today!!! I have literally written this first sentence 10 times trying to find the right words to explain where I'm at. And I think that explains it all.
Right now I feel like I have hit a brick wall. I know what I've got to do but I'm panicking that I don't have time to do it. And that panic is creating a mental block, I feel like my last few study sessions (3 hours of peace, while the mother in law has my 3-year-old and 1-year-old) have been wasted due to me going into brain overload. And I'm starting to overthink and doubt all that I have done so far.
But I'm not going to lose my cool... At our uni session, I advised Laura from Module 1 to just start writing. You might write 100's of paragraphs that don't go into your final essay but its all part of the process. Adesola agreed and explained that the first things we write are how we start to shift through our thoughts and the final draft is the conclusion of our thoughts. If we start putting down our thoughts too late, what we TurnIn is essentially our unfiltered thoughts.
I think I have been concentrating too much on what my literature is saying and not thought enough about what I have to say.
SO all I need now is a week locked away from the world to start writing. If only!!!!
How's everyone else doing? If you could just leave one word, what would it be?
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Hi Charlie, that image was definitely how I was feeling last week, I knew what I had to do but I couldn't bring myself to actually writing down my thoughts in fear of them being 'wrong'. However as you said, i've just started writing and now feel back on track. Something that helped me was reading through what I had written so far to remind myself where I was at! Millie x
ReplyDeleteHi Charlie, I can definitely identify with this! I have recently had a little read through of my MORE form and Module 2 inquiry plan to remind myself of my aims that I started out with and found it has helped. Becky x
ReplyDeleteHi Charlie, I totally understand where you were coming from in this post! Sometimes the issue is having too many thoughts on something and not really knowing where to start! I think the time pressure then only adds to this. If I could leave one word, I think it would be 'Hmmmm' it's not a word but definitely a sound I find myself making a lot during this process. I know our inquiry isn't about finding a definitive answer but becoming more informed on your subject as a whole. The process is also important; I think this is just something we have to keep in mind, and hopefully, we will find a clearer path soon. Sam x
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