Wednesday, July 07, 2004

July 7th I am back with a bang

After a break of two weeks I am back. The task of writing up is stretching out before me. The more I think about it the worse I feel. Questions like have I enough research material? Are my findings valid? Will I be able to articulate them? all loom large before me. They seem like insurmountable objects that I will never be able to get over.

I need to focus and just get down and do it. The big question is have I a meaningful contribution to make? At this moment I am full of self-doubt. In some ways I really needed the break, in others it has allowed me to step back and assess what I have achieved and allowed me to ask the question: Really have I achieved anything?

On the positive side I have had an abstract accepted for a conference paper and I have been asked to write an article for a scientific journal. So I suppose I must be doing something right, but it sure does not feel like it. It is at times like this I ask myself why the hell did I ever start doing this. Time will tell if I am wasting my time!!

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